Background: Despite the fact that priming with sex steroids in prepubertal children before
growth hormone (GH) provocative tests is recommended, there is an ongoing controversial …

Aim: To determine the usefulness of priming with gonadal steroids prior to growth hormone
(GH) stimulation with Clonidine in the evaluation of the GH status of short peripubertal …

This question, challenging the conclusions of the above studies, was raised in a recent
review [5] and reflects contemporary pediatric endocrinology practice; in Europe, sex steroid …

Priapism is rare in children and may result in erectile dysfunction and sexual aversion
behaviours. Testosterone therapy is commonly regarded as safe in children and is widely …

Despite decades of experience, the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) remains
challenging, especially in peripubertal children. Failure to respond to GH stimulation tests …

On behalf of the Drug and Therapeutics Committee and Ethics Committee of the Pediatric
Endocrine Society, Grimberg et al.[1] have recently published updated guidelines for growth …

Low growth hormone (GH) secretion during puberty may stem from either a permanent GH
axis abnormality or from transient GH deficiency secondary to lack of sex hormones …

Priming with sex steroids prior to growth hormone (GH) stimulation tests for the diagnosis of
GH deficiency is still debatable. We analyzed the auxological data of boys with growth …

It has become clear over time that the main criteria by which to decide which short children
to evaluate from an endocrinological point of view or even consider for treatment with …

The guidelines from the Pediatric Endocrine Society in 2016 recommended sex steroid
priming before GH stimulation test in prepubescent boys older than 11 yr to avoid false …