The treatment of precocious puberty

M. D. Wheeler; D. M. Styne

doi:10.1016/s0889-8529(18)30287-1

The treatment of precocious puberty

M. D. Wheeler
, D. M. Styne

Pediatrics

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Abstract

Long-acting GnRH agonists are the treatment of choice for central precocious puberty. GnRH agonists are not effective in peripheral precocious puberty, but a number of other agents, including medroxyprogesterone acetate, ketoconazole, testolactone, and androgen antagonists, may be useful.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	183-190
Number of pages	8
Journal	Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0889-8529(18)30287-1
State	Published - 1991

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology

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