GnRHa治疗女性中枢性性早熟疗效及不良反应观察

目的观察促性腺激素释放激素类似物(GnRHa)治疗特发性中枢性性早熟对改善患者终身高的确切疗效,探讨GnRHa治疗的不良反应。方法23例女性特发性中枢性性早熟(ICPP)终止GnRHa治疗后随访(45.0±14.2)个月,观察终身高、月经初潮时间、月经规则程度、体质指数(BMI),比较了G-P图谱、TW3和身高曲线图三种方法预测终身高的精确度。结果GnRHa治疗(24.3±13.1)个月,平均终身高为(160.3±4.2)cm,与靶身高比较,从治疗前预测身高-1.58±2.02SD增加到-0.01±1.53SD。停止治疗后(11.5±5.5)个月出现或复现月经初潮,月经周期均规则。达终身高时BMI为20.81±2.08。停止治疗时G-P图谱和TW3预测值与实际终身高比较差异无统计学意义,均明显高于曲线法的预测值。结论GnRHa治疗ICPP能有效改善终身高,经随访无不良反应。     

Effect of central precocious puberty and gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue treatment on peak bone mass and final height in females

To evaluate the effect of central precocious puberty (CPP) and its treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues on final height and peak bone mass (PBM), we measured lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) in 23 girls at final height. Patients were distributed in two groups. Group 1: 14 patients with progressive CPP were treated with GnRH analogues; seven patients received buserelin (1600 μg/daily), subsequently switched to depot triptorelin (60 μg/kg/26–28 days); seven patients were treated with depot triptorelin (60 μg/kg/26–28 days); mean age of treatment was 6.2 years (range 2.7–7.8 years); the treatment was discontinued at the mean age of 10.1 years (range 8.7–11.3 years); final height was reached at the mean age 13.4 years (range 12.0–14.9 years). Group 2: 9 patients (mean age 6.5 years, range 4.8–7.7 years) with a slowly progressing variant of CPP were followed without treatment; final height was reached at the mean␣age␣13.6 years (range 12.5–14.8 years). Lumbar BMD (L₂-L₄ by dual energy X-ray␣absorptiometry) was measured in all patients at final height. In group 1, final height␣(158.9 ± 5.4 cm) was significantly greater than the pre-treatment predicted height (153.5 ± 7.2 cm, P < 0.001), but significantly lower than mid-parental height (163.2 ± 6.2 cm, P < 0.005). Subdividing the girls of group 1 according to the bone age at discontinuation of therapy (i.e. ≤11.5 years, n = 5, or ≥12.0 years, n = 9), the former patients had a final height significantly higher than the latter (163.7 ± 3.9 cm vs 156.5 ± 4.6 cm, P < 0.02). In group 2, final height (161.8 ± 4.6 cm) was similar to the pre-treatment predicted height (163.1 ± 6.2 cm, P = NS) and was not significantly different from mid-parental height (161.0 ± 5.9 cm). BMD values (group 1: 1.11 ± 0.14 g/cm², group 2: 1.22 ± 0.08 g/cm²) were not significantly different from those of a control group (1.18 ± 0.10 g/cm²; n = 20, age 16.3–20.5 years) and the patients' mothers (group 1: 1.16 ± 0.07 g/cm², n = 11, age 32.9–45.1 years; group 2: 1.20 ± 0.08 g/cm², n = 7, age 33.5–46.5 years). In group 1, the girls who stopped therapy at a bone age ≤11.5 years had significantly higher BMD (1.22 ± 0.10 g/cm²) compared to those who discontinued therapy at a bone age ≥12.0 years (1.04 ± 0.12 g/cm², P < 0.05). Conclusion In girls with progressive CPP, long-term treatment with GnRH analogues improves final height. A subset of patients with CPP does not require treatment because good statural outcome (slowly progressing variant). In CPP, the abnormal onset of puberty and the long-term GnRH analogue treatment do not impair the achievement of PBM. In GnRH treated patients, the discontinuation of therapy at an appropriate bone age for pubertal onset may improve both final height and PBM. Received: 5 June 1997 / Accepted in revised form 21 November 1997     

Reduction of bone density: An effect of gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue treatment in central precocious puberty

Gonadal steroids drive the significant bone mineral increase that occurs at puberty. Oestrogen deprivation in women results in bone loss. We investigated bone mineralization by single photon absorptiometry in girls with central precocious puberty (n=13, age 3.8–8.5 years) before and during 1 year of treatment with gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (GnRH-a=longacting D-Trp⁶-GnRH, 60 g i.m. every 28 days). Before GnRH-a therapy, bone mineral density (BMD) was significantly higher in patients than in ten control girls matched for chronological age (patients 0.575±0.097 g/cm², controls 0.433±0.049 g/cm²,P<0.001). Patient BMD was not significantly different from that of ten control girls matched according to patient bone age (0.550±0.046 g/cm²,P=NS). During GnRH-a treatment, pituitary-gonadal axis was suppressed and patient BMD significantly decreased (6 months: –6.0%,P<0.002 vs baseline; 12 months: –8.0%,P<0.001 vs baseline). We conclade that in girls with precocious puberty the activation of gonadal steroid secretion induces an increase in bone mineralization and that oestrogen deprivation by GnRH-a treatment caused a significant decrease in BMD.     

促性腺激素释放激素类似物治疗对中枢性性早熟和快速进展型青春期患儿成年终身高改善的Meta分析

目的 系统评价促性腺激素释放激素类似物（gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue,GnRHa）治疗6岁以上中枢性性早熟（central precocious puberty,CPP）和快速进展型青春期（early and fast puberty,EFP）患儿的疗效。 方法 检索PubMed、MEDLINE、Embase、Cochrane Library、中国知网和万方数据库,收集GnRHa治疗CPP和EFP患儿的相关文献,应用Stata 12.0软件对文献资料进行Meta分析。 结果 共纳入10篇文献。总样本量为720例,其中GnRHa治疗组475例,对照组245例。Meta分析结果显示GnRHa治疗组成年终身高［加权均数差（weighted mean difference,WMD）=3.30,95%CI：2.49~4.12,P<0.001］、成年终身高标准差积分（WMD=0.51,95%CI：0.29~0.73,P<0.001）、身高获益（WMD=2.89,95%CI：2.17~3.60,P<0.001）均优于对照组。所有的研究均无严重不良事件报道。 结论 GnRHa治疗对于改善6岁以上CPP和EFP患儿的成年终身高安全有效。 引用格式:     

长效促性腺激素释放激素类似物和甲孕酮治疗对真性性早熟女孩预测身高影响的比较

目的观察促性腺激素释放激素类似物（ＧｎＲＨａ）和甲孕酮用于治疗真性性早熟女孩,对其抑制性发育,减慢骨成熟和生长速度,改善成人期预测身高的作用。方法分别使用两种药物治疗两组特发性真性性早熟女孩各９例,时间６～１２个月,观察治疗前后的身高、性发育情况、骨龄、成人期预测身高等,并进行综合比较。结果两组患儿经治疗后,性发育情况大多数得到抑制。甲孕酮治疗组骨龄年增长为１１岁,身高年增长为７６ｃｍ,成人期预测身高治疗前后无改变。长效ＧｎＲＨａ组骨龄年增长为０２岁,身高年增长为５６ｃｍ,成人期预测身高治疗６个月时增长３１ｃｍ,较治疗前明显改善（Ｐ＜００１）,治疗１年时增长６４ｃｍ,较治疗６个月时更为明显（Ｐ＜００５）。结论长效ＧｎＲＨａ与甲孕酮相比较,除可抑制性发育进程外,还可有效减慢骨成熟和生长速度,最终改善成人期预测身高,治疗时间愈长,效果愈明显     

下丘脑-垂体-性腺轴抑制程度对中枢性性早熟女童成年预测身高的影响

目的 研究促性腺激素释放激素类似物(GnRHa)治疗过程中下丘脑-垂体-性腺轴(HPGA)抑制程度与中枢性性早熟(CPP)女童成年预测身高(PAH)的关系,以指导临床个体化调节GnRHa 治疗剂量。方法 收集75 例CPP 女童的临床资料,记录GnRHa 治疗的不同时间点身高、骨龄(BA)、子宫卵巢容积及LH、FSH 峰值、E2 水平,计算各时间点PAH,分析PAH 改善(ΔPAH=PAH-靶身高)的情况及其与HPGA 抑制的关系,并采用阈值效应分析寻找ΔPAH 的最佳HPGA 抑制范围。结果 GnRHa 治疗后PAH 较治疗初期有明显改善。ΔPAH 与ΔBA 呈负相关;治疗24 月时ΔPAH 与LH 呈负相关。将子宫容积控制在2.3~3.0 mL 之间,LH 控制在0.8 IU/L 以下,FSH 控制在2.4 IU/L 以下对延缓BA 的增长及改善PAH 有利。结论 GnRHa 治疗能改善CPP 女童的PAH。选择合适的GnRHa 治疗剂量,将子宫容积、LH、FSH 控制在一定范围内,有利于延缓BA 及改善PAH。     

Adult height comparison between boys and girls with precocious puberty after long-term gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue therapy

We examined 22 girls and 11 boys with idiopathic precocious puberty (IPP) treated with a GnRH analogue for a period of about 4 y. The purpose of our study was to evaluate possible differences between the two sexes in bone growth and skeletal maturation during treatment and in the achievement of final height, and also to study the relative contribution of particular hormones–sex steroids, DHEAS, GH and IGF-I–during the pubertal growth spurt. At the beginning of therapy mean chronological age (CA) was 7.61 ± 0.84 y in boys and 7.32 ± 1.06 y in girls. After the first year of treatment, growth velocity and Dbone age/Dchronological age (ΔBA/ΔCA) ratio had declined significantly in both groups. At the end of therapy we observed a statistically relevant increase in predicted adult height in both sexes, with a more appreciable mean gain (expressed as SDS) being achieved by male patients. During the first year following discontinuation of treatment, a significant increase in the ΔBA/ΔCA ratio was observed in both males and females; by contrast, growth velocity increased only in male patients. Adult height SDS was thus greater in boys (0.13 ± 0.91) than in girls (-0.62 ± 0.88,p < 0:05). With regard to endocrinological data, oestradiol and testosterone were significantly reduced during the first year of therapy, while DHEAS levels increased slightly in both sexes throughout the course of treatment. GH peak after clonidine and IGF-I concentrations remained unchanged in both groups. Also, a study of nocturnal GH secretion (10 subjects) showed no noteworthy decrease in any of the patients, whether in terms of mean GH, of the sum of pulse amplitudes, or of pulse frequency. In conclusion, our data indicate that boys achieve more significant results in terms of adult height than girls. With reference to endocrinological data, the effect of sex steroids on bone maturation seems to be more significant than previously thought, and we hypothesize a different role for androgens and oestrogens in regulating height velocity and bone maturation in both male and female subjects during pubertal growth spurt.     

Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogue (Buserelin) treatment for central precocious puberty: A multi-centre trial

Abstract A multi-centre open trial of Buserelin, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogue, was conducted in 13 children with central precocious puberty. Eleven children (eight girls and three boys), aged 3.4–10.2 years at commencement, completed the required 12 month period of treatment. Initially all patients received the drug by intranasal spray in a dose of 1200 μg/day, but by the end of the 12 month period two were having daily subcutaneous injections and three were receiving an increased dose intranasally. The first month of treatment was associated in one boy with increased aggression and masturbation, and in the girls with an increase in the prevalence of vaginal bleeding. Thereafter, however, both behavioural abnormalities and menstruation were suppressed. Median bone age increased significantly during the study, but without any significant change in the ratio of height age to bone age. The median predicted adult height for the group therefore did not alter significantly over the twelve months of the study. Buserelin treatment caused a reduction in the peak luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) responses to LHRH, mostly to prepubertal levels, and also suppressed basal FSH. In the first weeks of treatment, the girls' serum oestradiol levels rose significantly and then fell to prepubertal or early pubertal levels. A similar pattern was seen for serum testosterone levels. Serum somatomedin-C levels, however, showed little fluctuation over the course of the study. Buserelin treatment was safe and well accepted, and offers the promise of improved linear growth potential in precocious puberty.     

Treatment of precocious puberty using an intranasal luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogue: Buserelin

Abstract Fourteen patients with precocious puberty were treated for 1-3 years with 900-1800 μg/day of intranasal (i.n.) Buserelin. The peak luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone responses to intravenous luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone were reduced significantly 4 weeks after starting treatment and remained suppressed while the patients were on treatment. Two patients were withdrawn because of drug non-compliance. Three patients showed regression of pubertal changes, four patients showed no progression and five patients showed progression of breast size or pubic hair staging after 1.5-2 years of treatment.
Treatment was changed to the subcutaneous route in two patients because of hormonal escape and accelerated skeletal maturation. The mean growth velocity decreased from 10.78 cm/year (s.e.m. = 0.64) to 7.06 cm/year (s.e.m. = 0.85) after 1 year of treatment ( P < 0.005). After an increase in dosage (from 900 μg/day to 1800 μg/day) in most patients, further significant falls in growth velocity to 5.29 cm/year (s.e.m. = 0.45), 4.63 cm/year (s.e.m. = 0.8) and 5.06 cm/year (s.e.m. = 0.5) were observed at 18, 24 and 30 months, respectively, compared with the pretreatment value ( P < 0.001). With treatment, the increased rate of skeletal maturation normalized. In 10 patients who had completed 2 years of treatment, the height standard deviation score for bone age improved from a pretreatment value of -2.42 ± 0.42 to -1.6 ± 0.42 after 2 years of treatment ( P < 0.01), indicating an improvement in height prognosis. It is concluded that i.n. Buserelin at a dose of 1800 μg/day is effective in the treatment of most but not all patients with precocious puberty.     

促性腺激素释放激素类似物联合重组人生长激素对中枢性性早熟女童身高的影响

目的 研究促性腺激素释放激素类似物（GnRHa）与重组人生长激素（rhGh）联合治疗以及GnRHa单用对骨龄≥10岁的特发性中枢性性早熟（ICPP）女童成年身高的改善情况。方法 将6个医学中心确诊为ICPP符合研究条件的80例女童（年龄9.0±0.7岁,骨龄≥10岁）根据治疗方法分为GnRHa与rhGh联合治疗组（31例）及GnRHa单用组（49例）。观察治疗前后的预测成年身高、接近成年身高和身高净获等各项指标的变化。结果 两组在治疗后按骨龄的身高标准差分值均较治疗前有显著改善（P<0.01）,其中GnRHa与rhGh联合治疗组明显优于GnRHa单用组（P<0.01）。联合用药组接近成年身高（157±6 cm vs 157±4 cm）、身高净获（4.68 cm vs 3.89 cm）、停药时预测成年身高（161±5 cm vs 158±5 cm）、接近成年身高与遗传靶身高差值等指标均略高于GnRHa单用组,但差异无统计学意义（均P >0.05）。结论 GnRHa与rhGh联合治疗或GnRHa单用组均能改善骨龄≥10岁ICCP女童的成年身高,但两药联用优势不明显。对ICPP患儿预测成年身高的评估需要慎重,停药时的预测值偏高。     

Final height in girls with central precocious puberty: comparison of two different luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist treatments

In order to evaluate the effects of two long-acting luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists on growth, bone maturation and final height in girls with central precocious puberty, we analyzed growth data from 40 girls (15 treated with buserelin intranasal spray (group A), 15 treated with triptorelin depot im every 28 days (group B) and 10 untreated (group C)). Patients in group A started treatment when chronological age (CA) was 7.7 ± 0.9 years, bone age (BA) was 10.2 ± 1.1 years and height was 131.9 ± 5.0 cm. Patients in group B started therapy when CA was 7.6 ± 0.5 years, BA 9.8 ± 1.0 years and height 133.2 ± 7.6 m. The diagnosis of untreated patients (group C) was made when CA was 7.2 ± 0.9 years, BA 9.6 ± 2.2 years and height 130.2 ± 8.6cm. Both luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists appeared to control precocious puberty. Final height in group B (160.6 ± 5.7 cm) was significantly higher than that of group A (153.2 ± 5.0 cm: p < 0.05) and group C (149.6 ± 6.3; p < 0 .01), whereas the difference between groups A and C was not statistically significant. In group B a positive difference was observed between final height (160.6 ± 5.7 cm) and target height (157.6 ± 5.9 cm) (ns); on the contrary, in groups A and C, final height was lower than target height (155.5 ± 5.3 and 156.4 ± 1.3cm, respectively), but only in group C the difference was statistically significant ( p < 0.01). The best results regarding final height obtained by slow-release depot im therapy may be associated with more stable agonist blood levels during treatment.     

Growth velocity and serum aminoterminal propeptide of type III procollagen in precocious puberty during gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue treatment

Growth velocity and serum aminoterminal propeptide of type III procollagen (P-III-NP) were evaluated in 11 girls (age 3.8–8.5 years) with central precocious puberty during luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LH-RH) analogue treatment (D-Trp⁶-LH-RH, 60 μg/kg im for 28 days, n = 7; D-ser(TBU)⁶-LH-RH, 1600 μg/day intranasally, n = 4). Before treatment, growth velocity (10.2 ± 1.9 cm/ year) and P-III-NP concentrations (12.8 ± 4.3 μg/l) were in the pubertal range. During therapy, growth velocity significantly decreased to the prepubertal levels. P-III-NP concentrations decreased significantly after six months of therapy (7.9 ± 3.7 μg/l, p < 0.001). Three girls with low growth velocity (< 4 cm/year), stimulated growth hormone peak < 10 μg/l, and altered 12-h nocturnal growth hormone secretion at 12 and/or 18 months of treatment, had a more marked decrease in P-III-NP concentrations (patient 3: −65.9%; patient 5: −58.7%; patient 10: −61.0%) after 6 months of therapy. Our results suggest that LH-RH analogue treatment in central precocious puberty may impair growth. In these cases, measurement of serum P-III-NP levels may be an additional marker to- monitor growth.     

Final height, gonadal function and bone mineral density of adolescent males with central precocious puberty after therapy with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues

Few data are available on the outcome of boys with central precocious puberty (CPP) treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues. We report on final height, endocrine and exocrine testicular function, and bone mineral density (BMD) in nine males (age 16.7 ± 1.5 years) treated with GnRH analogues from the age 6.0 ± 1.8 years for a mean period of 5.6 ± 2.4 years. The following parameters were evaluated: final height, serum gonadotropin and gonadal steroid levels, spermarche, semen analysis, area and volumetric BMD. Final height (−0.4 ± 1.1 SDS) was significantly higher than pre-treatment predicted adult height (−2.0 ± 1.2 SDS) and not significantly different than midparental height (−0.1 ± 0.8 SDS). Pubertal response of gonadotropins to GnRH test occurred within 1.5 years (mean 0.7 ± 0.4 years) and spermarche (n=7) from 0.7 to 3 years (1.8 ± 0.9 years) after the discontinuation of GnRH analogue therapy. No alteration in semen analysis was found (n=6, sperm count, 10⁶/ml: 52.0 ± 18.7; normal motility (%): 49.5 ± 18.7; atypical morphology (%): 44.5 ± 11.4). Area and volumetric BMD were not reduced (0.2 ± 1.0 SDS and −0.1 ± 0.9 SDS, respectively). Conclusion Long-term treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues improves final height in boys with central precocious puberty. Post-therapy data demonstrating normal endocrine and exocrine testicular function support the safety of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues on reproductive function. Long-term pharmacological suppression of testicular function in childhood does not impair bone mineral density in late adolescence. Received: 4 May 1999 / Accepted: 30 November 1999     

基础血清黄体生成素水平对女孩中枢性性早熟诊断价值的探讨

目的评价基础血清黄体生成素(LH)对女性中枢性性早熟(CPP)的诊断价值。方法以279例女性性早熟患儿为研究对象,其中CPP 175例、单纯乳房早发育(PT)104例,均行体格生长评价、骨龄测定以及基础LH、卵泡刺激素(FSH)检测和性激素激发试验等。采用受试者工作曲线(ROC)分析基础LH、FSH及其峰值对诊断CPP的意义,并分析基础LH与LH峰值的相关性。结果 CPP组的骨龄,基础LH、FSH,以及LH和FSH峰值,LH/FSH峰值之比均较PT组升高(P0.01)。以基础LH和LH峰值诊断效果较好。基础LH对骨龄7.0~9.0岁,9.0~11.0岁,11.0岁3个CPP亚组的诊断价值以11.0岁组的曲线下面积(AUC)最大。基础LH在0.45 IU/L时Youden指数最大,灵敏度为0.667、特异度为0.8;LH峰值在9.935 IU/L时Youden指数最大,灵敏度为0.748、特异度为1。基础LH与LH峰值成正相关(r=0.440、P0.01)。结论基础LH可作为诊断CPP的初筛指标,在不同骨龄阶段均有一定的诊断价值,并可作为疗效监测指标。     

GnRHa治疗中枢性性早熟女童对终身高的影响

目的：观察促性腺激素释放激素类似物（GnRHa）对治疗中枢性性早熟（central precocious puberty,CPP）女童终身高的作用及相关因素。方法：对26例CPP女童应用GnRHa治疗前后预测身高、骨龄的标准差分值［HtSDS(BA)］、终身高、体重指数（BMI）、初潮情况等进行评价,分析它们与终身高的相关性。结果：治疗前预测身高为151.5±5.7 cm;停药时预测身高为158.4±5.2 cm;终身高为158.0±4.0 cm,高于靶身高155.3±4.4 cm (P<0.01)。终身高与初始身高、预测身高、HtSDS(BA)正相关。治疗前BMI为17.1±2.1、治疗后BMI为19.9±3.2,两者呈正相关。停药后平均13.2±6.1个月后初潮,平均初潮年龄为12.2±0.7岁。结论：GnRHa治疗CPP可有效地改善终身高,终身高与治疗前身高及预测身高等密切相关,停药后患儿青春发育与正常儿童相似。［中国当代儿科杂志,2009,11（5）：374-376］     

促性腺激素释放激素激动剂治疗女童性早熟的不良反应探析

促性腺激素释放激素激动剂(gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist,GnRHa)是目前临床广泛应用的相对安全的性早熟治疗药物.患儿在停药后可以正常月经来潮、怀孕、生育.GnRHa不会降低青春期后的子宫体积,停药后的黄体生成素、卵泡刺激素及性激素水平可恢复至接近或超过停药前水平.研究提示促性腺激素释放激素拟似物可能会增加罹患雄激素过多症及多囊卵巢综合征的风险,但尚缺乏较高等级的证据.现有的研究不能提供充分证据表明GnRHa对骨矿物质密度有显著和不可逆的负面影响.GnRHa可能具有增加体质量指数(BMI)的不良反应,亦有研究表明GnRHa有助于降低BMI,或不会增加BMI.     

促性腺激素释放激素类似物在儿童中枢性性早熟中的应用

促性腺激素释放激素(GnRH)依赖性性早熟/中枢性性早熟(GDPP/CPP)是儿科内分泌系统的常见病之一,促性腺激素释放激素类似物(GnRHa)是国际上治疗CPP的主要药物,其通过抑制下丘脑-垂体-性腺轴的活动和性激素分泌,减缓CPP患儿骨龄进展、改善成年身高。在临床实践中,仍需要不断探索GnRHa治疗的获益人群,探讨...     

中枢性性早熟对儿童体格及性发育的影响

中枢性性早熟（CPP）是一种青春期发育异常,表现为第二性征提前、骨格成熟和体格提前发育,最终影响儿童的成年身高,甚至可能会产生如恐惧、不安等心理行为问题。目前国际上公认治疗最好的药物为促性腺激素释放激素类似物（GnRHa）,其主要目的是改善儿童的最终成年身高;但与此同时,其对患儿的生长发育也存在一些不良反应。该文就CPP及GnRHa治疗对儿童体格及性发育的影响作一综述,以引起临床医师对此疾病及其安全用药的关注。     

The effect of gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogue on height prognosis in growth hormone deficiency and normal puberty

We have treated seven pubertal children, five (three female, two male) with growth hormone deficiency and two (one female, one male) with constitutional short stature with intranasal (D-Serine⁶) gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue (Buserelin) for a mean of 0.84 years (range, 0.5–1.3). Treatment was successful in arresting pubertal development but there was no improvement in final height prognosis.Abbreviations GnRH gonadotrophin releasing hormone - GH growth hormone