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Unraveling Delayed Puberty: A Rare Case of Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Masked by Celiac Disease and Plummer–Vinson Syndrome [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) is a rare disorder that results in delayed puberty and infertility due to impaired secretion of gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH).
Osama Ahmad, Uzma Akbar, Fatima Sajjad, Muhammad Abdullah Ali, Umama Alam, Zaryab Bacha, Jibran Ikram, Malik W. Z. Khan   +7 more
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Delayed Puberty and Its Association With Hormonal Changes in Children With Chronic Renal Insufficiency

Acta Medica Iranica, 2022
Chronic kidney diseases affect sex hormones, and thus it is now hypothesized abnormal puberty phenomenon in adolescents suffering renal failure. The primary study endpoint was to assess the frequency of disorders related to the clinical incidence of ...
Davood Amirkashani, Nakisa Hooman, Mohaddese Shahidzadeh   +2 more
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Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: from clinical characteristics to genetic aspects [PDF]

Precision and Future Medicine, 2021
Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) is a rare disorder caused by a deficiency in gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). CHH is characterized by delayed puberty and/or infertility; this is because GnRH is the main component of the hypothalamic ...
Ahreum Kwon, Ho-Seong Kim
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Key features of puberty onset and progression can help distinguish self-limited delayed puberty from congenital hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
IntroductionDelayed puberty (DP) is a frequent concern for adolescents. The most common underlying aetiology is self-limited DP (SLDP). However, this can be difficult to differentiate from the more severe condition congenital hypogonadotrophic ...
Yuri Aung, Yuri Aung, Vasilis Kokotsis, Kyla Ng Yin, Kausik Banerjee, Gary Butler, Gary Butler, Mehul T. Dattani, Mehul T. Dattani, Mehul T. Dattani, Paul Dimitri, Leo Dunkel, Claire Hughes, Michael McGuigan, Márta Korbonits, Márta Korbonits, George Paltoglou, Sophia Sakka, Pratik Shah, Pratik Shah, Helen L. Storr, Helen L. Storr, Ruben H. Willemsen, Sasha R. Howard, Sasha R. Howard   +24 more
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Role of the GH-IGF1 axis on the hypothalamus–pituitary–testicular axis function: lessons from Laron syndrome

Endocrine Connections, 2021
Background: Animal studies suggest that insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1 ) may influence the function of the hypothalamus–pituitary–testicular axis, especially in childhood, but the evidence in humans is scanty.
Rossella Cannarella, Andrea Crafa, Sandro La Vignera, Rosita A Condorelli, Aldo E Calogero   +4 more
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Delayed puberty and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Differential diagnosis and treatment [PDF]

, 1978
This thesis describes a method enabling a prospecrive differential diagnosis to be made berween delayed puberty (DP) and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH).
Snoep, Marinus Cornelis
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Delayed Puberty [PDF]

DeckerMed Family Medicine, 2020
Although common, delayed puberty can be distressing to patients and families.   Careful assessment is necessary to ensure appropriate physical and social development in patients that require intervention to reach pubertal milestones and achieve optimal growth.
Jessica Schmitt, Paul Boepple
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The relationship between obesity and body compositions with respect to the timing of puberty in Chongqing adolescents: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background It is well known that excess adiposity during childhood may influence pubertal development. However, the extent to which body compositions vary in throughout puberty in boys and girls is currently unknown.
Fang He, Peiyu Guan, Qin Liu, Donna Crabtree, Linli Peng, Hong Wang   +5 more
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Functional hypogonadism in adolescence: an overlooked cause of secondary hypogonadism

Endocrine Connections, 2023
Hypogonadism is a clinical syndrome resulting from failure to produce physiological concentrations of sex steroid hormones with accompanying symptoms, such as slowed growth and delayed pubertal maturation.
Rebeca Esquivel-Zuniga, Alan D Rogol
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Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease Reverses Hypogonadism Without Promoting Priapism: A Case Report

Urology Case Reports, 2015
Delayed puberty secondary to hypogonadism is commonly seen in sickle cell disease (SCD), affecting normal growth and development. The condition is rarely treated in SCD for fear of inducing priapism episodes.
Belinda F. Morrison, Wendy Madden, Stephanie Clato-Day, Leslie Gabay   +3 more
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