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Vol. 19 - Num. 74

Clinical Reviews

Treatment with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues in postmenarcheal girls: a case report

Ramón Ugarte Libanoa

aPediatra. CS Olaguibel. Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza. Vitoria-Gasteiz. Álava. España.

Correspondence: R Ugarte. E-mail: rugarte@gmail.com

Reference of this article: Ugarte Libano R. Treatment with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues in postmenarcheal girls: a case report. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2017;19:e75-e77.

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Abstract

Treatment with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues is not an authorized treatment for improving the height of girls with normal puberty. This treatment, used in disease mongering context, has risks and its effectiveness has not been proven. It is necessary to improve the control and conditions of use of off-label drugs.

Keywords

Anorexia nervosa Disease mongering Pituitary hormone-releasing hormones Puberty

 

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