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Testicular descent related to growth hormone treatment.

Abstract
An 8.7 year-old boy with cryptorchidism and growth hormone (GH) deficiency due to septooptic dysplasia presented testicular descent related to the commencement of hGH treatment. This case suggests a role for GH in testicular descent.
AuthorsAnastasios Papadimitriou, Ioanna Fountzoula, Despina Grigoriadou, Stratos Christianakis, Georgia Tzortzatou
JournalJournal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab) 2003 Apr-May Vol. 16 Issue 4 Pg. 561-3 ISSN: 0334-018X [Print] Germany
PMID12793609 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Human Growth Hormone
Topics
  • Child
  • Cryptorchidism (drug therapy)
  • Growth Disorders (drug therapy)
  • Human Growth Hormone (administration & dosage, deficiency)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pituitary Gland, Anterior (physiology)
  • Testis (drug effects, growth & development)

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