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Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 9BX, UK.Issue Date
1990
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Constitutional delay in growth and puberty is a variant of normal growth and development that can cause a significant degree of psychological disturbance in otherwise healthy children, and is most often seen in boys of pubertal age. Careful assessment is necessary to rule out other endocrine or nonendocrine diseases. In some patients, therapy with oxandrolone or testosterone may be necessary to advance growth and/or pubertal development and thereby prevent serious psychological disturbance that can persist even into adult life. In the majority, however, reassurance will usually suffice.Citation
Management of constitutional delay in growth and puberty., 1 (5):239-42 Trends Endocrinol MetabJournal
Trends in Endocrinology and MetabolismDOI
10.1016/1043-2760(90)90003-LPubMed ID
18411125Type
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1043-2760ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/1043-2760(90)90003-L
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