Treatment of constitutional delay of growth and puberty with oxandrolone compared with growth hormone.
The effects of oxandrolone or biosynthetic human growth hormone (r-hGH) on the growth of 26 boys with constitutional delay of growth and puberty were studied. Both regimens increased growth rate twofold, oxandrolone to a greater extent than r-hGH. We conclude that oxandrolone is a more effective method of increasing growth rate in such children.
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Endocrine Unit, Middlesex Hospital, London.
Hindmarsh
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D000293:Adolescent; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006728:Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010074:Oxandrolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000188:drug therapy*
D006728:Hormones; D010074:Oxandrolone; D013006:Growth Hormone