title: Treatment of constitutional delay of growth and puberty with oxandrolone compared with growth hormone.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Unit, Middlesex Hospital, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buyukgebiz
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hindmarsh
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Brook
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D010074:Oxandrolone; D013006:Growth Hormone