Growth hormone treatment in girls with Turner's syndrome. A review of the literature.
Most girls with Turner's syndrome seemed to increase their growth rate during the first year of growth hormone treatment. The gain is rarely more than 3 cm/year. In 3 studies the combination of growth hormone and an anabolic steroid resulted in higher growth rates compared to those with each individual compound. The results of long-term treatment (more than one year) also appear to be positive. The impact of growth hormone therapy on final height has not yet been established, however.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000097:blood; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*
D013002:Somatomedins; D013006:Growth Hormone