Review of Hormone Replacement Therapy in Girls and Adolescents with Hypogonadism

Girls with either hypo- or hypergonadotropic hypogonadism need treatment with estrogens to initiate puberty and maintain normal hormonal mileau. The focus of this review is hormone replacement treatment in girls with hypogonadism, both to initiate and progress through puberty, and to maintain healthy hormonal mileau in women. It also addresses what is known in the literature regarding estrogen levels in girls and women, instructive cases, practical tables for reference and application, and thoughts on future directions in this area.
Source: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Source Type: research