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ea0045oc5.5 | Oral Communications 5- Endocrine | BSPED2016

The performance of early childhood Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG) testing to investigate male undervirilisation

van Geffen Joshua , Chinoy Amish , Ivison Fiona , Tetlow Lesley , Banerjee Indi

Background: The 3 day human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) test is commonly performed to investigate male undervirilisation. However, the utility of routine HCG testing for male undervirilisation in early childhood and correlation with pubertal progress is unclear.Aims: To review performance of the 3 day HCG test for diagnosis and outcomes.Methods: Standard 3 day HCG test data were analysed in 130 boys of age <3 years with under...