Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Gonadal failure is a well-recognized long-term complication of bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Identifying key risk factors is helpful in planning and counselling for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and in targeting future research.Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors for primary gonadal failure (PGF) in childhood ALL treated with BMT in a single centre.<p class=...