Endocrine Abstracts

Background: GH receptors are present in ovaries and GH may have a physiological role for ovarian function and development.Objective and hypothesis: The objective of this study was to examine pubertal development and ovarian growth and differentiation during GH therapy.Methods: Clinical characteristics, reproductive hormones and ultrasonographic examination of the internal genitals were determined in 18 prepubertal girls during 3 ye...

Background: Over the last 60 years body composition of young people have changed towards increased fatness. Whole body fat percentage (%BF) derived from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans are (although often not available) widely recognized as a better measure of fatness than BMI.Objective: We aimed to provide reference materials for %BF of healthy Danish children evaluated by skinfold measurements and DXA and to compare sensitivity and specifi...