Clinical_Rounds_in_Endocrinology_Volume_II_-_Pediatric_Endocrinology

284 started once the child starts faltering on standard growth chart. Recombinant hGH therapy can be safely initiated in these p ...

285 Studies Canadian study (2005) Toddler–Turner study (2007) Dutch study (1999) Height SDS after rhGH therapy −0.2 to +1.4 SDS ...

286 What are the concerns regarding rhGH therapy in children with TS? Recombinant hGH therapy in children with TS is associate ...

287 with rhGH resulted in an additional height gain of 2.1 cm as compared to rhGH therapy alone. How is oxandrolone helpful in ...

288 Why is transdermal route preferred over oral route for estrogen therapy? Estrogen can be administered either through oral ...

289 Although conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) is a natural estrogen, it is not pre- ferred for the induction of puberty because ...

290 Further Readings Bondy C. Care of girls and women with Turner syndrome: a guideline of the Turner Syndrome Study Group. J C ...

© Springer India 2016 291 A. Bhansali et al., Clinical Rounds in Endocrinology, DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2815-8_9 9 Disorders of S ...

292 distinct openings with presence of posterior labial fusion. Both the gonads were palpable in the inguinal region (measuring ...

293 a b c d Fig. 9.1 ( a ) A 20-year-old patient, reared as female presented with genital ambiguity ( b ) bilateral gynecomastia ...

294 9.2 Stepwise Analysis The index patient presented with primary amenorrhea, poor development of second- ary sexual characteri ...

295 possibly abnormally positioned testes. Patients with 46,XY DSD due to 17 β-HSD3 defi ciency usually do not have virilization ...

296 What is the difference between mosaicism and chimerism? Mosaicism is characterized by coexistence of two or more cell line ...

297 What are the factors responsible for sex determination? Sex determination is an active process wherein a bipotential gonad ...

298 How does external genitalia develop? The development of external genitalia in both gender occurs from the common genital p ...

299 Prader Stage a b c Normal I II III IV V Normal Types of Hypospadias Glandular Subcoronal Distal penile Midshaft Proximal pen ...

300 What are the features of prenatal virilization in a 46 , XX newborn? The features that suggest prenatal virilization in a ...

301 a b Fig. 9.5 ( a ) An 18-year-old female presented as primary amenorrhea with normal secondary sexual characteristics ( b ) ...

302 What are the disorders associated with the simultaneous presence of both Wolffi an and Mullerian duct derivates? The cause ...

303 What are the causes of 46 , XY DSD with ambiguous genitalia? The causes of ambiguous genitalia in a 46,XY individual are e ...