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respectively. Basal serum estradiol was 23.7 pg/ml. The dose of depot leuprolide
was increased to 7.5 mg once a month and advised to have a regular follow-up at
three monthly intervals (Fig. 6.1).
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b
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Fig. 6.1 (a) A 3-year-old child presented with thelarche (B 3 ), (b) X-ray of wrist showing bone age of
7 years, (c) CEMRI sella showing convex upper border of the pituitary (red arrow) suggestive of GDPP
6 Precocious Puberty