Individualized Management of Central Precocious Puberty
Pediatric endocrinologists explore comprehensive, individualized treatment strategies for Central Precocious Puberty that extend beyond considerations of chronological and bone age.
Video content above is prompted by the following:
- When developing an individualized treatment strategy for CPP that goes beyond chronological age and bone age, what should pediatric endocrinologists consider?
- Can you describe the importance of data such as height velocity, bone-age-to-chronological-age ratio, and predicted adult height?
- How do you evaluate patients that are on treatment for CPP?
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