In teenage boys given a triptorelin test, the rise in gonadotropin was significantly greater in boys with delayed puberty than in boys with gonadotropin deficiency.
In plain wordsIn teenage boys given a triptorelin test, gonadotropin levels rose more in boys with delayed puberty than in boys with gonadotropin deficiency.
- Outcome
- IncreaseGonadotropin increase
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Boys with gonadotropin deficiency
- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Endocrine and hormones
Source sentences
The increase in blood gonadotropin and testosterone levels was significantly greater in patients with delayed puberty than in those with gonadotropin deficiency.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
To differentiate gonadotropin deficiency from delayed puberty in teenage boys, 0.1 mg/m2 of triptorelin, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, was administered subcutaneously at 4 AM.
Serum gonadotropins and testosterone levels were determined at baseline and 4 hours after the injection.
In this study, Triptorelin (Trelstar, Decapeptyl) was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Triptorelin (Trelstar, Decapeptyl).