EFFECT OF AROMATASE INHIBITOR THERAPY ON PREDICTED ADULT HEIGHT IN PREPUBERTAL BOYS WITH IDIOPATHIC SHORT STATURE

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, MISR University

Abstract

To investigate the effect of blocking estrogen biosynthesis with anastrozole, a potent aromatase inhibitor (AI) on growth and consequently predicted adult height (PAH) in boys with high estrogen level. Also, the effects of aromatase inhibition on gonadotropin secretion in boys during prepubertal phase.

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