Growth Hormone Reserve Capacity in Turner's Syndrome

Abstract

In 11 untreated and 6 oestrogen-treated Turner's syndrome patients, the changes in the serum growth hormone level were studied following the induction of hypoglycaemia with insulin. The growth hormone was measured with a radioimmune assay technique. The growth hormone peak value measured in healthy females was 54.32 ± 17.17, in untreated Turner's syndrome was 14.90 ± 3.71, and in oestrogen-treated Turner patients was 33.38 ± 9.22 µU/ml (average ± standard error). On the basis of the results, a role is attributed to the decreased growth hormone reserve in the low growth of Turner's syndrome patients.

Key words

Turner's Syndrome - Growth Hormone Reserve - Oestrogen Treatment