European Conference Diagnosis and Treatment of Central Precocious Puberty:
State of the Art 1999

Pisa, Italy, December 3-4, 1999

Guest Editors: Giuseppe Saggese, Richard Stanhope, Vincenzo De Sanctis and Silvano Bertelloni

Foreword..........685

Etiology of Central Precocious Puberty in Males: The Results of the Italian Study Group for Physiopathology of Puberty
V. De Sanctis, A. Corrias, V. Rizzo, S. Bertelloni, L. Urso, F. Galluzzi, A.M. Pasquino, G. Pozzan, M.P. Guarneri, M. Cisternino, F. De Luca, L. Gargantini, A. Pilotta, M. Sposito and G. Tonini, Italy .............687

Etiology and Age Incidence of Precocious Puberty in Girls: A Multicentric Study
M. Cisternino, T. Arrigo, A.M. Pasquino, C. Tinelli, F. Antoniazzi, L. Beduschi, G. Bindi, P. Borrelli, V. De Sanctis, G. Farello, F. Galluzzi, L. Gargantini, D. Lo Presti, M. Sposito and L. Tatò, Italy ............ 695

Central Precocious Puberty: Clinical and Imaging Aspects
A. Cassio, E Cacciari, S Zucchini, A Balsamo, M. Diegoli and F. Orsini, Italy ........ 705

Diagnosis of Central Precocious Puberty: Endocrine Assessment
L. Iughetti, B. Predieri, M. Ferrari, C. Gallo, L. Livio, S. Milioli, S. Forese and S. Bernasconi, Italy ....... 709

Body Fat Mass, Leptin and Puberty
W. Kiess, G. Müller, A. Galler, A. Reich, J. Deutscher, J. Klammt and J. Kratzsch, Germany ........ 717

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of GnRH Agonists: Clinical Implications in Pediatrics
N. Lahlou, J.-C. Carel, J.-L. Chaussain and M. Roger, France ......... 723

Hormonal Changes During GnRH Analogue Therapy in Children with Central Precocious Puberty
J. Müller, A. Juul, A.-M. Andersson, A. Sehested and N.E. Skakkebæk, Denmark ........... 739

Treatment of Central Precocious Puberty: Lessons from a 15 Year Prospective Trial
C.-J. Partsch, S. Heger, W.G. Sippell and the German Decapeptyl Study Group, Germany .......... 747

When to Stop GnRH Analog Therapy: The Experience of the Italian Study Group for Physiopathology of Puberty
T. Arrigo, M. Cisternino, F. Galluzzi, S. Bertelloni, A.M. Pasquino, F. Antoniazzi, P. Borrelli, G. Crisafulli, M. Wasniewska and F. De Luca, Italy .............. 759

Final Height after Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Agonist Treatment for Central Precocious Puberty: The Dutch Experience
D. Mul, W. Oostdijk, B.J. Otten, C. Rouwé, M. Jansen, H.A. Delemarre-van de Waal, J.J.J. Waelkens and S.L.S. Drop, The Netherlands ............765

End Results in Central Precocious Puberty with GnRH Analog Treatment: The Data of the Italian Study Group for Physiopathology of Puberty 
F. Antoniazzi, T. Arrigo, M. Cisternino, F. Galluzzi, S. Bertelloni, A.M. Pasquino, P. Borrelli, D. Osio, F. Mengarda, F. De Luca and L. Tatò, Italy ........... 773

Factors Influencing Final/Near-Final Height in 12 Boys with Central Precocious Puberty Treated with Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Agonists
V. Rizzo, V. De Sanctis, A. Corrias, M. Fortini, F. Galluzzi, S. Bertelloni, M.P. Guarneri, G. Pozzan, M. Cisternino, A.M. Pasquino and the Italian Study Group of Physiopathology of Puberty, Italy ............781

Near Final Height after GnRH Agonist Treatment in Central Precocious Puberty
M. Micillo, M. Salerno, A. Officioso, E. Perna, N. Gasparini, L. Pisaturo and S. Di Maio, Italy .........787

Precocius Puberty and Body Composition: Effects of GnRH Analog Treatment
G. Chiumello, P. Brambilla, M.P. Guarneri, G. Russo, P. Manzoni and P. Sgaramella, Italy ............ 791

Side Effects of GnRH Analogue Treatment in Childhood
G. Tonini and M. Lazzerini, Italy .......... 795

Experience with Cyproterone Acetate in the Treatment of Precocious Puberty
Z. Laron and R. Kauli, Israel .......... 805

Combined Therapy with GnRH Analog Plus Growth Hormone in Central Precocious Puberty
I. Pucarelli, M. Segni, M. Ortore, A. Moretti, R. Iannaccone and A.M. Pasquino, Italy ......... 811

Is There a Place for Combined Therapy with GnRH Agonist Plus Growth Hormone in Improving Final Height in Short Statured Children?
G. Saggese, G. Federico, S. Barsanti and S. Cerri, Italy ......... 821

Premature Thelarche: Clinical Follow-up and Indication for Treatment
R. Stanhope, UK ......... 827

Precocious Puberty in Immigrant Children: Indications for Treatment
G. Bona and D. Marinello, Italy ......... 831

Adolescent Girls with Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty: Typical Character Traits
A. Officioso, M. Salerno, T. Lettiero, M. Micillo, L. Pisaturo and S. Di Maio, Italy ........... 835

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Precocious Puberty
R. Virdis, M. Sigorini, A. Laiolo, E. Lorenzetti, M.E. Street, A.R. Villani, A. Donadio, F. Pisani, C. Terzi and L. Garavelli, Italy ........... 841

Gonadotropin-dependent Sexual Precocity in a Boy Affected by Pseudohypoparathyroidism
A. Rossodivita, S. Miceli Sopo, E. D’Alessio and P. Valentini, Italy ..... 845

A Patient with Early Puberty Associated with Chiari 1 Malformation
S. Interlici, E. Montanari, M. Conrieri, P. Peretta, L. Genitori and L. Benso, Italy .....849

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