Table 2.
Results of gonadotropins measurements according to age range in TS girls
| measurements | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age range (years) |
N | mean | range | PP | P | PM | Total | Patients with at least one normal level for agea | Patients with only normal levels for agea | Patients with at least one abnormal level for agea |
| FSH | ||||||||||
| 0–0.5 | 5 | 52.05 ±51.03 |
6.65–140.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4/5 (80%) |
| 0.5–5 | 15 | 52.09 ±42.35 |
1.80–160.00 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 2b | 13/15 (87%) |
| 5–10 | 15 | 18.72 ±32.87 |
0.30–201.00 | 13 | 42 | 11 | 66 | 6 | 1b | 14/15 (93%) |
| > 10 | 12 | 65.16 ±69.55 |
0.87–201.00 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 50 | 3 | 3b | 9/12 (75%) |
| LH | ||||||||||
| 0–0.5 | 5 | 3.16 ±4.35 |
0.45–10.80 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3/5 (60%) |
| 0.5–5 | 15 | 3.07 ±5.37 |
0.09–22.20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 6/15 (40%) |
| 5–10 | 15 | 2.60 ±10.58 |
0.09–82.02 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 10/15 (67%) |
| > 10 | 12 | 12.97 ±17.36 |
0.09–110.00 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 9/12 (75%) |
FSH follicle-stimulating hormone, LH luteinizing hormone, N number of patients, P pubertal, PM post-menopausal, PP pre-pubertal
a 0–0.5 years: PP or P level; 0.5–5 years and 5–10 years: PP level; > 10 years: PP or P level
b only patients with spontaneous pubertal development