Acta Pzdiatr Scand 66: 345-348, 1977
EFFECT OF OBESITY ON THE HYPOTHALAMO-PITUITARYGONADAL FUNCTION IN CHILDHOOD E. CACCIARI, A. CICOGNANI, P. PIRAZZOLI, F. ZAPPULLA, P. TASSONI, F. BERNARDI, S. SALARDI and L . MAZZANTI From the Department of Paediatrics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
ABSTRACT. Cacciari, E., Cicognani, A., Pirazzoli, P., Zappulla, F., Tassoni, P., Bernardi, F., Salardi, S. and Mazzanti, L. (Department of Paediatrics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy). Effect of obestiy on the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal function in childhood. Acta Paediatr Scand, 66: 345,1977.-1n 22 normal and 35 obese boys a gonadal function test (2 OOO IU of hCG i. m. daily for three days and assays of plasma testosterone before and after the hCG administration) was carried out. AIL the “short normal” children and 31 obese subjects underwent the LH-RH test (50pg i.v.). While basal testosterone was similar in the two groups of children, after hCG testosterone was significantly @
EFFECT OF OBESITY ON THE HYPOTHALAMO-PITUITARYGONADAL FUNCTION IN CHILDHOOD E. CACCIARI, A. CICOGNANI, P. PIRAZZOLI, F. ZAPPULLA, P. TASSONI, F. BERNARDI, S. SALARDI and L . MAZZANTI From the Department of Paediatrics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
ABSTRACT. Cacciari, E., Cicognani, A., Pirazzoli, P., Zappulla, F., Tassoni, P., Bernardi, F., Salardi, S. and Mazzanti, L. (Department of Paediatrics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy). Effect of obestiy on the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal function in childhood. Acta Paediatr Scand, 66: 345,1977.-1n 22 normal and 35 obese boys a gonadal function test (2 OOO IU of hCG i. m. daily for three days and assays of plasma testosterone before and after the hCG administration) was carried out. AIL the “short normal” children and 31 obese subjects underwent the LH-RH test (50pg i.v.). While basal testosterone was similar in the two groups of children, after hCG testosterone was significantly @
