Effect of low dose oxandrolone and testosterone treatment on the pituitary‐testicular and GH axes in boys with constitutional delay of growth and puberty

Elizabeth Crowne, William H. Wallace, Christopher Moore, Robert M. Mitchell, William Humphrey Robertson, Jeff M.P. Holly, Stephen M. Shalet

Clinical Endocrinology · 1997 · 30 citations · 0 references

Abstract

Oxandrolone transiently suppressed the pituitary-testicular axis and altered GH pulsatility. Testosterone increased GH via amplitude modulation.