Abstract
Perturbations in sex hormones occur in adults with liver disease; however, little is known about how liver disease affects hormone levels in children. To address this issue, we recruited 19 patients with portal hypertension and 21 non-hormone-deficient short children as controls. Serum sex hormones, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), IGF-I, IGFBP-3, gonadotropins, and thyroid hormones were measured; growth and pubertal status were recorded. There was no significant difference between groups for any of the sex hormones, SHBG, gonadotropins, or thyroid hormones. In contrast, IGF-I and IGFBP-3 were significantly lower among patients than controls, despite the fact that height SDS for the control group was significantly lower. We conclude from this cross-sectional study that children with portal hypertension do not have clinical evidence of growth failure or abnormal puberty, despite subtle changes in the growth axis.
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