IMPE Abstracts

Introduction: Minipuberty describes the transient sex-specific activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis during the first 2 years in girls. Data in preterm are scarce, but It seems that the HPG axis activation is more intense and prolonged compared with full-term infants, resulting in higher sex steroid concentrations, sometimes with extreme pubertal characteristics.Clinical case: A female infant presen...