Arterial hypertension as a complication of prolonged therapy with GnRH-analogues in adolescent girls
A de Jong, A Bökenkamp, D Klink · Klinische Pädiatrie · 2011 · Heft 03
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VU University medical center has a gender clinic specialized in the treatment of transsexual adolescents. The treatment protocol includes a phase of prolonged diagnostics in which puberty is postponed using the GnRH-analogue Triptorelinacetate (Decapeptyl-CR®). Here, we report two patients who developed arterial hypertension during treatment with Decapeptyl. Case 1 is a biological girl aged 18 years who developed hypertension after starting therapy. Pre-treatment office blood pressure was 117/71 mmHg, weight 54.5kg, height 155 cm. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) 3 months later showed hypertensive rea…