Pediatric Reference Intervals for FSH, LH, Estradiol, Testosterone, DHEA-S and Cortisol for a Population of Cordoba, Argentina

AGUIRRE, MC.; TARIFA, C.; LESCURAT, MP.; SILVANO, L.; COLLET, I.; MARTIN, S.; SOBRERO, G.; MUÑOZ, L.; MIRAS, M.

Montevideo

Encuentro; XXIII Annual Meeting, SLEP Montevideo, Uruguay; 2012

Sociedad Latinoamericana de Endocrinología Pediátrica (SLEP)

Introduction: The gonadotropin and steroid values obtained in various laboratories are often not comparable because of methodological differences. It is important to have normal data that are specific for the methods being used in the laboratory performing the test. Aims: To determine the reference values for FSH, LH, estradiol (E2), testosterone (To), DHEA-S and cortisol in our population pediatric. Subject and Methods: 410 healthy neonates and infants between 4 to 365 days were recruited. The blood samples were collected for establishing age and sex-stratified reference intervals for FSH, LH, E2, To, DHEA-S and cortisol using Electrochemiluminescence, Cobas e 601 analyzer. The results are shown in table 1. Conclusion: This reference values specific for age and sex may help in this period of life to increase the diagnostic power of this parameters for the assessment of endocrine disorders.