Re: Re: Jenn - Arimidex & adrenarche -

[Guest guest]

Hey

This is something that posted back in March of this year. What I

get from this posting is the an aromitase inhibitor blocks only Estrogen,

while Lupron (GnRHA) blocks both estrogen and testosterone. See what you

think.

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs 5 months old, 23#, 33 " , G-tube, GHT)

But I found some fascinating stuff last night about GnRHA -- (Lupron) which

blocks estrogen AND testosterone

(essentially halting puberty) versus aromotase in. GnRHA are needed for

specific situations such as precocious puberty, when a parent finds their 2

year old little girl menstruating.

However, Lupron has been found to result in adolescents with reduced bone

mineral content, reduced body muscle, and some other stuff (e.g., think of

what testosterone does to teenage boys and then you are blocking it). The

current investigations are looking at whether or not blocking only estrogen

will work just as well, for situations when you are trying to slow the

advancement of bone age down, and buy a child " extra growing time. " Some

children, primarily boys in that the boy child wants every extra inch of

height he can get, may end up using an A.I. and Lupron.

[Guest guest]

Pat,

You are amazing to me still after all of the time I've known you. You really

missed your calling but your kids and g-kids benefit from it for sure! (huggs)

pcpets wrote:

Hey

This is something that posted back in March of this year. What I

get from this posting is the an aromitase inhibitor blocks only Estrogen,

while Lupron (GnRHA) blocks both estrogen and testosterone. See what you

think.

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs 5 months old, 23#, 33 " , G-tube, GHT)

But I found some fascinating stuff last night about GnRHA -- (Lupron) which

blocks estrogen AND testosterone

(essentially halting puberty) versus aromotase in. GnRHA are needed for

specific situations such as precocious puberty, when a parent finds their 2

year old little girl menstruating.

However, Lupron has been found to result in adolescents with reduced bone

mineral content, reduced body muscle, and some other stuff (e.g., think of

what testosterone does to teenage boys and then you are blocking it). The

current investigations are looking at whether or not blocking only estrogen

will work just as well, for situations when you are trying to slow the

advancement of bone age down, and buy a child " extra growing time. " Some

children, primarily boys in that the boy child wants every extra inch of

height he can get, may end up using an A.I. and Lupron.

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