Girls with early puberty who get a certain hormone treatment tend to have slower bone aging—about 1 year less—compared to girls who don’t get the treatment.

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Height benefits after GnRHa treatment in girls aged over 6 years with central precocious puberty: a meta-analysis

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2025 Sep

The study looked at girls with early puberty and found that the treatment slowed down their bone aging by just over 1 year compared to those who didn’t get treatment, which is exactly what the claim says.

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Height benefits after GnRHa treatment in girls aged over 6 years with central precocious puberty: a meta-analysis

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DOI: 10.1007/s12020-025-04332-6

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