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We intend to conduct this evaluation by confronting the values of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and the values of testosterone in males and estradiol in females between newborns with HIE and in subsequent TH and healthy controls.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We enrolled 40 patients (age: 56\u2013179 days; 23 males), of whom 20 met the inclusion criteria for the case group and who underwent TH. A blood sample was taken from each patient at approximately 10 weeks of age to evaluate FSH and LH from the serum samples of all patients and to evaluate 17-beta estradiol (E2) and testosterone levels, respectively, from the serum samples of female and male patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>It was found that minipuberty occurred in the case group patients, with no significant differences reported from the control group and with hormonal serum levels comparable to healthy infants of the control group (FSH 4.14\u2005mUI\/ml\u2009\u00b1\u20095.81 SD vs. 3.45\u2005mUI\/ml\u2009\u00b1\u20093.48 SD; LH 1.41\u2005mUI\/ml \u00b11.29 SD vs. 2.04\u2005mUI\/ml \u00b11.76 SD; testosterone in males 0.79\u2005ng\/ml\u2009\u00b1\u20090.43 SD vs. 0.56\u2005ng\/ml\u2009\u00b1\u20090.43 SD; 17-beta estradiol in females 28.90\u2005pg\/ml\u2009\u00b1\u200916.71 SD vs. 23.66\u2005pg\/ml\u2009\u00b1\u200921.29 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