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To differentiate CDGP from IHH is crucial because it not only helps in decision making in management but also lessen anxiety of the parents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this study we aimed to find out the accuracy of hormonal tests used individually as well as in various combinations to distinguish cases of IHH from CDGP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cohort of 34 boys with delayed puberty were recruited in this study. Detailed history, clinical examination, hormonal analysis including basal serum testosterone, inhibin-B, LH, FSH as well as GnRH analogue stimulated gonadotrophins and testosterone along with hCG stimulated testosterone was done. At 6 monthly follow-up, detailed clinical examination was repeated and the cohort was followed until 2 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Out of the 29 boys taken for final analysis, CDGP was diagnosed in 23 boys and IHH in 6 boys. Basal LH, basal inhibin-B, 3 hours post leuprolide LH and 72 hours post hCG testosterone were significantly higher in CDGP than IHH. However, no statistically significant difference was observed between basal FSH, basal testosterone and 3 hours post leuprolide FSH between these two groups. When basal LH (cut-off &lt;0.565 IU\/L) and basal inhibin-B (cut-off &lt;105 pg\/ml) were taken together the sensitivity and specificity were increased to 100% as was for the combination of basal LH (cutoff &lt;0.565 IU\/L) and 3 hours post leuprolide LH (cutoff &lt;6.16 IU\/L) for diagnosis of IHH. Both combinations have PPV of 100% and NPV of 100%. A combination of 3 hours post leuprolide LH with 72 hours post hCG testosterone also has good sensitivity (100%), specificity (96%), PPV (90%) and NPV (100%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Differentiating IHH from CDGP is a challenging task due to considerable overlap in their clinical as well as hormonal profiles. Therefore we suggest that a combination of basal LH and basal inhibin-B may be considered as a useful screening tool to differentiate IHH from CDGP rather than the cumbersome and invasive stimulation tests.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijem.ijem_448_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,6]],"date-time":"2022-06-06T00:22:18Z","timestamp":1654474938000},"page":"160-166","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Accuracy of various tests alone and in combination to differentiate IHH from CDGP"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Pratap Kumar","family":"Mishra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ipsita","family":"Mishra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Arun 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