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Clinical Guidelines

Policy Statements

AACE – American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - Position Statements
http://www.aace.com/pub/positionstatements/

Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for Growth Hormone Use in Adults and Children – 2003 Update
AACE Growth Hormone Task Force, Endocrine Practice 9:64-76 ,2003

AAP – American Academy of Pediatrics - Policy statements and guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders as well as newborn screening.
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/

ADA  – American Diabetes Association - Guidelines for Children and Adolescents with T1DM
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=6826

Aetna Health Insurance – GH, GHRH, and GH Antagonists Clinical Policy/Criteria for Payment
http://www.gghjournal.com/aetnaHealthInsurance.cfm

ENDOCRINE SOCIETY – Clinical Practice Guidelines
Evaluation and Treatment of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
http://www.endo-society.org/quickcontent/clinicalpractice/clinical-guidelines/GH_clinicalguideline.cfm

Testosterone Therapy in Adult Men with Androgen Deficiency Syndromes
http://www.endo-society.org/quickcontent/clinicalpractice/clinical-guidelines/CG_Androgen.cfm

Androgen Therepy in Women
http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/91/10/3697

Care of Girls and Women with Turner Syndrome: A Guidleine of the Turner Syndrome Study Group (Printable Version)
http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/jc.2006-1374v3?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Guidelines&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT

FASEB – Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - Policy statements about genetic diseases, genetic testing, and treatment of genetic disorders.
www.faseb.org/genetics/acmg/pol-menu.htm 

Summary of the AACE Medical Guidelines for GH Use

Fima Lifshitz, MD


Last Updated: 2/2/2011

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