Treatment of tall stature in boys: comparison of two different treatment regimens.

Background: High-dose testosterone treatment is a well-known, though still controversial, therapy in boys with tall stature.

Methods: 161 boys with constitutional tall stature were treated at two different treatment centers (center A 114 patients; center B 47 patients). In center A, boys were treated with 500 mg and in center B with 250 mg testosterone enanthate intramuscularly every 2 weeks.