Acupuncture Improving Early Sexual Development of Girls with Peripheral Precocious Puberty: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 2

The levels of LH, FSH, and E2 (x ± s).

Outcomes	N	Baseline	12-week	After follow-up	value	value
LH (IU/L)	19	0.24 ± 0.36	0.09 ± 0.07	0.17 ± 0.18	0.006	0.26
FSH (IU/L)	19	3.19 ± 2.83	2.45 ± 0.71	2.15 ± 0.63	0.546	0.059
E2 (pmol/L)	19	54.81 ± 31.47	47.58 ± 19.69	64.3 ± 38.82	0.178	0.721

Wilcoxon’s signed-rank test; . value indicating 12-week treatment compared with baseline; value indicating follow-up compared with baseline.