Post Date November, 16 2024
If girls develop Secondary sex characteristic at the age of 8 and boys before the age of 9, it is called precocious puberty in medicine. The manifestation of precocious puberty is due to an abnormal increase in sexual hormones in the body, which leads to early puberty and changes in corresponding organs and tissues.
Girls have precocious puberty. First, the breast increases and expands, the areola color deepens, small nodules appear in the breast, and the contact is slightly painful. Both breasts develop and increase at the same time. First, one side increases, and then the other side Labia minora and vaginal mucosa thickens, pigmentation, and underarm darkens
The symptoms of precocious puberty in boys include enlargement of the testicles, loosening of the scrotum, deepening of pigmentation, thickening and growth of the penis, erection, and even ejaculation; The protrusion of the anterior neck area leads to the appearance of a laryngeal nodule, with a thicker tone and lower tone. The lips have slender whiskers, and light black hair has also grown in the armpits and genitals. The shoulders have widened, and muscles are developed, making them appear robust.
Premature puberty can also be true or false
True precocious puberty: Children's own diseases, such as thalamic pituitary, ovarian, testicular problems, and premature reproductive ability. Among them, those caused by non organic lesions are called idiopathic precocious puberty, accounting for the majority. There are also a small number of cases because of central nervous system diseases, such as meningitis, hypothalamus, pituitary, and Pineal gland, which may be caused by tumors or diseases. It is also true precocious puberty. In addition, congenital and primary hypothyroidism can also cause true precocious puberty.
Pseudoprecocious puberty: refers to the disease in which the development of the Secondary sex characteristic is not consistent with the development of the gonad, and the testicle or ovary itself is not developed, but some Secondary sex characteristic appear in advance. Its cause is relatively clear. Tumor or viral meningitis sequelae in the following thalamus, Pineal gland, ovary, Adrenal cortex, chorionic epithelium and other parts lead to a large amount of sex hormone secretion. In addition, pseudoprecocious puberty in children is caused by exogenous hormones such as taking contraceptive pills by mistake, taking hormone containing supplements, and using hormone containing cosmetics.
