How to treat precocious puberty?

Video content is professionally consulted by Assoc. Huynh Thoai Loan, Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology, Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital

Many parents today are still quite confused with the concept of early puberty in children, not even knowing what to do with early puberty or if early puberty is dangerous or not?
Indeed, precocious puberty is now quite common, appearing 10 times more often in girls than in boys, with manifestations such as enlarged breasts, breast buds, slightly raised areola, and slightly expand, appear armpit hair, pubic hair, change shape of external genitalia and menstruate. In boys, precocious puberty causes signs of enlargement of the testicles and penis, darkening of the scrotum, pubic or armpit hair, beard, acne, deepening of the voice, and muscle odor. adult body.
Although precocious puberty is now becoming more and more common, many parents believe that this is a natural phenomenon and does not need to be examined or treated, which is extremely dangerous. Understanding the role of examination and treatment of early puberty for children will contribute to protecting health and psychological development later.
Does precocious puberty affect height? What should I do when my baby wakes up early?" These are questions that any parent needs to know the answer to. The delay in treating precocious puberty in children is partly due to the fact that young parents are not aware of the dangers of early puberty. are not. Some of the effects of early puberty on the health and psychology of children include:
Early puberty causes the bones to close prematurely, shortening the growth period, causing many cases of children with precocious puberty to be short. Girls with precocious puberty have the ability to reduce blood flow in the body, leading to reduced oxygen to the brain, causing nerve cell death and leading to stroke, which can be deadly. Early puberty increases the risk of breast cancer, high blood pressure and cardiovascular events later in menopause. Precocious puberty in children also has a negative impact on the psychology of children. Precocious puberty makes children have sexual desire before their age Most cases of precocious puberty in children today have no specific cause, but simply maturity ahead of time. When there are signs of precocious puberty, children will be examined with a leading specialist in Pediatric Endocrinology, have sex hormone blood tests, bone age assessment tests, brain MRI or a More specialized tests, in order to determine the right cause of precocious puberty and timely treatment.
Currently, the method of injection of GnRH agonist hormone to inhibit puberty has been proven to be safe, does not cause infertility, has the effect of slowing/stopping mammary gland development, reducing pubic hair growth, and stopping menstruation. , the penis increases in size so that the child develops according to the right age.
The "golden time" for treatment of precocious puberty is before the age of 6. The therapeutic effect of the hormone GnRH is positive. However, parents should not be so blind that they listen to word of mouth and arbitrarily give their children hormone injections. Injecting by any means is reckless.
During the treatment of precocious puberty for children, parents need to take care and pay close attention to their child's development, because the results of treatment depend greatly on the time and age of the child coming for treatment. Instead of worrying or compromising when discovering abnormalities, parents should take their children to see a specialist doctor for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.
In addition, parents need to establish a balanced diet, encourage children to exercise to avoid obesity and overweight to avoid early puberty, and at the same time let children watch funny and healthy movies. age-appropriate, reading stories or teaching children the habit of reading stories combined with daily exercise and sports....


How to treat early puberty?

Early puberty in children causes many undesirable consequences such as limiting height growth, causing psychological disturbances for children,... Therefore, if a child is suspected of showing signs of early puberty, parents Parents should have their children examined, diagnosed and intervened early to bring the child's growth rate back to normal.
The early puberty screening package being implemented at Vinmec International General Hospital is the right choice of parents to have accurate conclusions about the health status and development of their children. Your baby will be examined with a leading specialist in Pediatric Endocrinology, will have sex hormone blood tests, bone age assessment tests, brain MRI scans or some more specialized tests to determine the right diagnosis. causes of precocious puberty and timely intervention.
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