Symptoms of pseudo-precocious puberty

The so-called pseudosexual maturity refers to the fact that the development pace of a person's secondary sexual characteristics and gonads is not consistent. For example, secondary sexual characteristics have appeared, but the testicles or ovaries have not yet developed. This is pseudosexual maturity. There are many causes, especially in recent years, some growth hormones in the diet often cause some children to experience pseudo-precocious puberty, which is quite harmful to children.

Symptoms of pseudo-precocious puberty

Pseudo-precocious puberty may manifest as gonad size consistent with age, but secondary sexual characteristics develop prematurely, and the order of occurrence is the same as that of puberty. The main manifestations are breast enlargement or early appearance of pubic hair, which are of the following types: ① Simple breast development: The breasts of female babies are enlarged, mostly unilaterally and progressively, and may become static or disappear later. Other sexual characteristics appear according to normal rules. It may be caused by the ovaries temporarily secreting a small amount of estrogen. It should be differentiated from true precocious puberty and increased chest fat caused by obesity. ② Simple premature pubic hair: The cause is excessive secretion of adrenal androgen or sensitivity of hair follicles to androgen. It does not affect health and is more common in girls. His stature is taller than other children of the same age, and his condition should be differentiated from congenital adrenal hyperplasia and adrenal tumors.

Prevention and treatment

Control your diet appropriately. Avoid overnutrition, especially avoid fatty foods, eat less sweets, but ensure protein intake, and eat more vegetables and fruits. It is important to note that children should avoid eating nutritional and health products that may contain sex hormones, and should not use skin care products containing sex hormones. Increase physical activity. In particular, you should strengthen the exercise of your lower limbs, and ensure more than 30 minutes of exercise time every day. Sports such as running, climbing stairs and skipping rope can be selected. Get enough sleep. You should have eight or nine hours of high-quality sleep every night to ensure that the pituitary gland can secrete sufficient growth hormone at night, because growth hormone plays an important role in promoting rapid growth in height. Create a good environment. For example, do not let children have too much exposure to visual stimulation that is inappropriate for their age, so that their nature can be brought into play and they can gradually return to their "true colors". In fact, as long as parents arrange a balanced diet for their children's three meals a day and match them reasonably, they can ensure the supply of various nutrients needed for their children's growth and development. Normal children should not take various nutritional supplements, especially eggs containing sex hormones. Once you encounter pseudo-precocious puberty, you should first ask a specialist to check and find out the cause of your child's pseudo-precocious puberty. After diagnosis, no special treatment is generally required. The symptoms will gradually subside after stopping contact for a period of time. Girls with vaginal bleeding should also pay attention to local hygiene, and appropriate hemostatic drugs can be used when the amount of bleeding is heavy.