9-year-old girl has a lump on her chest

Women's breasts and men's penis are the main manifestations of human's second development. With the continuous improvement of living standards, many teenagers now have the phenomenon of early development, but some parents and children are unaware of it and sometimes mistake early development for a disease. For example, a 9-year-old girl had a lump in her chest. Many parents thought she might have some disease and took her to the hospital for examination, but it turned out to be just secondary development.

1. This is still a developmental phenomenon, so just don't press too hard. If you still feel unwell, you can go to the hospital to see if there is any disease.

Guidance:

This is a common phenomenon in the growth and development of children. It is not pathological. It means that the child is in good health and breast development is early.

Second, if girls develop sexual organs before the age of 8 and boys develop sexual organs before the age of 9, it is considered precocious puberty. Sex hormone, bone age, growth hormone and other tests can be done to rule it out.

For children with precocious puberty, in addition to timely sexual health education, we must also provide good psychological care and actively take effective treatment measures. The ideal treatment for precocious puberty is to treat the cause of the disease based on a confirmed diagnosis.

3. The child's condition may be related to endocrine. Do not eat anything containing estrogen. If it grows up, you need to go to the hospital for B-ultrasound, CT, and endocrine examination. The specific situation needs to be determined according to the child's situation.

Guidance:

If it is shrinking or not changing, you can continue to observe the development. Some may disappear on their own! It is still recommended to go to the hospital in time for the child to have a brain CT and hormone endocrine routine examination to rule out organic lesions! Don't waste time.

If a four or eight-year-old girl has lumps in her breasts, it is a physiological phenomenon and a manifestation of hormone secretion. It's not premature development. Do not stimulate breast lumps, they will disappear on their own after a period of time. Children nowadays are well-nourished, or even overnourished, which makes them more likely to experience early sexual intercourse or early menstruation. Parents should be careful not to give their children high-calorie foods, high-sugar foods, fried foods, and not to give them beverages as water. Or excessive intake of nutritional supplements can prevent precocious puberty. If the breast lump does not disappear, you should go to the endocrinology department of a children's hospital for treatment.

5. The consideration is that the breast development of children may be a bit early considering their age, which may be related to their diet (long-term consumption of foods high in estrogen, such as chicken). Suggestions: It is recommended to pay attention to observation, adjust your diet, and try to eat less food that may contain high estrogen. If the pain is severe or increases rapidly, you should go to the hospital for examination to prevent endocrine problems.

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