What are the dangers of precocious puberty in children

Precocious puberty in children was rarely heard of in the past, but now the incidence of this disease is increasing day by day, much higher than before, so parents are now very worried that their children will suffer from this disease. In fact, as long as they follow a relatively correct lifestyle and do not pursue excessive supplements in their diet, they will not easily suffer from this disease, but once they are diagnosed with it, the harm is endless.

1. It is very easy to cause psychological barriers to children. Although children with precocious puberty develop their sexual characteristics earlier, their psychological and intellectual development level is still at the actual age level. The premature appearance of sexual characteristics and development of reproductive organs can cause psychological disorders in immature children. In particular, seeing that their own sexual traits are different from those of people around them can easily cause children to feel inferior. This kind of mentality is likely to leave sequelae in their adulthood.

2. Distract children and affect their study. It should be said that the appearance of sexual characteristics and the development of reproductive organs will definitely distract children, especially girls. Early menstruation often makes them feel uneasy, shy and nervous. At the same time, girls' bodies develop too early and they are unable to deal with the impact of menstruation on their lives. In addition, the imbalance in physical and psychological development also brings many inconveniences to their lives, which is bound to affect children's reading and learning.

3. It affects the height of children, causing them to be shorter than their peers. Children with precocious puberty often experience accelerated bone growth, making them appear taller than other children of the same age. In fact, this is only a temporary phenomenon. Due to the early stimulation of sex hormones, the closure of the epiphysis will be greatly advanced, and the growth period will be shortened accordingly. That is, the long bone shaft and epiphysis will close prematurely and stop growing. Generally speaking, girls can only grow about 5 cm on average within 3 years after their menarche and boys can only grow about 5 cm on average within 3 years after their first nocturnal emission. Therefore, children with precocious puberty will eventually be shorter than their peers.

4. It may cause systemic endocrine disorders in children. We know that precocious puberty itself is an endocrine disease, but there are individual differences in the degree of endocrine disorders in children, that is, there are differences in severity and urgency. Children with mild symptoms mainly show an imbalance in sex hormone levels, while children with severe symptoms will suffer from systemic endocrine disorders. For example, hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex can cause systemic hirsutism in children. Conversely, children with hypofunction of the adrenal cortex will show reduced and dry hair, and even loss of pubic and axillary hair. Those with hyperthyroidism may have fine and soft hair or premature graying of hair. Children with the same hypothyroidism will have reduced hair during the growth phase and increased hair during the regression phase... These are just the external manifestations of endocrine disorders on the hair. There are also many systemic symptoms and many dangers.

5. Lead to early sexual intercourse. The psychological development of children with precocious puberty is extremely mismatched with their physical development. In addition, the patients are young in physical age, have little social experience, and have poor self-control, which can easily lead to their sexual behavior in advance, thus causing the risk of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

The above article has explained in detail the dangers of precocious puberty in children. The most serious one is that it will directly affect the height of your child, and may even cause your child to be shorter than normal throughout his or her life, because the sex hormones in their bodies are stimulated prematurely.