Symptoms of precocious puberty in little boys

There are many reasons for boys' precocious puberty, which mainly come from two aspects. One is diet. Some diets contain sex hormones, which is an important reason for children's precocious puberty. The other is that there are so many electronic devices nowadays. If children are exposed to some knowledge in this area too early, it will also lead to premature maturity. After children mature, the symptoms mainly come from two aspects. One is secondary sexual characteristics, and the other is the development of the reproductive system.

Symptoms of precocious puberty in little boys

1. Precocious puberty caused by central nervous system diseases:

Its clinical manifestations are similar to those of idiopathic cases, except that this type may also have manifestations related to organic lesions of the nervous system. Differentiation mainly relies on cranial X-ray, CT, MRI and other examinations.

2. Primary hypothyroidism (hypothyroidism) with precocious puberty:

A small number of people who suffer from hypothyroidism before childhood may be accompanied by precocious puberty. This may be because the thyroid hormone level is reduced and the negative feedback is weakened, which increases the secretion of TRH in the hypothalamus. TRH not only stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete more TSH, but also stimulates the secretion of PRL, LH and FSH, leading to precocious puberty.

3. Albright syndrome with precocious puberty:

Patients have skeletal dysplasia, brown pigmentation spots on the skin of the trunk, and often precocious puberty. The cause is unknown.

4. Silver syndrome with precocious puberty:

The symptoms are dwarfism, congenital hemihypertrophy and precocious puberty. Growth hormone levels are normal at birth, but if large amounts of growth hormone are given later in life, rapid height growth may be observed, presumably due to the low sensitivity of target cells to growth hormone. Intrinsic precocious puberty is characterized by a significant delay in bone age compared with sexual development.

How to prevent precocious puberty in boys

1. Diet: Improper diet is the main cause of precocious puberty in children. Many parents, out of concern for their children, will give their children some supplements, such as ginseng, royal jelly, chicken embryo, cordyceps, etc. These nutritional supplements contain a lot of hormones and are not suitable for children. Fruits and vegetables containing ripening agents, snacks containing food additives, and meat containing hormones are all factors that lead to precocious puberty in children.

2. Obesity: Nowadays, many children like to stay at home and play games, do not exercise, and are picky eaters, only eating meat and not vegetables, which causes their bodies to become obese and thus leads to precocious puberty.

3. Light: Some children are afraid of the dark, so turn on the lights before going to bed. If children are exposed to too much light, the secretion of melatonin in the pineal gland will be reduced, causing sleep disorders, which may lead to the premature secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and cause precocious puberty.

4. Adult products: Some parents give their children adult toiletries and cosmetics. Children's skin structure is different from that of adults, and the hormones and additives in these products may cause precocious puberty in children.

There is a lack of sex education in Chinese society, and because the Chinese are relatively conservative, there is generally no special education on these concepts. The family is the initial institution of education. When school education is unable to meet the needs, the family needs to make more efforts in sex education. In short, the purpose of education is to educate children correctly and let them grow up to be useful to society.