Causes of precocious puberty in girls

Nowadays, children generally have the problem of precocious puberty. Girls who show sexual development at around 8 years old have precocious puberty. The main reasons for precocious puberty are the intake of food containing sex hormones or the mistaken ingestion of contraceptives, which leads to precocious puberty. In addition, family conditions are generally better now, and parents think that their children are growing up, so they give their children more nutrition, which can also lead to precocious puberty.

1. What is precocious puberty in children?

The medical definition of precocious puberty in children is the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 in girls and 9 in boys, such as development of reproductive organs, growth of pubic and axillary hair, enlargement of breasts, and the onset of menstruation.

2. Causes of precocious puberty:

1. Ingestion of food containing sex hormones or accidental ingestion of contraceptive pills.

2. Overnutrition. Many parents have a misunderstanding about nutrition, thinking that to improve nutrition they must eat more chicken, duck, fish and meat. However, excessive protein intake will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys, and easily cause indigestion and constipation. Some children become obese due to overnutrition, which can easily lead to precocious puberty.

3. The influence of social and psychological factors. At present, various media such as television, movies, etc. have significantly more sex-related propaganda content than before, and children are involuntarily affected.

4. Other factors. These include the common problems among children such as too little sleep, too much sunlight, excessive electricity use and even keeping lights on all night. If mothers have any questions about children’s health, they can consult Pigeon Doctor online.

3. Harm of precocious puberty in children

In real life, some parents don’t care much about their children’s precocious puberty, but for children, precocious puberty has at least the following three major hazards:

1. Although children with precocious puberty grow taller in a short period of time, their bones develop too early, the epiphyses close prematurely, and the growth cycle is shortened, resulting in short stature. The average height in adulthood is only 155cm-160cm

2. Premature development will bring serious psychological burden to precocious children whose minds are not yet mature. A body shape that is out of tune with the surrounding environment often leads to discrimination and rejection from peers, and can induce mental illness.

3. Precocious puberty in some children is caused by specific diseases, such as intracranial tumors, ovarian tumors, testicular tumors, etc. If not diagnosed and treated in time, it may lead to more serious consequences and even endanger life.