How to judge children's precocious puberty

For parents, during the child's growth period, they must pay close attention to their child's various physical changes. If there is any abnormality, they need to go to the hospital for examination and treatment immediately. Precocious puberty is a problem that many children have, and it can happen to both boys and girls. So, how do you determine if a child is in precocious puberty? The following will introduce in detail how to determine if a child is in precocious puberty.

Nowadays, girls usually have their first menstruation around the age of 11 or 12, but if menstruation appears early, before the age of 8 or 9, it can be considered precocious puberty.

2. Breasts show up early

Director Xu Yongjian reminded that this should be carefully distinguished from the child's obesity. Some fat children have fleshy and loose chests, and parents mistakenly believe that it is premature breast development. In fact, as long as no lump is felt on the chest, it does not count.

Wu Jie Ling pointed out that the testicles of boys under the age of 11 are generally about the size of quail eggs. If they are as big as pigeon eggs or chicken eggs, parents should pay attention.

4. Too tall

If a child's height is particularly outstanding among children of the same age, or even half a head to a head taller than the average children of the same age, parents should not be too proud of his good development. Because this may also be a sign of early sexual development in children, it is best to take your child to the hospital for bone age screening as soon as possible.

If a girl before the age of 9 or a boy before the age of 11 suddenly shows signs of "crazy growth", for example: the height growth rate within six months to a year is much higher than the usual annual average growth rate, this means that the child's growth peak has arrived early, which is also a manifestation of precocious puberty. Expert advice:

If precocious puberty occurs and treatment intervention is required, it usually takes more than two years to be effective. Not only is it expensive and harmful to the child's body, but the results may not be ideal. In fact, in daily life, parents should pay more attention to whether their children have the above symptoms.

In addition to the "clues", you can also take your child to a professional institution to regularly check bone age, monitor height growth rate, and detect early development to avoid precocious puberty.