What are the signs and symptoms of early puberty? How to diagnose premature puberty? What are the complications of premature puberty? How to treat premature puberty? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.
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- sexual maturity) - a period in the development of a person during which by
deep internal rearrangements he reaches puberty (ability to
reproduction). In the process of puberty in the body of the child occur
Physical, hormonal and sexual changes. Poland is considered to be
Early or premature, if it starts earlier eight years in girls and
Nine years in boys.
Research is convincing
Prove that early puberty is observed worldwide.
Picture is as follows:
Each sixth girl in the USA, Australia and Great Britain
Maturation begins
at the age of eight years. Studies also showed that first
Maturation is more common among Africans and Americans,
But the reasons for this phenomenon are still unknown. In addition, the probability
Premature
The beginning of the pubertal period is higher in children with overweight.
What are the signs and symptoms of early puberty
Signs of premature
puberty appear at an earlier age than usual.Here
The most common features:.
Girls:
- Growth and breast augmentation
- Hair growth in the axillary depressions and on the pubis
- The rapid growth of the body
- First menstruation (Menarche)
- Acne
- Changing the smell of the body
Boys:
- Increase the size of the testicles
- Hair growth on face (as
Rule begins with hair growth over the upper lip), on the pubis and armpits - The rapid growth of the body
- Breaking and rooting
- Acne
- Changing the smell of the body
Some children have «Partial»
Early puberty. W
girls rapidly increase breasts, but soon growth is stopped, or
same not accompanied by the emergence of other physical signs of sexual
Maturation. In this case, the child should show a doctor to identify in a timely manner
Possible diseases or violations. As a rule, partial early puberty
does not require medical intervention, and all other signs of sexual
maturation appear at appropriate age.
What are the reasons for early puberty
Premature beginning of the puberty can contribute
Anomalies of the organs of the sexual system (ovaries in girls and testicles
boys). Diseases of ovarian and thyroid
glands can also cause premature puberty.
Sometimes premature puberty
Is a consequence of structural brain disorders, such as tumors, brain injury
As a result of injury of the head, or transferred infectious disease (meningitis).
Most girls have sex ripening early not because of the problems with
health, and for unknown medicine reason. Perhaps for premature
The beginning of the puberty period is influenced by external factors, for example,
environmental pollution.
What are the reasons for the central premature puberty
Tumor head or
spinal cord
- Transferred infectious
Diseases, for example, Encephalitis or meningitis
- Congenital brain pathology,
For example, brain water and a gamartoma (tumor)
- Head irradiation or
spinal cord
- Head injury or
spinal cord
- Ischemia
- McKune-Albright syndrome - a genetic disease affecting
bones affecting skin pigmentation and causing hormonal disorders
- A group of hereditary diseases known as congenital
Adrenal Hyperplasia - Abnormal Hormone Development
adrenal glands
- Hypothyroidism -
the disease in which the thyroid gland does not produce sufficient
Number of hormones.
Peripheral premature puberty
This type of puberty
less common than central premature puberty. He
caused by emissions of estrogen and testosterone in blood due to violation of work
ovarian, eggs, adrenal glands or pituitary.
How to diagnose premature puberty
Doctor specializing in hormonal disorders in children,
called children's endocrinologist. In case of suspiciously early
puberty should appeal to this doctor. At the beginning of the doctor
Studies history
diseases, then examine the child and will write down the direction to various
Analyzes that
will confirm or refute the estimated diagnosis.
Physical examination of the child allows
Detect changes and signs of early puberty (breast increase, rapid
Growth, menstruation, acne rash, increasing eggs or penis and hair growth
pubis). Also performed x-ray examination of palms and wrists
- This is a very important aspect of the diagnosis of premature sex
Maturation. X-ray examination helps determine the age of bones
child and find out whether they grow quickly, or normally.
After the formulation of the initial
The diagnosis is determined by the type of premature puberty. To kid
make the injection of the gonadotropin-release hormone, after which
take a blood sample for analysis. In children with central premature
Semi-ripen
There is an increase in the levels of luteinizing and
FollicularityMulisory hormones,
And in children with peripheral premature sex ripening levels
luteinizing
and follicle-sufficient hormones quite
Normal for their age.
For the examination of children with central premature sex
Maturation perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRT) brain,
Revealing possible abnormal brain. Also perform surveys
thyroid gland to eliminate the possibility of hypothic. In some
Cases The doctor appoints an ultrasound of the pelvis authorities in order to identify cysts
ovarian or
tumors.
What are the complications
Premature Family Maturation
Growth Violations: Premature
Poland is often accompanied by a growth stop. At the beginning of the puberty period, children are rapidly
grow, but then the growth stops much earlier than the peers, so
in adulthood they are below peers.
Polycystic ovarian: girls who started menstruation
before 8 years, are susceptible to increased risk of hormonal disorders and
Diseases later. Polycystic ovaries manifests irregular
menstruation and high level of hormone androgen. In this case, on the ovaries
cysts appear, and the output of the egg does not occur.
How to treat premature puberty
In most cases, treatment
premature puberty depends on its cause. There are two
The main approach to treatment depending on the cause.
Treatment of the cause of puberty
or causeing his disease, such as tumors.
Medicinal decrease in the level of genital hormones in order to slow down puberty.
If premature puberty
caused by the disease, to slow down the process, the treatment of this is necessary
Diseases. If a child has a tumor producing hormones, «guilty»
In the premature beginning of the puberty period, surgical
Removal of the tumor.
If it was not possible to establish the cause of premature sex
ripening, child prescribed certain medicines. Introduction
Antagonist of the gonadotropinosupport hormone - the monthly injection of the drug, for example, a leiprolide that helps stop
HGH growth axis (human pituitary gonadotropin) and slow down
further development. This is
Treatment is carried out until the child reaches normal
Age
puberty. After discontinuation of treatment begins the process
puberty.
Treatment of premature sex
ripening helps to stop the ripening process until the child is not
reaches normal age. Otherwise there is a danger that
Premature puberty can prevent normal physical and
The mental development of the child.
How is the adaptation for premature sexual maturation
Although some early factors
puberty cannot be controlled (gender and race), other factors
can be eliminated. So, children must lead a healthy lifestyle and maintain
Normal weight. Also avoid external sources of estrogen and testosterone.
With premature sex maturation
The child appears a feeling of dislike for peers, which can cause
Emotional injury. Depression,
drug addiction and low self-esteem - just some of the problems faced
Children who have matured ahead of time. If the child can not
Conduct with your condition, you should seek help from a psychotherapist.
Psychotherapeutic consulting helps the child, and his parents are better
understand emotional and physical difficulties associated with early sex
ripening.
