What is premature puberty in boys? What are the reasons for this disease? How does the diagnosis and treatment of this disease?
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If the floor ripening begins at the boy earlier than 10 years, then this means premature sexual development, which can be true and false.
With true premature sex ripening in the child, sex glands are developing early - testicles. Externally, the child looks older than his years - the body shape changes, the growth of pubic hair begins.
If the boy changes outwardly, but the testicles remain immature, then there is a false premature puberty.
In both cases, the boy is changing the smell of the body, acne can appear.
It is known that androgens first stimulate the growth of the body, and then suppress it. With true premature sex maturation under the influence of androgen, a premature growth jump occurs. Initially, such a child is larger than normal, but the oake of growth zones occurs earlier, as a result of which the boy's growth stops earlier, and in the end it may be noticeably lower than its peers.
Causes of premature puberty in boys
With true premature sex maturation, the hormones of gonadotropins will be released too early, determining the development of genital organs. The reason may be the disease of the pituitary gland or hypothalamus - the brain area, which controls the pituitary. Such a disease may be producing hormone tumor of the corresponding brain area.
The cause of false premature puberty may also be a tumor of adrenal or eggs, where androgens are produced - men's sex hormones are produced. They do not cause the ripening of the genital glands, but affect the formation «Mussy» appearance.
Diagnosis and treatment of premature ripening in boys
During the diagnosis, the level of hormones in the blood determines, and also investigate with the help of X-ray brushes and wrists for bone-age.
The boy is also verified for the presence of tumors of adrenal glands, hypothalamus and pituitary - for this, the pelvis and adrenal glands are carried out for this, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance tomography (MRI) brain.
For the treatment of premature puberty, preparations are prescribed, which block the production or at least neutralize the action of sex hormones.
If the cause of the disease is a tumor, then a surgical operation is needed, after which the boy's condition is normalized.
