What are the symptoms of precocious puberty in girls?

Precocious puberty is a very popular topic in modern times. Many children have precocious puberty. Many parents may not know much about it. It mainly refers to a situation where children start to grow and develop before they reach the age of puberty. Precocious puberty is a disease that needs to be treated in time, otherwise it will be very bad for the health of children. Let's take a look at the symptoms of precocious puberty.

1. Observation of growth information: before the age of 8, whether the breasts are growing, the growth of armpit hair, whether the private parts are growing, whether pubic hair appears, whether the vulva is colored (darker), the increase of female secretions, and whether girls aged 10 or above have their first menstruation. The sudden acceleration of a child's height growth before the age of 10 is also a sign of precocious puberty. Normal girls will begin to develop breasts after the age of 8. The breasts have a development stage from small to large. They may appear on one side first or on both sides at the same time. This is not abnormal. If you find that your daughter has her first menstruation after she is over 10 years old, there is no need to worry. This is within the normal range.

2. Routine physical examination information includes: General examination: including height, weight, breasts, axillary hair, and external genitalia examination.

2. B-ultrasound examination: B-ultrasound is one of the routine physical examination methods for diagnosing precocious puberty. It can detect breast development, identify breast inflammation or tumors; the growth and development of the uterus and ovaries, and whether there are any internal reproductive organ diseases; in addition, it can also detect adrenal tumors related to precocious puberty.

3. Gynecological female hormone testing: Precocious puberty in girls is a common endocrine disease in gynecology. The cause or location of precocious puberty can be inferred based on the level of female hormones.

4. Bone age detection: In precocious puberty, measuring bone age indicators is very important. X-ray bone age detection is more than 2 years earlier than the actual age, which is considered premature bone age. The bone age of pseudo-precocious puberty is consistent with the age, while about 95% of patients with pathological precocious puberty have premature bone age.