Parents must pay attention to the problem of children's precocious puberty

With the general improvement of the overall living standards of the current domestic people, the healthy growth and development of children has also become a problem of widespread concern in society.

The main problem facing children in China now is not whether they are not full or have insufficient nutrition, but whether their nutrition is balanced and whether they can develop healthily.

According to official data, obesity is the country's number one endocrine disease among children, followed closely by a condition known as precocious puberty.

Due to historical and cultural factors, China is relatively conservative about the issue of sex. However, if the problem of children's precocious puberty is ignored, it will have extremely serious consequences for their healthy growth.

Nowadays, precocious puberty is a common disease among children in China, second only to obesity, and it has to attract people's attention.

Some people believe that eating fried foods such as fried chicken or drinking soy milk will cause precocious puberty in children, but this is not the case.

So what exactly is precocious puberty? What causes it?

How should parents deal with children's precocious puberty?

What exactly is precocious puberty? Relevant data show that within a certain age period, the incidence of precocious puberty in children in my country is close to 0.5%.

The incidence of precocious puberty in girls is close to the average level of children in the country, while the incidence of precocious puberty in boys is lower than that in girls, at approximately 0.4%.

However, since my country's population base is in the hundreds of millions, the above statistics show that approximately 530,000 children in my country will show symptoms of precocious puberty.

This is not a small number, and the problem of precocious puberty in children is reflected not only in the medical field, but also in the social field.

So, what is the medical definition of precocious puberty?

Generally speaking, the so-called precocious puberty refers to the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics that only appear during puberty in boys before the age of 9 and in girls before the age of 8.

For example, growing a beard or enlarging breasts.

In areas where medical knowledge is lacking, many elderly people believe that it is not a bad thing for children to grow beards prematurely, but rather a sign of becoming an adult.

However, this view has no scientific basis. Medically, the early onset of precocious puberty in children and adolescents is actually a disease.

Precocious puberty in children and adolescents is divided into central and peripheral types, which are called true precocious puberty and false precocious puberty in the medical field.

In professional terms, central precocious puberty is characterized by the premature secretion and release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone by the child's hypothalamus.

This hormone greatly activates the child's pituitary gland, causing it to secrete large amounts of gonadotropin.

As this hormone is secreted, the child's body matures prematurely and begins to secrete sex hormones.

This symptom manifests itself physically in the form of premature development of the child's internal and external reproductive organs and the premature appearance of their secondary sexual characteristics.

Compared with central precocious puberty, children's peripheral precocious puberty is caused by various stimuli from external factors.

Specifically, the reason why children experience peripheral precocious puberty is that due to various external factors, the secretion of sex hormones in their bodies is abnormal and quickly rises to a level that only occurs during the puberty development stage.

Therefore, peripheral precocious puberty will not cause the premature development of children's internal and external reproductive organs, but will only cause the premature appearance of secondary sexual characteristics that will only appear in children's puberty.

In other words, peripheral precocious puberty is an incomplete and incomplete manifestation of abnormal development in children.

In China, there are many children and adolescents suffering from precocious puberty. However, in comparison, the rate of seeking medical treatment for precocious puberty among children in my country is less than 30%.

Perhaps many parents do not regard children's precocious puberty as a disease, believing that it will not affect their children's future development and healthy growth.

However, this view is actually quite wrong.

The secondary sexual characteristics that only appear during puberty in boys and girls at an early age will have a negative impact on the normal growth and development of children.

From the external manifestation point of view, children who show symptoms of precocious puberty may experience the growth of beards and Adam's apples in boys, while in girls it may manifest as premature breast development and armpit hair.

In fact, once children show symptoms of precocious puberty, it will not only cause certain troubles to their spiritual life, but also have an adverse effect on their normal physical development.

To give a common example, children who experience precocious puberty may surpass their peers in height and weight in a short period of time, but once the period of precocious puberty is over, children with these symptoms will experience growth retardation.

Their bones grow significantly during precocious puberty.

But once that stage is passed, children's bone lines will close prematurely, eventually leading to delayed growth during puberty, and their height levels will generally be lower than their peers in adulthood.

So, what are the reasons for the premature onset of precocious puberty in children and adolescents?

As mentioned before, the dangers and rumors about precocious puberty: if children and adolescents show symptoms of precocious puberty too early, it will not only cause trouble to their mental life, but also seriously harm their growth and development and future health.

This forces parents to pay attention to the problem of precocious puberty in their children.

Specifically, although precocious puberty in children and adolescents will greatly advance their physical development, it is tantamount to forcing growth.

Children who suffer from precocious puberty will suffer from unbalanced and incomplete physical and mental development.

For example, although children who experience precocious puberty will have a short-term advantage in height and weight, their intelligence level and psychological endurance are still at the level of children.

This will bring more psychological distress to children, increase their psychological burden, affect the normal development of children's mental health, and ultimately lead to some negative emotions such as autism and inferiority in children.

If children suffer from precocious puberty, it will not only affect their mental health and normal physical development, but also affect their future normal development and quality of life.

Moreover, the onset of precocious puberty may also mean that there are serious problems with the child's physical development.

For example, the precocious puberty that some children experience is actually due to abnormal secretion of adrenaline or complications caused by malignant tumors.

If parents do not discover the disease early and provide timely treatment, the consequences can be very serious.

Therefore, parents should pay attention to their children's physical and mental health in daily life to prevent the occurrence of precocious puberty in children.

Perhaps for many parents and children, talking about sex is a common phenomenon.

Children who show symptoms of precocious puberty are reluctant to talk about it themselves, nor do they want their parents to know.

Some parents, after discovering that their children have some symptoms of precocious puberty, do not intervene or seek medical treatment in a timely manner.

This has also, to a certain extent, aggravated the incidence of precocious puberty among children in my country.

As the saying goes, disease comes from the mouth.

Due to the lack of basic medical knowledge, many parents may think that their children have accidentally taken certain drugs or have been eating junk food for a long time even if they find that their children have symptoms of precocious puberty.

For example, due to the proliferation of self-media in the current information age, parents may be misled.

Many people believe that the reason why children suffer from precocious puberty is that they consume too much junk food in their daily lives.

As we all know, junk food contains many additives and hormones, which will greatly affect the normal growth and development of children and adolescents.

But in fact, this view is not necessarily in line with the scientific spirit.

Below, the author has found some rumors that may cause precocious puberty in children.

Many people believe that precocious puberty in children is caused by excessive consumption of fried foods (such as fried chicken), carbonated drinks such as cola, and some unhealthy soy milk.

However, eating fried chicken and drinking soy milk will not cause precocious puberty in children.

In the general public's perception, many of the fried chicken ingredients used on the market may be products produced using hormones.

But in fact, the meat circulation management procedures in our country are very strict. Our country has legal provisions that it is prohibited to inject hormones into livestock during the breeding process.

Once the market supervision department discovers such behavior, it will certainly severely stop it and punish it.

Therefore, most of the fried chicken ingredients circulating on the market are not problematic, and eating fried chicken will not cause children to suffer from precocious puberty.

In addition, it is also a rumor that drinking soy milk will cause precocious puberty in children.

The raw materials of soy milk are legumes such as soybeans and soy beans, which are rich in nutrients.

Among them, the one that can catalyze the growth and development of the human body is a female hormone called soy isoflavones, but this hormone can rarely be directly absorbed by the human body.

So, after learning about these rumors, how should parents deal with the problem of precocious puberty in children?

Causes and countermeasures of precocious puberty in children. There are roughly three medical views on the causes of precocious puberty in children.

First of all, there are often some signs of precocious puberty in children, and the most obvious one is the onset of childhood obesity.

In today's era of rising living standards, children often suffer from overnutrition, which can lead to abnormal weight gain.

This will lead to an imbalance in the body's endocrine system, which will to a certain extent lead to an increase in the incidence of precocious puberty.

Secondly, taking medication incorrectly may also cause children to suffer from precocious puberty.

For example, the use of some hormone drugs and daily chemical products containing hormones on children may increase the risk of precocious puberty in children.

Therefore, in daily life, parents should guide their children correctly and not blindly let them use cosmetics or hormone drugs just because they want to become beautiful or handsome.

Finally, precocious puberty may also occur as a complication. When children have major physical illnesses, such as pituitary disease, the risk of precocious puberty in children will increase.

Therefore, parents should pay attention to their children's physical health and take them to the hospital for regular physical examinations.

In addition, the living environment of children will greatly affect whether they will develop symptoms of sexual maturity.

In today's society, many unscrupulous manufacturers produce inferior goods and toys that contain chemical hormones.

Once children are exposed to these substances, it will cause an imbalance in hormone secretion in the body's endocrine system, leading to symptoms of precocious puberty.

Some experts have suggested that sleeping with the lights on for a long time may also lead to hormone imbalance in children.

Of course, there are some very hidden factors that can cause children to suffer from precocious puberty.

For example, children may be exposed to sexual cues and information too early through mobile phones or the Internet, which may lead to abnormal secretion of sex hormones in their bodies.

Therefore, parents and guardians should not be afraid to talk about sex, but should provide reasonable guidance to children.

At the same time, schools should also appropriately offer some courses to popularize sexual knowledge, so as to guide the healthy development of children's sexual concepts.

According to the current medical level, there are many means and technologies that can detect precocious puberty in children.

In regular hospitals, checking height, weight and blood conditions is a common method.

Doctors can determine whether a child has precocious puberty by monitoring the child's height and weight, and whether secondary sexual characteristics appear.

Blood tests can monitor whether the secretion of growth hormone in children is normal.

In addition, hospitals can also use more sophisticated technologies to determine whether children have reached sexual maturity.

For example, an MRI of a child's head can be used to detect whether the child has a tumor in the brain.

By measuring a child's bone age, we can determine whether the child's bone growth is at a normal level.

From the current medical level, if children with precocious puberty do not receive timely and effective treatment, the impact of this disease will be lifelong.

Therefore, when it comes to children's precocious puberty, the first thing to focus on is prevention, and the second is to use medical means to intervene and treat it.

For children who show signs of precocious puberty, parents should communicate with them effectively.

Relieve their psychological pressure, change their autism or inferiority complex, and enable them to integrate into normal life in school and family.

In addition, parents should guide their children to develop good and healthy living habits, maintain a normal rhythm of life, control children's normal diet levels, and avoid excessive intake of foods high in carbohydrates and fats.

At the same time, Chinese medicine should also be used to properly regulate their bodies.

Finally, parents should pay attention to their daily interactions with their children, set a good example, and often take their children to participate in outdoor sports activities that are beneficial to their physical health.

For example, skipping rope, running and swimming.

Because proper physical exercise can not only enhance children's physical fitness, but also keep the hormone secretion in their bodies at a normal and balanced level.

Conclusion Children are the rising sun in the morning, the hope of the nation and the future of the country. The emergence of precocious puberty will undoubtedly affect the healthy growth of children and adolescents.

It has adverse effects on their personal lives, families and society, so the problem of precocious puberty in children should be given necessary attention and solutions.

For Chinese parents, many people may be afraid to talk about sex and think that sex is a difficult topic to talk about. This also indirectly affects children's cognition, making them think that sex is mysterious and shameful.

In short, parents should not believe the rumors that eating fried chicken and drinking soy milk will cause precocious puberty, but should take the issue of precocious puberty in children with a serious and responsible attitude.