Question
A colleague’s child, only 13 years old, has been diagnosed with precocious puberty, which is causing great concern for the parents. Nowadays, children are generally maturing earlier, and precocious puberty has become a worrying issue for many parents. So, how can we prevent precocious puberty in adolescents in advance?
Answer
Precocious puberty is a common developmental abnormality in the pediatric endocrine system, specifically referring to the abnormal development of secondary sexual characteristics in girls before the age of eight. The main method of treatment for this disease is to use medication to inhibit the activation of the gonads. Particularly when a child’s height is relatively short and their bone age is significantly advanced, it is necessary to use medications that inhibit gonadal activation to pause gonadal development, allowing the secretion of sex hormones to return to the early pubertal stage. This can delay bone growth and fusion, improve growth and development, and strive to reach the final adult height as much as possible.