Question
My son is only 12 years old and has already shown signs of development. I would like to ask how to treat precocious puberty in children?
Answer
General treatment methods include maintaining a balanced diet, avoiding excessive fat intake that promotes sexual development, and avoiding consumption of foods and medications containing sex hormones, as well as minimizing the intake of nutrition supplements rich in hormones. In terms of medication treatment, the main approach is to use slow-release GnRH analogs to suppress the release of gonadotropin hormones, reduce secondary sexual characteristics, and delay the increase in skeletal age. However, not all children with precocious puberty require medication treatment. If there are organic diseases in the central nervous system, corresponding etiological treatment should be conducted based on the nature of the lesion.