Question
How should male precocious puberty be handled? What treatment options are available? Precocious puberty has various causes, with female GnRH-dependent precocious puberty being more common in clinical settings.
Answer
For males, precocious puberty is relatively rare and less frequent, and it is often associated with abnormalities in the central nervous system, with the most common being brain tumors. Therefore, the primary task for male precocious puberty is to find the cause. If it is caused by a brain tumor, treatment should be administered after the tumor is removed. Treating the child before removing the tumor is ineffective and not significant. If a true case of precocious puberty is confirmed and causes such as brain tumors have been ruled out, medication to suppress gonadotropin-releasing hormone activation should be used for treatment.