Xiaoyou is 6 years old this year, just in the first grade, and is a lively and cute little girl. Recently, Xiaoyou's mother found out that Xiaoyou was always unhappy when she came back from school. After asking the reason, she found out that her daughter was ridiculed by her classmates for having her "breasts bulges" at school.
Xiaoyou's mother found it very strange: My daughter is only 6 years old, so why does her breasts develop? After Xiaoyou checked it out, Xiaoyou's mother regretted it.
She is busy with work, and in order to make her daughter more independent, she has been taking a bath by herself since she went to elementary school. If she hadn't discovered that her daughter was in a bad mood, she would still be kept in the dark.
Without further ado, Xiaoyou's mother immediately took Xiaoyou to the hospital for examination, and Xiaoyou was finally diagnosed with precocious puberty.
1. Precocious puberty in my country is not optimistic
Precocious puberty refers to Girls before the age of 8 and boys before the age of 9. In recent years, the incidence of precocious puberty has been increasing. has become one of the most common endocrine diseases in children. More than 530,000 children suffer from precocious puberty, and the incidence rate in girls is much higher than that in boys.
Under normal circumstances, the process of sexual maturity is gradual. At a certain age, the brain secretes hormones, triggering a series of sexual maturity characteristics, including weight gain, hip circumference, breast development, pubic hair growth, menstrual cramps, etc.
Therefore, if a girl experiences premature puberty symptoms such as breast development and menstruation before the age of 8, and a boy experiences premature puberty symptoms such as enlarged testicles, beard and Adam's apple before the age of 9, he should go to the doctor to avoid affecting the child's healthy growth.
Clinically, precocious puberty can also be divided into "true and false".
True precocious puberty is also called central precocious puberty, accounting for about 80% of precocious puberty, which is more common in girls. True precocious puberty is caused by the premature initiation of hypothalamic-pituitary-godal axis function and the enhanced secretion of pulse signal . The development process of is the same as that of normal puberty, but the development age is advanced.
Pseudo-premature puberty is also called peripheral precocious puberty. It is caused by the increase of sexual steroid hormones in the body to the adolescence level. shows that only the secondary sexual characteristics appear early, but do not have a completed sexual development process.
Premature puberty is not a trivial matter, nor is it a sign of rapid growth and development of children. It has serious adverse effects on children's healthy growth .
On the one hand, precocious puberty will cause children to develop prematurely, taller and shorter when they are taller, and shorter when they are adults.
On the other hand, precocious puberty leads to the premature appearance of secondary sexual characteristics, which will bring heavy psychological burden to the child, and negative emotions such as anxiety, depression, and inferiority complex, affecting mental health.
2. Chinese children have a high premature sexual maturity, is it because they eat too much chicken?
Some parents believe that children have high premature puberty due to eating too much chicken. Is it true?
In fact, There is currently no authoritative research to prove that chicken can lead to precocious puberty . Although animal food does contain a small amount of endogenous hormones, some of the endogenous hormones contained in animal food have been destroyed during cooking, and it is also unknown how much it will be absorbed after entering the human body, so it cannot be proved that animal food will have a significant impact on endocrine.
Ordinary food and diet have no direct relationship with precocious puberty . The reason behind it may be the cooking method. For example, chicken is mostly fried. Eating too much high-calorie and high-fat food will stimulate the secretion of leptin in fat cells. Leptin can promote the secretion of gonadotropin and may trigger premature puberty.
In addition, the causes of precocious puberty include:
, body diseases
Tumors or placeholder lesions, congenital abnormalities in development, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, congenital hypothyroidism, hereditary ovarian abnormalities, adrenal cortical tumors or testicular stromal cell tumors and other body diseases are all related to precocious puberty in children.
, environmental factors
The living environment contains phthalate lipid substances, bisphenol A and other hormone substances, endocrine disturbances, or frequent exposure to heavy metals and pesticides, and a large amount of estrogen may also lead to premature puberty in children.
. Genetic factors
Genetic factors are one of the important reasons for the formation of precocious puberty. Studies have confirmed that the occurrence of precocious puberty is related to gene mutations. In addition, some hereditary diseases can also lead to precocious puberty.
, nutritional factors
ripening agents, fresh preservatives, plasticizers , etc. added to food are considered to be related to precocious puberty in children, although there is currently no sufficient evidence to confirm the relationship between the two.
, information stimulation
Internet age, children are prone to exposure to adverse information and their sexual consciousness is repeatedly stimulated, which causes hypothalamus-pituitary- gonadal axis to start early, eventually triggering precocious puberty.
3. Do not let children eat
However, although foods have little impact on children's precocious puberty, try not to let children eat the following two foods:
. Supplements and health products
Many parents are worried that their children's development will not keep up with their peers, so they try every means to supplement nutrition and give their children supplements and health products. However, exogenous hormones may be added to supplements and health care products, which will increase the risk of premature puberty.
. Contraceptive pills
The contraceptive pills used by adults should be placed in a place that the child cannot reach, so as not to cause the child to accidentally eat and lead to premature puberty.
According to news reports, a mother found that her 3-year-old child had bleeding. After some examination, the doctor found that the child usually had a healthy diet and almost did not take supplements or health supplements. The living environment was also normal. What was wrong?
Later I found out that the mother had said "good thing" casually because her child asked what the contraceptive pill was in the bedside table, but the child thought it was "candy" and secretly took the contraceptive pill.
Of course, the causes of precocious puberty are complex. In addition, parents should continue to prevent:
·Diet rules
Develop good dietary habits, three meals rules, balanced nutrition, and reduce the intake of fried and puffed foods.
·Persist in exercise and prevent obesity
Strengthen exercise, control weight, and prevent overweight and obesity.
·Reduce stimulation
Reduce stimulation of daily language and cultural environment, and avoid children from prematurely getting into sexual content in TV, movies, newspapers, magazines, etc.
·Daily Observation
Pay more attention to the child's physical and psychological state, and you can observe the child more through the time of taking a bath. If there are characteristics different from age, you should pay attention to it and seek medical examination as soon as possible.
In short, the incidence of precocious puberty in children remains high, so parents must pay more attention to their children's growth.
Reference
[1] "A 6-year-old daughter has a breast bulge? It turns out to be precocious! 》. Obstetrics and Gynecology Channel in the Medical Industry. 2020-09-14
[2] "[Li Yuanhong] Prevent premature puberty, there are secret recipes for diet! 》. Clinical Nutrition Network. 2022-03-06
[3] "Infertility? Carcinogenic? Premature puberty? This thing is poisoning everyone...》. Medical Obstetrics and Gynecology Channel. 2020-08-02
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