Related cases
"My daughter is in the second grade and her body is beginning to develop. She is taller than her peers. At first I felt very proud. My daughter is so tall, but until one day, the second female student suddenly told me that her chest hurts and I also felt two hard lumps. I quickly took the child to the hospital for examination. The diagnosis was difficult for me to accept, and the doctor said it was precocious puberty."
This is a mother's private complaint. After knowing the result, this mother blamed herself more. As a mother, she did not pay enough attention to it and thought it was normal development, but in the end she suffered such serious consequences.
What is precocious puberty
People's bodies and sexual organs slowly develop with age, and they only fully develop and mature after adulthood. However, girls start to have second sexual characteristics before the age of 8 and boys before the age of 9, and their height and weight will also increase rapidly. This is precocious puberty.
Premature girls will experience breast development, breast pain, menstruation, and pubic hair and axillary hair before the age of eight; children will experience testicle enlargement, pubic hair growth, and sound changes.
Hazards of precocious puberty
So, what adverse consequences will precocious puberty cause to the child's health? Why should mothers pay attention to this situation?
1. Affecting the height of children
Due to the advance secretion of sex hormones in the body, the growth rate of children will continue to accelerate, and even 1 to 5 cm a day will be significantly shortened, and the body's bones will gradually mature, so that the bones will close early. When adulthood, their height will be much lower than their peers.
2. Children with precocious puberty, Because their body shape, appearance, physiology and other characteristics are different from other children, it will cause children to be ridiculed by their peers, and they will have psychological problems such as anxiety, anxiety, fear, unwillingness to date, withdrawal, depression, etc., and will have inferiority and timidity in their hearts. is unwilling to contact other children, and over time, they will form a unique personality, which is not conducive to their own development.
3. There are health risks
Precocious puberty may also be caused by physical lesions. may be a tumor or other disease. If the child has precocious puberty, parents must pay attention to it and receive regular treatment.
What causes premature puberty
Many parents believe that it is caused by fried chicken and hamburger foods on the market. This kind of chicken is " Quick Chicken " with a lot of hormones. In fact, the food industry has very strict production standards and specifications. The raw materials consumed by merchants meet the inspection standards and will not cause premature puberty. However, fried chicken foods are fried at high temperatures and contain a lot of fat and fat. Regular consumption will lead to obesity, and obesity will induce premature puberty . The main reasons why really cause premature puberty are the following reasons.
1. Bad diet
As the living standards improve, many parents are afraid that their children will not eat well, so they often give their children meat and nutritional products (mostly containing hormones). plus children like to eat fried chicken, puffed food, takeout, etc., and do not like exercise, which can easily lead to obesity.
Due to the emergence of snacks, many children even do not eat three meals normally. Eating these snacks and hamburgers regularly will inevitably increase the risk of premature puberty.
2. Genetic factors
After relevant investigation, if someone in the family has had a similar situation, the child is likely to inherit this phenomenon, and precocious puberty is more obvious and genetics are related.
3. Poor contact pictures
is now a rapidly developing information age, and information spreads very quickly. has many children who are exposed to electronic products. It is easy to see some bad information. Children will also click in and see it curiously. Over time, it will stimulate the child. gonad axis will start in advance, inducing premature puberty.
4. Drug factors
Some parents will buy contraceptive pills in order to prevent unexpected pregnancy. Because the main ingredient in it is sex hormones, if the child takes it by mistake, it can easily induce precocious puberty. There are also many drugs that promote precocious puberty. After the child takes it by mistake, it will also increase the probability of precocious puberty.
Conclusion
In fact, There are many uncontrollable factors for children with precocious puberty now, and they are still relatively hidden, which is easy to be ignored by parents. Parents should pay more attention.
In life, you should pay attention to your children, not let them eat too much junk food, maintain sleep habits, and not let their children accept cosmetics too early.
