An overview of Precocious puberty: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

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Precocious Puberty
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Precocious Puberty

• Precocious puberty is a health condition where a
  childs body starts to take shape of an adult
  (puberty) very early. When puberty hits girls
  before 8 years of age and boys before 9 years, it
  is termed as precocious puberty. Puberty
  involves development of bones and muscles,
  changes in body shape and size and growth of
  body's ability to reproduce.

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Causes for precocious puberty

• Central precocious puberty There is no
  definite cause for this type of
  precocious puberty. In this condition, the
  pubertal process starts normally. There is no
  underlying medical problem with children
  suffering from this condition. In some of the
  cases, these factors may play a role 
• Brain or spinal cord tumour
• A fault in the brain at the time of birth
• Brain exposure to radiation
• Injury to the brain
• Hypothyroidism
• Peripheral precocious puberty Presence
  of testosterone in your childs body is the root
  cause of this type of precocious puberty.

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Causes for precocious puberty
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• The less common peripheral precocious puberty
  occurs without the involvement of Gn-RH that
  usually prompts puberty. Instead, the cause is
  secretion of testosterone into the body because
  of health issues with ovaries, testicles, adrenal
  glands or pituitary gland. The following may lead
  to peripheral precocious puberty in boys and
  girls Tumour of adrenal glands or the pituitary
  gland which releases testosterone
• A rare disorder that also affects the skin and
  bone- McCune-Albright syndrome
• Certain creams or ointments that expose the body
  to testosterone

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Symptoms

• Precocious puberty signs and symptoms
  include early growth in girls and boys (8, 9
  years of age respectively). Signs and symptoms
  in girls include 
• Breast growth
• First period
• Signs and symptoms in boys include 
• Enlarged testicles and penis
• Excess facial hair
• Deepening of voice
• Signs and symptoms that can occur in boys or
  girls include 
• Underarm hair
• Rapid development
• Adult body odour
• Acne

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Treatments

• Treatment for this disease depends on the cause.
  The main objective of the treatment is to enable
  the child to have a normal height. Most
  children with central precocious puberty with no
  medical condition can be effectively treated with
  Gn-RH analogue therapy which includes a monthly
  injection of leuprolide that delays further
  growth. The child receives this treatment until
  he/she attains normal puberty. Usually after 16
  months of treatment, the process of normal
  puberty starts again.However, if your child has
  an underlying medical condition, say, a tumour
  that's producing hormones and causing precocious
  puberty, the puberty can only be stopped
  by surgical removal of the tumour.It can be
  difficult for your child and family members to
  cope with precocious puberty. But if you seek
  professional opinion and understand the disease,
  you may be able to deal with it in a better
  manner.

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