With the general improvement of people's living standards in China, the healthy growth and development of children has become the focus of social attention. At present, the main problem faced by children in China has shifted from undernutrition and underdevelopment to a problem of balanced nutrition and healthy development.
According to official data, obesity is the number one endocrine disease in Chinese children, followed by precocious puberty in children.
The historical and cultural background of Chinese society towards sexuality has led to a relatively conservative attitude. However, if we ignore the problem of precocious puberty in children, it will have serious consequences for their healthy growth.
Precocious puberty, as a common and frequent disease second only to obesity among children in China, must attract our attention. Some people think that eating fried chicken and drinking soy milk can cause precocious puberty in children, but this is not the case.
So, what exactly is precocious puberty? What causes it? How can parents deal with precocious puberty in children? Relevant data show that the incidence of precocious puberty in children at a specific age in China is close to 05%。
The incidence of precocious puberty in girls is close to the national average, while the incidence of precocious puberty in boys is about 90% of that of girls, which is close to 04%。
Based on our population base, about 530,000 children may show signs of precocious puberty. This is a number that cannot be ignored, as the problem of precocious puberty in children affects not only the medical field, but also society.
So, how is precocious puberty medically defined? In general, precocious puberty refers to the onset of secondary sexual characteristics of puberty before the age of 9 in boys and in girls before the age of 8.
In areas where medical knowledge is relatively scarce, many elderly people often mistakenly believe that it is not inappropriate for children to grow beards too early, but rather a sign of maturity. However, there is no scientific basis for this view.
In fact, premature puberty in children and adolescents is actually a condition in the medical profession. Precocious puberty in children and adolescents is divided into two categories, namely central and peripheral, which is referred to as true precocious puberty and pseudoprecocious puberty in the medical field.
In plain language, central precocious puberty is that the child's hypothalamus "starts" in advance and begins to release gonadotropin-releasing hormone, which stimulates the child's pituitary gland to secrete more gonadotropins, resulting in premature maturation of the child's body, and the first and secondary sexual characteristics will also appear in advance.
In contrast, peripheral precocious puberty is caused by external stimuli.
Peripheral precocious puberty in children is caused by abnormal secretion of sex hormones in the body due to external reasons, which prematurely reaches the level of puberty, which leads to the early appearance of secondary sexual characteristics, rather than the premature development of the body.
In China, although the incidence of precocious puberty symptoms is high, the rate of medical visits is less than 30%.
Many parents may not consider precocious puberty in their children as a disease, and they believe that it will not affect their child's development and healthy growth. However, this view could not be more wrong.
The onset of pubertal development at an early age in boys and girls can negatively affect the normal growth and development of children.
On the surface, precocious puberty may manifest itself in boys as the appearance of beard and Adam's apple, while in girls it may manifest as breast development and growth in armpit hair.
However, once a child suffers from precocious puberty, it will not only cause distress to his mental life, but may also have a negative impact on the normal development of the body. For example, children with precocious puberty may grow taller and heavier than their peers for a short period of time, but once precocious puberty has passed, these symptoms may cause them to delay their growth and development.
Their bones develop rapidly during precocious puberty, but once that stage occurs, children's skeletal growth stops prematurely, resulting in stunted puberty and often lower than their peers in adulthood.
So, what are the causes of premature puberty in children? As we mentioned earlier, premature puberty in children can not only cause psychological distress to them, but also seriously affect their growth and future health.
Therefore, parents and friends must pay close attention to the problem of precocious puberty in children.
For children and adolescents, precocious puberty is like a kind of premature maturation, which may lead to early physical development, but it can lead to an imbalance in physical and mental development, and there is an incomplete problem.
Although they may appear taller than their peers in appearance, their intellectual and psychological capacity is still at the level of children. This situation will bring them more psychological pressure, increase their psychological burden, affect the normal development of their mental health, and may even trigger negative emotions such as autism and low self-esteem.
Precocious puberty in children cannot be ignored and can not only affect their physical and mental health, hinder normal development, negatively affect future life, and may even be a warning of potential physical problems.
For example, some precocious puberty phenomena may be caused by complications such as abnormal adrenaline secretion or malignancy. If parents fail to detect and ** in time, the consequences will be severe.
Therefore, as parents, we should always pay attention to the physical and mental health of our children and prevent the occurrence of precocious puberty. For many parents and children, it can be fearful and uneasy when it comes to sex education, but it's not something we should shy away from.
Precocious puberty in children is a serious issue, but it is often overlooked. Many children prefer to endure in silence rather than tell their parents for fear of being criticized. Similarly, some parents do not take immediate action after noticing an abnormality in their child, resulting in an exacerbation of the condition.
This is not uncommon in cases of precocious puberty in children in China. Many people believe that precocious puberty can be caused by the mouth of the mouth, by taking drugs or by consuming junk food for a long time.
But this notion is wrong, and the current information age is full of all kinds of misinformation, and parents can be misled. We should pay more attention to this problem, detect it early and intervene in time.
Many people mistakenly believe that precocious puberty in children is due to excessive intake of junk food in their daily diet. It is widely believed that junk food contains a variety of additives and hormones, and these additives and hormones have a significant impact on the growth and development of children and adolescents.
However, this idea does not necessarily have a scientific basis. Here, I have found some rumors that have been misrepresented as the cause of precocious puberty in children.
It is widely believed that the cause of precocious puberty in children is excessive consumption of fried foods such as fried chicken, carbonated drinks such as cola, and some unhealthy soy milk.
However, these foods do not cause precocious puberty in children. In the public perception, the fried chicken ingredients on the market may be hormone-induced. But in fact, China's meat circulation management procedures are extremely strict, and the law clearly stipulates that livestock shall not be injected with hormones during the breeding process.
The market supervision department's serious investigation and punishment of violations has made most of the fried chicken ingredients circulating in the market compliant. In fact, fried chicken is not the cause of precocious puberty in children.
In addition, the claim that soy milk can cause precocious puberty in children has also been confirmed to be a rumor. The raw materials of soy milk are rich in nutrients, including soy isoflavones, which are a kind of estrogen, but cannot be directly absorbed by the human body.
So, how to deal with precocious puberty in children?
Medicine believes that there are three possible causes of precocious puberty in children, the most obvious of which is obesity. In the current era of rising living standards, children often consume too much nutrients, resulting in abnormal weight gain, which in turn affects the balance of the endocrine system, thereby increasing the risk of precocious puberty.
In addition, incorrect drug use can also lead to precocious puberty in children. For example, the use of some hormone-containing medications and daily chemical products in children may increase their risk of precocious puberty.
Therefore, parents and parents need to guide their children correctly and avoid blindly using cosmetics or hormonal drugs because of their children's pursuit of appearance.
Eventually, precocious puberty may appear as a complication, and when children suffer from a serious physical illness, such as pituitary gland disease, their likelihood of developing precocious puberty increases. Therefore, parents and parents need to pay close attention to their children's physical health and take them to the hospital for formal medical check-ups regularly.
In addition, the environment in which children are exposed can have a significant impact on whether they develop precocious puberty. In today's society, many black-hearted manufacturers produce low-quality goods and toys containing chemical hormones, and if children are exposed to these substances, it will lead to hormone secretion disorders in the endocrine system, thus causing precocious puberty.
Some experts point out that sleeping with the lights on for long periods of time may have an impact on the hormone secretion of children's bodies. Of course, there are subtle factors that can cause precocious puberty in children.
For example, children may be exposed to some sexual innuendos and messages through their phones or the internet, which can cause their sex hormones to secrete abnormally. Therefore, when it comes to sex, parents and parents should not be overly nervous, but should guide children appropriately.
At the same time, schools should also set up some courses to popularize sexual knowledge to guide the healthy development of children's sexual concepts. According to the current level of medical care, the means and technology for detecting the symptoms of precocious puberty in children are very abundant.
In regular hospitals, children's health check-ups are very important. Doctors usually monitor a child's height, weight, and blood status to assess their growth and development.
At the same time, they will also check for secondary sexual characteristics, which can be a sign of precocious puberty. To get a more accurate picture of the child's physical condition, doctors also perform some complex tests.
For example, an MRI is used to check for abnormalities in a child's brain, or a child's bone age is measured to determine whether their bones are growing normally.
These tests can help doctors identify and treat children's health problems in a timely manner, ensuring their healthy development.
With the advancement of medical technology, prevention should be more important for children with precocious puberty, although it can have lifelong effects if it is not effective**. For children who have symptoms of precocious puberty, parents need to communicate with them in depth to reduce their psychological pressure, help them overcome autism and low self-esteem, and enable them to integrate into the normal life of school and family.
Parents need to guide their children to establish a healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a regular rhythm of life, controlling dietary intake, avoiding excessive intake of carbohydrates and fatty foods, and using traditional Chinese medicine for body conditioning.
In addition, parents should pay attention to daily interaction with their children, lead by example, and often take their children to outdoor physical activities, such as skipping rope, running and swimming, which can not only enhance the child's physical fitness, but also maintain the normal secretion of hormones in the body.
Children are like the rising sun, symbolizing the future and hope of the country and the nation, but the emergence of precocious puberty can have a significant impact on their physical and mental health, affecting their personal lives, families and even the whole society.
Therefore, we must pay close attention to and effectively address the problem of precocious puberty in children.
Chinese parents may generally avoid talking about sex, believing it to be an unspeakable topic, which affects children's perception of sexuality, which is both mysterious and shameful.
In general, parents should not believe the rumors that eating fried chicken and drinking soy milk will lead to precocious puberty, but should take the problem of precocious puberty in children seriously.