Greater risks in minors when presenting precocious puberty

• April 19, 2024

One of the first signs of precocious puberty is the excessive increase in height in addition to the axillary smell of the adult person and the appearance of pubic hair in both sexes.

Precocious puberty is considered when in girls there is breast growth before 8 years and in children, testicular growth before 9 years.

Most of the time, especially in women, it is a question of process benign easy to solve if detected early. On the contrary in men, 50% of cases is produced for a tumor or disease of the nervous system.

Precocious puberty has increased considerably in recent years, mainly in girls.

What causes precocious puberty?

The appearance of puberty in each individual varies by genetic and feeding factors. Precocious puberty is largely due to the early activation of the hormonal axis (hypothalamus - pituitary - gonads), the cause of this is usually unknown, but often due to brain tumors, infections, trauma or malformations.

(Source: Mexican Society of Nutrition and Endocrinology)

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