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Precocious puberty is of two types: true precocious puberty and pseudoprecocious puberty. In a minority of children with precocious puberty, the early development is triggered by a disease such as a tumor or injury of the brain .
Experts explains what precocious puberty is and the signs that parents should look out for. ... where we need to treat a child who has precocious puberty.” ... the early onset of puberty in boys ...
Puberty blockers are commonly used to delay puberty in children with precocious puberty, a condition that activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis prematurely and initiates puberty at an inappropriate age. [30] The main goal of treatment is to preserve children's adult height potential. [31]
Boys, who typically begin puberty between 9 and 14, are also starting puberty earlier than in the past, but precocious puberty is much less common for young boys than girls. When a boy starts ...
They have also been used since the 1980s to treat children for whom puberty starts at an unusually early age to allow puberty to begin later. The blockers have been proven to be highly safe and ...
[148] [150] Whereas antigonadotropic medications such as GnRH modulators and progestogens like cyproterone acetate and medroxyprogesterone acetate are normally used to treat central precocious puberty, these medications are less or not at all effective in peripheral precocious puberty, as this type of precocious puberty is independent of ...
During puberty, boys’ bodies grow rapidly, and they need the right fuel to keep up. A healthy diet, regular exercise, good hydration and sleep can make a big difference in their overall energy ...
It can manifest as precocious puberty, and is caused by abnormally high levels of testosterone or estrogen, crucial hormones for sexual development. In some cases, it may be caused by a tumor, which can be malignant, but is more commonly benign. [2] Anabolic steroids may also be a major cause of high androgen and estrogen functional activity.