Patient's question:
The sister's daughter is 13 years old this year. She has always been interested in Latin dancing, which might have contributed to precocious puberty. However, considering the girl is quite shy, she wants to avoid treatment. Is it okay not to treat precocious puberty?Doctor's answer:
Children with precocious puberty activate the gonadal axis earlier, leading to the excretion of estrogen. Estrogen stimulates the maturation of epiphyses, causing early fusion of the epiphyses. After the epiphyses close prematurely, the child's growth space is relatively extended, which will result in slower growth and development compared to normal children. Therefore, it is necessary to have a thorough examination and treatment in a regular hospital. Otherwise, without treatment, the bone age will accelerate, affecting the child's height growth and development.