Patient's question:
I heard from my sister that her son is 11 years old this year. Just in these days, when I went to attend his parent-teacher meeting, the teacher told my sister that her son was having an early love affair at school, so she hoped she would take him home to be properly guided. Is this precociousness? It is recommended to take him for a check-up. What are the detailed examination items for early childhood precocious puberty?Doctor's answer:
Early-onset puberty detailed examination items include: overall growth and development status, such as height, weight, growth rate, and the development of secondary sexual characteristics, to evaluate the patient's overall growth and development. Bone age X-ray, to carefully examine how bone age growth is advanced, how there has been premature fusion, and how it matches the age. B-type magnetic resonance imaging, to examine the growth and development of reproductive organs, such as how the growth and development of the uterus and ovaries match the age, whether there are mature follicles or the uterus, and how tumors may be present in other areas like the adrenal glands.