Patient's question:
The little girl, currently 9 years old, has recently noticed some breast development. Is this precocious puberty? How should it be treated?Doctor's answer:
Precocious puberty, whether true or false, will again exhibit the characteristic of "rapid growth in height." However, the epiphyses will also fuse prematurely. Children with idiopathic precocious puberty are affected by internal sex hormone interference, leading to premature and accelerated physical growth, early epiphyseal fusion, prolonged growth period, and early cessation of growth, ultimately resulting in a taller adult height compared to their peers who undergo normal puberty development. Children with idiopathic precocious puberty ultimately reach a height of over 1.5 meters.