Patient's question:
The doctor's little girl is currently 9 years old. It has now been discovered that her breasts have begun to develop slightly. Is this precocious puberty? How should it be treated?Doctor's answer:
Precocious puberty, whether true or not, 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 accelerated early physical growth, premature epiphyseal fusion, prolonged growth period, and early cessation of growth, ultimately resulting in a taller adult height compared to their peers with normal puberty development. Children with idiopathic precocious puberty ultimately reach a height of over 1.5 meters.