Precocious puberty in 3-year-old girls is treated differently depending on the cause. They are categorized into central precocious puberty (true precocious puberty) and peripheral precocious puberty (pseudo precocious puberty), and there are mainly treatments for the causes and medications.
Precocious puberty is the onset of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of eight in girls and nine in boys. There are various etiologic factors:
1. Idiopathic central precocious puberty (true precocious puberty): This is generally due to the premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, which is characterized by an increased secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GRH) pulses. Because of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone dependence, gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs are usually used to regulate the treatment. Such as treprostinil and leuprolide.
2. Germ cell ovarian malignant tumor: 3-year-old girl precocious puberty may also be caused by ovarian tumors, etc. Surgical treatment can be taken according to the specific circumstances.
3. Peripheral precocious puberty (pseudo-precocious puberty) caused by other diseases: thyroid preparation can be given to correct the function of precocious puberty in girls caused by hypothyroidism; adrenal cortical hyperplasia causing precocious puberty in girls can be treated with adrenocorticotropic hormone.
4. Exogenous sex hormones: precocious puberty in 3-year-old girls may also be caused by the intake of exogenous sex hormones, in which case it is necessary to investigate the food and drugs containing sex hormones in the living environment and stop the intake of such hormones.
Parents are advised to seek prompt medical attention and standardized treatment for 3-year-old girls with precocious puberty. Drugs may cause certain side effects symptoms, should be used under the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly use drugs.