What is precocious puberty in children Precocious puberty is a sexual development abnormality characterized by early sexual maturation and is a common disease in pediatric endocrinology. Precocious puberty refers to the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of sexual development. For example, pubic hair and axillary hair growth, breast enlargement and menstruation in girls. Boys develop external genitalia and change their voice. The prevalence of precocious puberty in children is about 0.6%, with more females than males. The medical definition of precocious puberty in children is the appearance of signs of sexual development or the first menstruation before the age of 8 for girls and the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 9 for boys. What are the hazards of precocious puberty in children? 1. Children with idiopathic precocious puberty are affected by sex hormones in the body, with premature acceleration of physical growth, early epiphyseal fusion, shortening of the growth period, and early cessation of growth, resulting in a final adult height lower than the height of normal children of the same age who develop according to normal puberty. The premature development of sexual characteristics of children, but the level of psychological and intellectual development is still the actual age level, premature appearance of sexual characteristics and development of reproductive organs will lead to immature children psychological disorders, will have low self-esteem, autism, but also bring a lot of inconvenience to life, and even affect the study of serious cases. What factors can lead to premature sexual maturity in children 1, abuse of hormonal health products. Many parents buy a variety of health products and supplements in order to give their children calcium, iron and zinc supplements, which in turn lead to high hormones in the child’s body, easily inducing precocious puberty and affecting the normal development of the body. 2, environmental pollution. Industrial pollution, pesticide residues, contaminated water and food, after the child ingested, can not be effectively digested and excreted, resulting in the accumulation of artificial estrogen in the body, excessive secretion of estrogen, also prone to induce precocious puberty. 3. Excessive nutrition. With the improvement of people’s living standard, parents are constantly feeding their children with chicken, duck and fish every day in order to supplement their nutrition, resulting in excess nutrition in children’s bodies, which will also cause early body development. 4, the child is exposed to sexual knowledge. Nowadays, with the advanced information and communication technology, children can easily see some bad information from TV, cell phones and computers, which may stimulate the secretion of gonadal hormones and lead to precocious sexual development. How to avoid precocious puberty in children 1, from childhood to cultivate a balanced diet, regular exercise habits 2, as far as possible not to give children to eat nutritional supplements, without the “blue hat” logo must not eat 3, if found in boys before the age of 9, girls before the age of 8 years show secondary sexual characteristics, such as the development of girls’ breasts, pubic hair development, boys testicles and penis Parents should take their children to the hospital for a checkup. 4, at the same time, parents should pay special attention to the child’s psychological changes, do not show anxiety in front of the child, not to “say” the child, increasing the child’s psychological burden. Especially for girls, premature breast development and menstruation can cause a difference in appearance with children of the same age, making them have low self-esteem. Special reminder: when you encounter precocious puberty, you must pay attention to the fact that precocious puberty shortens the growth cycle of children, which can lead to early epiphyseal closure and shortening of adult height, affecting the growth of children. Therefore, it is important to detect and treat it early, and go to the hospital in time.