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Author:Shui Jingyu (Parents Intensive Reading Author)
It turns out that "precocious puberty" is all around us
Last week, my girlfriend told me about a "terrible" thing.
In the evening, when the girlfriend and the daughter were taking a bath together, the daughter said, "Mom, my chest sometimes hurts a little", and the girlfriend reached out and touched it, and found that it seemed to be a little hard.
The friend suddenly became nervous, his heart jerked, and he felt the blood flowing backwards. Did my daughter develop in puberty when she was in the 4th grade?
After settling down her daughter, my girlfriend checked the Internet and found that it may be precocious puberty and did not sleep for one night.
If the development is too early, will it affect the growth of height? Does it have any other effect on her?
The next morning, the girlfriend took her daughter to the hospital for bone age filming and B ultrasound examination, which was finally judged by the doctor to be precocious puberty.
The doctor told the girlfriend: "Fortunately, the discovery is timely, through professional treatment, there is not much impact on the child, if it is later, the consequences are unimaginable, once the child's bone age is closed, it will not grow high for life." ”
After listening to the doctor's words, the girlfriend couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
It's really heart-wrenching! Do you think that precocious puberty is only an occasional occurrence that other people's children may encounter? That would be a big mistake!
In fact, the data provided by the 24th National Pediatric Academic Conference of the Chinese Medical Association shows that the incidence of precocious puberty in children aged 6-18 in mainland China is about 0.43%, and there are about 530,000 precocious puberties in the country.
That's not a small amount!
In our impression, those students who develop early will generally not grow taller in junior high school and high school.
So, what are the dangers of precocious puberty?
First, lifetime influence on height.
Fu Junfen, chief physician of the Children's Hospital affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, said:
"Precocious puberty causes height (shortness) is the most direct, because we all know that after precocious puberty in children, there will first be a bone age advance, because sex hormones are most likely to advance bone age."
That is to say, the bone age is advanced, and the potential for growth is greatly compressed, affecting the height of the child's eventual adulthood. Data show that premature development and precocious puberty will lead to 1-2 years less growth of children, which translates to at least 7cm less height.
Second, personality repression.
Children with precocious puberty may prematurely carry heavy ideological baggage because they are different from their surroundings in terms of body shape and appearance, resulting in inferiority, fear and uneasiness, which will have a long-term adverse impact on their mental health in the future.
Third, it triggers adult tumors.
Data show that 10.8% of children's precocious puberty is caused by organic lesions, some of which are caused by tumors and also by adrenal gland diseases.
Therefore, it is necessary for parents to fully understand the knowledge of precocious puberty and be prepared.
Deep understanding of "precocious puberty"
Precocious puberty, as the name suggests, is the early maturity of children's sexual development and the early entry into youth.
At present, the mainland definition standard is that the child and female are 8 years old, and the male has secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 9.
Before understanding precocious puberty, parents must first understand the development of normality, under normal circumstances, girls 8-10 years old ovaries begin to develop rapidly, secrete sex hormones, 10-18 years old uterine development rises rapidly, menstruation.
Boys secrete sex hormones at the age of 12-15, and they have sperm loss, voice changes and long beards.
Girls are characterized by precocious puberty, enlarged breasts and menstrual cramps. The difficulty is for boys because of their precocious puberty, which is initially manifested in changes in the testicles.
Chief Dr. Fu Junfen shared a regrettable case, which is one of her patients.
A boy, his parents are not short, his mother is more than one meter six tall, and his father is one meter seven eight. Just because the parents are not short, they have never worried about their son's height development.
The little boy went to boarding elementary school, and in the fourth grade, he called his mother and said, "There seems to be a little change in my genitals." ”
It was also that year that the boys jumped a lot, and the chicks quietly grew longer and began to grow hair.
The mother comforted the child and said, "It's okay, the children are going to develop." ”
The mother, who was busy with work, did not care about her son's little doubts.
Who knows that more than a year later, when the boy was in the sixth grade, the mother found that the child's height stayed at 1 meter 56 for a whole year, which was almost not long.
Taking it to the hospital, the child was diagnosed with precocious puberty, the bone age was already 16 years old, and the bones were about to close. This also means that the child's height is only 1 meter 56 for life.
The parents were very sorry and heartbroken, but it was too late. The negligence of parents and the lack of common sense have ruined the health of children for a lifetime.
Dr. Fu reminded the boy's parents: "It is best for the child's father to bathe the boy regularly and pay attention to the child's physical changes." ”
Boy parents must know that for boys who are not developing, the testicle size is less than 4 ml, just like the size of peanut rice.
If the testicle size reaches the size of the first section of our adult thumb, it may mean that the child's development has already started.
Don't let your ignorance ruin your child's health.
Therefore, it is necessary for parents to learn to pay attention to the development and cleaning of girls' breasts and boys' external genitalia, and once there is an abnormality, they should seek medical treatment in time.
How to avoid precocious puberty in children
As parents, our greatest wish is to wish our children to grow up healthily. We can't affect the child's lifelong health because we don't understand precocious puberty and are ashamed to talk about sex.
There are many causes of precocious puberty in children, and the medical community currently generally believes that although the specific cause of precocious puberty is not yet clear, in addition to disease factors, obesity and environmental hazards will also increase the risk of precocious puberty.
Therefore, if parents want their children to avoid precocious puberty, they should start from the following points.
First, avoid excessive obesity in children.
Chen Xiaobo, chief physician of endocrinology at the Children's Hospital Affiliated to capital pediatric research, pointed out in an article in the Health Times in July 2018 that overweight and obesity are important causes of precocious puberty in children.
Yang Suhong, director of the Department of Endocrinology of Hangzhou Children's Hospital, introduced that many parents come to the doctor every week with the "little fat pier" at home.
Half a year ago, the parents took their 9-year-old daughter Xiao Ai and nervously found Director Yang.
Xiao Ai is one meter and four meters tall, but weighs nearly 100 pounds, his face is round, and the whole person is chubby.
The headache for parents is that a year ago, the daughter's breasts gradually enlarged, and eventually diagnosed as a rapidly progressive type of precocious puberty.
Director Yang said: "If you do not treat it in time, you will definitely have to menstruate before the age of ten. ”
Ask carefully, children usually love to eat high-calorie meat, and also like to drink drinks, almost as water.
Director Yang said: "Many parents think that their children are white and fat, but they do not know that children are precocious and closely related to obesity. ”
How can I avoid this problem? The solution is actually very simple.
1, 5532 collocation scheme
Seeing this, parents are embarrassed, how to match their children with reasonable and healthy meals? If you want to be more practical, you can refer to the "5532 Collocation Program Formulated by the British Nutrition Foundation"
5532 combination: starchy food: 5 servings / day; vegetables, fruits: 5 parts / day; dairy products: 3 parts / day; protein food: 2 servings / day (as shown).
For older children, parents can design a "Balanced Diet Pagoda" reference (as shown in the figure) according to the "Chinese Dietary Guidelines (2016)".
Be sure to avoid long-term excessive consumption of foods high in sugar, oil and salt.
2. Strengthen the movement
The 2008 Exercise Guidelines for U.S. Residents recommend that children and adolescents should do 60 minutes or more of daily physical activity daily.
Professor Pan Hui, director of the Department of Endocrinology of Union Hospital, in their book "Concord Experts Say Grow 10cm Tall", especially recommends parents to take their children to jump rope.
Because this exercise is not only good for maintaining a healthy weight, but also helps children grow taller.
In the CCTV Health Road program, parents are taught how to check whether their children are overweight and overweight, as shown in the picture, parents can check on their own.
Second, avoid sleeping at night and turn on the night lights.
Recently, a piece of news caused concern, in changsha maternal and child health hospital, a mother came to the doctor with a 7-year-old girl, the mother anxiously told the doctor that the child's chest has begun to develop.
After asking about the details of the child's life, the doctor learned that the little girl was a little timid, and her parents gave her a night light at the head of the bed to provide a sense of security, which has lasted for two or three years.
Studies have proved that when people go to sleep at night, the pineal gland in the body secretes melatonin to prevent precocious puberty.
If the child sleeps at night, there is still light in the room, the secretion of melatonin will be reduced, causing follicle stimulation to secrete early, resulting in precocious puberty in the child.
The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that electronic devices should be avoided as much as possible 1 hour before going to bed, because the blue light emitted by electronic devices will also inhibit the secretion of melatonin.
Third, do not give your child health care products at will.
In 2104, Ms. Hu of Chongqing listened to false advertisements and gave her 9-year-old daughter children's health products, resulting in precocious puberty;
Recently, Ms. Zheng of Henan also gave her daughter children's health products, and her daughter, who was only 6 years old, told her mother that "there was blood underneath."
According to relevant surveys, a total of 530,000 children in China are currently at risk of "precocious puberty", accounting for about one-fifth of the total number of children.
At the end of the day, parents need to have a basic reserve of common sense and be more alert. If you are really worried about your child's growth and development, you can go to the hospital regularly for examinations.
Fourth, avoid the use of plasticizer supplies.
The American Academy of Pediatrics pointed out that some plastic products will add bisphenol A and phthalates, both of which can interfere with the child's reproductive system and induce precocious puberty.
For example, plastic toys for children to play, plastic accessories on clothes, shoes with plastic soles, packaging for food, stationery, etc. will appear in its presence.
Therefore, when parents buy their children's daily necessities, they must go to normal manufacturers to buy, look for the national standard "GB6675" word, 3C certification mark and EU and other certificates of conformity.
Fifth, pay attention to the details of life.
The CCTV column "Ping An 365" tells that some children mistakenly ate the contraceptives that their parents kept in the drawers, resulting in precocious puberty.
Therefore, the oral contraceptives of adults must be put away and placed in the place where the child cannot reach.
Some skin care products or cosmetics also contain a lot of hormones, and long-term use of such cosmetics by children is also one of the causes of precocious puberty.
Therefore, parents must pay attention to putting away their own cosmetics and not putting makeup on their children prematurely.
Please collect the content shared today, usually raise a baby in the heart of more caution, more knowledge in the brain, only in this way can protect the peace of the child's life.
Finally, I wish all children health and happiness.
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