Today I would like to share with parents how to judge whether a child is precocious?
1. Bone age test
After the medical history collection and physical examination, the doctor will first ask the child to do a simple preliminary examination - take a bone age film, about half an hour or an hour to get the results. If the child is 7 years old and the bone age reaches 8 years old, it means that the probability of precocious puberty is greater.
2. Gonadal examination
It is used to understand the size of the child's gonads, mainly to clarify the development of the gonads, and to provide a certain basis for the diagnosis of the cause of precocious puberty. If your child's body changes, please cooperate with the doctor for treatment.
3. Sex hormone level check
If the examination finds that the sex hormone level is relatively high, it is further certain that it is precocious puberty. However, this will also have certain fluctuations, if the blood may be taken at the time of the hormone level is in a state of trough, the examination value will be relatively low.
4. Skull imaging examination
If all of the above tests are consistent with true precocious puberty, a pituitary MRI is also required. Cranial imaging can be performed in women less than 6 years of age and all male children. This allows for further judgment of precocious puberty.
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