What does precocious puberty mean?

Due to the development of society, people receive different education. Today's children are becoming more and more precocious and know more and more things, which makes it much more difficult for parents and teachers to educate them. In the past, would society allow premature love to occur? Once discovered, the students would be punished by school leaders. But in today's society, not to mention high school students getting angry at junior high school students, even elementary school students are starting to date.

However, for those elementary school students, the romantic relationship between them is very pure, they just chat and learn from each other, but it is different for high school students, they know too much now, and their relationships are becoming more and more complicated. The relationship between men and women is becoming more and more complicated, but there are still some things I don’t understand. What does precocious puberty mean?

Precocious puberty is a common developmental abnormality of the pediatric endocrine system. It refers to an abnormal disease in which girls show secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 and boys before the age of 9. Central precocious puberty (CPP) is caused by the hypothalamus prematurely increasing the secretion and release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), prematurely activating the function of the gonadal axis, leading to gonadal development and secretion of sex hormones, the development of internal and external genitalia and the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics. CPP is also known as GnRH-dependent precocious puberty, and the process is progressive until the reproductive system matures. Precocious puberty refers to the early onset of puberty, that is, the appearance of gonadal enlargement and secondary sexual characteristics in females before the age of 8, or the appearance of menstruation before the age of 10, and the development of males before the age of 9. According to the different pathogenesis, precocious puberty can generally be divided into two categories: gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-dependent precocious puberty (true precocious puberty) and GnRH-independent precocious puberty (pseudo-precocious puberty); the former is called central precocious puberty or complete precocious puberty, and the latter is called peripheral precocious puberty. In addition, incomplete precocious puberty, such as simple premature breast development and simple premature pubic hair, are classified as variant types of puberty by some scholars.

It can be seen that the harm of precocious puberty is quite great. It is recommended that people with precocious puberty seek medical treatment as soon as possible if they find it. Boys should also pay attention to this, as precocious puberty is more serious than that of girls. If it is discovered, it must be treated as soon as possible, and do not delay treatment for some unnecessary reasons. Although the condition is relatively mild in girls, they must still seek treatment, otherwise the trouble caused can be very serious. Everyone must pay attention.