What Are The Consequences Of Early Puberty?

Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2014

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Question : What are some of the ways early puberty can be a problem for children?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Soumen Patra (-3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Precocious puberty.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for writing to us.

Early (Precocious) puberty means puberty occurs before 8 yrs (girl) and 9 yrs (boy). It can lead to several problem like:

1) Rapid growth initially with early bony fusion (short height).

2) Psychological impact with early body changes and they feel embarrassment socially.

3) Development of reproductive organs and external genitalia like adult. They may exhibit immature sexual behavior (mostly male).

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Dr S Patra

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari