What Causes Pubic Hair Growth And Acne In A 7 Year Old Child?

Posted on Tue, 23 May 2017

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Question : Hi, I have a 7-year old daughter who started already to have puberty hair growing and some pimples on her face. I'm concerned with this early growth symptoms as it might mean that she will not grow tall enough. Is there anything I can do to delay the process?

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
About precocious puberty in females:

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking!
I can understand your concern regarding to your daughter's health.
Puberty that begins before age 8 in girls is considered precocious puberty.
It may be manifested with breast development, pubic or underarm hair growth, acne, menarke ect.
In these cases a pediatric endocrinologist should be seen.
The cause of precocious puberty often can't be found. Rarely, certain conditions, such as infections, hormone disorders, tumors, brain abnormalities or injuries, may cause precocious puberty.
After excluding one of the above mentioned pathologies, your physician will start treatment to postpone it.

Hope the information will help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta

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Follow up: Dr. Mirjeta Guni (18 hours later)

Hi Dr. Mirjeta,

Thanks for your message. Like I had mentioned, she has gone through many laboratory tests for excatly removing the possibility of those problems you mentioned. But the doctor told us that there is no way to delay the puberty once it started. My actual question is how to postpone things or slow it down????

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
About precocious puberty treatment:

Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
GnRH agonists (Lupron) are used to delay the puberty process.
Your pediatric endocrinologist is the best authority on determining how and when to treat precocious puberty.
Regards,
Dr.Mirjeta

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana