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Precocious puberty: when should you worry?

2022-05-09T08:59:15.290Z


More common in girls than in boys, this phenomenon is not to be taken lightly as it can mask an underlying disease.


I have a little girl who just turned 7.

When she was not yet 6 years old, I noticed that she had hair that had grown below her arms and at the pubic level.

In one year, the phenomenon has only increased.

At this rate, I tell myself that she risks being settled at the age of 8 or 9... It's scary, how can this be done?

On the forums, there are many testimonials from parents worried about their child's precocious puberty.

This phenomenon is indeed to be taken seriously.

Because if it is most often not serious, it can also jeopardize the health of the child.

Precocious puberty has a very specific definition.

It is the appearance of the first signs of puberty before the age of 8 in girls and 9 years in boys

,” explains Professor Julianne Léger, pediatrician at Robert Debré Hospital in Paris.

In this case, a beginning of breast enlargement in girls and an increase in the volume of the testicles in boys…

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Source: lefigaro

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