What harm does delay of female puberty have?

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Female puberty development is affected by general health, such as malnutrition, overweight and obesity. As the age of puberty development varies between regions and nationalities, it is difficult to determine the specific age limit. It is generally believed that the onset age of puberty and sexual development is more than 2.5 standard deviations behind the average age of normal children. What harm does delay of female puberty have? Let's talk about it

What harm does delay of female puberty have?

Adolescence development delay teenagers, due to the delay of sexual maturity time, adolescent height sudden increase appear delay or not appear, lead to adolescence development delay children with short stature than their peers, short stature and development delay will cause certain mental pressure to children, and even serious inferiority complex.

Some students do not dare to go to the toilet in school due to poor development of external genitalia or lack of development. In addition, some students may have serious diseases, which lead to infertility in adulthood and affect the quality of marriage. Therefore, it is of great significance to seek medical treatment in time, identify the causes and choose the correct treatment plan for puberty development delay.

Physical examination shows that the children are short in stature, normal in other aspects (including external genitalia) and in good nutritional condition. Some children may have some characteristics of early puberty development, such as vaginal mucosal changes, light colored hair, and sometimes even very early signs of puberty mammary gland development. The level of gonadotropin and the response to GnRH were lower than the actual age, but they were adapted to the bone age. The response of plasma GH to various stimulation tests was normal or decreased, but returned to normal after taking a small dose of sex hormone.

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Low gonadotropin patients can also choose exogenous GnRH pulse pump treatment, this method is more similar to physiological GnRH secretion, the method is subcutaneous or intravenous intubation, treatment for 1 to 2 years, the vast majority of patients can complete sexual development, and ovulation, because this method is expensive. If the patient still has GH deficiency, the height of the patient can be estimated from the bone age before epiphyseal closure, and GH treatment is the most ideal.