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Interesting facts about preadolescence in girls: detection of precocious puberty

Interesting facts about preadolescence in girls: detection of precocious puberty

Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 04/04/2023

Preadolescence begins in girls from the age of 11 when they begin to see hormonal changes that define the onset of development of secondary sexual characteristics.

Among the first signs that make you suspect that hormone changes begin are:

  • Bad axillary odor, which is when you start the requirement to use deodorant.
  • The axillary hair begins to become a little more noticeable, as well as the pubic hair, which is still thin and not thick.
  • The breast button starts to rise.

These are the signs that we are going to be pending to detect possible alterations in the development. Menstruation usually appears within a year or two of these changes. Post-menstrual growth is minimal and usually stops.

Early puberty

We speak of precocious puberty when sexual and hormonal maturation begins before age 11. If these types of alterations are detected, a pediatric endocrinologist should ideally be consulted .

Knowledge of the body

It is important to emphasize health promotion and prevention since you are aware of your own body. Encourage self-care and self-knowledge.

Communication and trust with the patient

It is recommended that the first consultation with the Gynecologist should have an approach rather than a review. This consultation more than to do a physical examination, (not to create any kind of anxiety against gynecology) is so that the girl can be spoken without any fear about menstruation. How and when they arrive, What is normal and abnormal. What to expect when menstruation arrives. In this way we managed to reduce anxiety against menstruation by assuming it as a normal and physiological process.

Obstetrics & Gynecology in Medellín