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The article was consulted professionally by Assoc. Dr. Dr. Huynh Thoai Loan - Head of Pediatrics - Neonatology Department, Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital. Uncle is one of the leading experts in Pediatrics - Neonatology in Ho Chi Minh City with nearly 30 years of experience in examining and treating diseases of pediatric endocrinology, pediatric nephrology and other pediatric - neonatal problems.Many parents, when they see their children hit puberty early, subjectively think that this is okay, some even think it is good. But that wrong thinking has caused many children with early puberty to lose the opportunity to grow taller.
1. What is early puberty?
If in the past, the average age of puberty for children was about thirty-three girls and six-year-old boys, today the age of puberty in children tends to decrease rapidly. About 10 years old in boys and 9 years old in girls, is considered premature. There is even a girl who is only 8 years old and has "possessed" a voluptuous appearance that is no different from a young girl. This causes many parents to worry and wonder about the abnormal development of their children. Evidence is that in girls, the breasts begin to enlarge, the breasts develop and darken, can menstruate. In boys, the muscles are enlarged, the penis is elongated, there is a beard, and the voice is broken.
Dậy thì vào khoảng 10 tuổi ở trẻ trai và 9 tuổi ở trẻ gái được coi là sớm
2. Why children with early puberty are at risk of being short?
Entering puberty, the height of the baby's body grows very quickly because the hormone causing early puberty activates the skeletal muscles to develop. At the peak period, each year can increase by 6 - 8cm. After that, the growth of height will slow down until the two ends of the bone tube are closed, the child will not grow any more. And it also means that at first, children have a superior body, taller than their peers. However, after the bone ends quickly close, the physical development process has not yet been completed, causing the children with early puberty to be inferior in height to their normal peers when they reach adulthood.
Experts in the field of children's health warn that girls with early puberty will be 12cm shorter, boys 20cm shorter than their adult peers. Children with precocious puberty are likened to having their last chance to grow taller.
Our body weight can increase at any age, but not height. Wanting to increase height must have a certain stage, and puberty is considered the third golden stage, also the last opportunity to change the stature of each person.
There are many children before puberty in the category of "small, modest height", but if they are well prepared, when they enter puberty, some children reach a high speed of up to 18cm/year. But kids who hit puberty early have less of a chance than kids who hit puberty at the right time.
>> See also: LH testing and puberty in children - Article written by MSc Tran Quynh Trang - Doctor of Biochemistry, Laboratory Department - Vinmec Times City International Hospital
3. What method to increase height for children with early puberty?
Puberty is the period when children develop dramatically both physically and intellectually, this is the time when children begin to be aware of their height and weight. Developing outstanding height, while reaching peak bone mass in adulthood is what any child should aim for. If the child has early puberty, how to increase the height for this sprint.
According to studies, one of the safe and effective measures that anyone can do to help "stimulate" the most natural growth hormone of the child's body is daily appropriate exercise, children must get enough sleep, on time, absolutely avoid staying up late.
In particular, the safest way to increase height for children with early puberty is to provide them with the best nutrition. That best diet must ensure all 4 groups, so that it is indispensable for nutrients to help increase height: Calcium nano, Vitamin D3 and MK7 (vitamin K2 only from nature). These nutrients are scattered more or less in the daily food we feed our children, but in the process of cooking, the quality of nutrients to increase height is actually put into the body, no one knows. Therefore, it is possible to find these nutrients that are good for bone growth in the form of functional foods and supplements.
Precocious puberty means that early bone length growth is locked down earlier than normal. Therefore, in order for children to reach puberty early to develop maximum height, it is necessary to supplement with Chondroitin nutrients to help stimulate the production of more cartilage, thereby helping the bones to grow faster, stronger and help children grow taller.
So if unfortunately the child has early puberty, do not be in a hurry, but also should not be pessimistic because the height greatly affects the child's future. If we take good steps to take care of children, especially know how to supplement with calcium nano, Vitamin D3, MK7, Chondroitin and other trace substances, the last chance to help increase height for children is still feasible and can reach the desired height.
Nếu được chăm sóc đặc biệt thì trẻ vẫn có thể phát triển và đạt được chiều cao như mong muốn
Vinmec International General Hospital provides customers with Early Puberty Screening Package.
Package includes 1 in-depth examination with a Pediatric endocrinologist and appropriate tests and diagnostic imaging depending on the child's gender:
X-ray of the scapula, straight, inclined or oblique (hand) ) General abdominal ultrasound (for girls) Determination of FSH (Follicular Stimulating Hormone) Determination of LH (Luteinizing Hormone) Determination of Estradiol (for girls) Determination of Testosterone (for boys). Your baby will be examined by a leading specialist in Pediatric Endocrinology with high expertise and experience. Sex hormone blood tests, bone age assessment tests, brain MRI scans and some more specialized tests are done to determine the right cause of early puberty and promptly treat.
Vinmec hospital system deploys Early Puberty Screening Package
1, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Address: 458 Minh Khai, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi.
Hotline: 0243 9743 556
2, Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.
Address: 42A Tran Phu, Ward Vinh Nguyen, Nha Trang City.
Hotline: 0258 3900 168
Please dial HOTLINE for more information or register for an appointment HERE. Download MyVinmec app to make appointments faster and to manage your bookings easily.
