Precocious puberty is when a child's body begins to change into an adult's (puberty) too early. Precocious puberty is diagnosed when puberty begins before age 8 in girls and before age 9 in boys.

Precocious puberty is a common condition that has increased in recent years due to many factors. Precocious puberty can leave many consequences that make children lose confidence because they are not living up to their age. Therefore, detecting precocious puberty in children helps doctors have timely treatment directions, on the other hand, it can restrain the emotional and social stress that children may face when they mature early.

Precocious puberty is when the first signs of puberty are detected in girls before the age of 8 and in boys before the age of 9-10. The consequence is a decrease in height in adulthood, in addition to causing psychological disorders for children because of unusual changes in the body compared to their peers. There are many ways to diagnose precocious puberty in children, one of which is measuring the concentration of Gonadotropin in the blood serum.

You might think that diagnosing precocious puberty is simple. If your 6-year-old daughter seems to be developing breasts or your 7-year-old son has hair under his arms, it’s easy to see why. But in reality, there are many factors that go into diagnosing precocious puberty in children.