Puberty Disorder Treatment In Vijayawada

Puberty is the phase in a child’s life when his/her body goes through a transformation and slowly develops into an adult. Sometimes, these processes show some symptoms that indicate that the changes are not normal. This is called puberty disorder. There can be many causes of such disorders like heredity, polycystic ovary syndrome, eating disorders, infections, etc.

What are puberty disorders?

Here are some of the common puberty disorders that a child may have to go through:

Early or precocious puberty

Precocious or early puberty is a condition where a child develops the signs of puberty too soon i.e., At the age of 8 in girls and 9 in boys. The symptoms in girls are breast development and getting the first period before 8. In boys, the symptoms are voice deepening, facial hair, and enlarged testicle & penis.

Delayed puberty

In some children the signs of puberty may not occur between 8-12 for girls and 9-14 for boys; this is called delayed puberty. In this situation, the child’s appearance does not show sexual maturity by this age. The secondary sexual characteristics like breast growth, testicle growth, pubic hair, and voice change do not appear at the right time. This can cause stress and embarrassment to the child and they will need emotional support to go through their delayed puberty normally.