Overwhelming numbers of early puberty cases among girls have been reported during the pandemic, according a new report.
Pediatricians across the world have reported more precocious puberty cases, the news outlets reported, including in the U.S., India, Italy, and Turkey.
A recent study found that more than 300 girls were referred to five pediatric endocrinology centers in Italy between March and September 2020, as opposed to 140 referrals during the same time period in 2019., in Turkey, a pediatric endocrinology clinic reported 58 cases during the first year of the pandemic, as compared with 66 total cases during the three previous years.
Early puberty tends to mean there are other mental and physical issues, though in most cases, an exact cause can’t be found. Doctors have tied the current uptick to the stress of the pandemic and lockdowns, including reduced physical activity and increased consumption of unhealthy food, which are things linked to a higher risk of early puberty.that the children have gone through,” Vaishakhi Rustagi, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist in Delhi, India, told the news outlets.
In a typical year, Rustagi sees about 20 patients with early puberty. Since mid-2020, she’s seen more than 300 girls with the condition. Imaging scans and ultrasounds haven’t found tumors, and the cause has been mostly unidentifiable, though Rustagi attributes it to stress and grief.eating disordersThe main treatment for the condition, a form of hormone therapy known as GnRH analogue therapy, is known to work very well.
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