Kyunghee Korean Medicine Hospital “Precocious puberty, oriental medicine treatment effective after 8 years old for females and 9 years old for males”

Precocious puberty is increasing every year, and proper treatment time is an important disease. Before girls 8 years old and boys 9 years old, GnRH agonist therapy is recommended, but after that, oriental medicine therapy has been shown to be effective.

On the 13th, Professor Lee Seon-haeng of the Oriental Medicine Pediatrics and Youth Center at Kyunghee Korean Medical Hospital said, “It is better to start the appropriate time for precocious precocious treatment before puberty, before the approximate level of growth is determined.” “It is the most effective time to treat before the development of the child.”

However, it is difficult to suspect precocious puberty if there is no heartburn or conspiracy, so the realistic indicator is right after the onset of heartburn or conspiracy.

Girls grow about 15~25cm after the chest lump is caught, about 5~7cm after menarche 2~3 years, boys grow about 25~30cm after the pubic hair develops, and about 8~10cm after the pubic hair spreads like an adult Grow.

Professor Lee said, “If you have any suspicious symptoms on the surface, it is better to provide quick medical treatment and treatment.” “General GnRH agonist treatment is low-cost and safe treatment, but for girls 8 years old and 9 boys. If you use it after age, the additional growth effect is very small.”

He emphasized, “In the normal group, where the maturity indicators appear after the age of 8 for girls or 9 years of age for boys, herbal treatment is a way to promote growth while slowing maturity.”

The treatment of precocious puberty at Kyunghee Korean Medical Hospital differs according to the patient’s condition.

For example, if there is a sense of heat every certain time, sweat when sleeping, and hands and feet are hot, it is judged that the child’s kidneys are weak and use herbal medicines of Jaumganghwatang and Jibaekjihwanghwan.

In the case of a child who is annoyed, frustrated, and sighs well, it is considered that the liver does not circulate well, and soyosan and Yongdamsagantang are used.

For children who are judged to have caused precocious puberty due to obesity, use herbal medicines of Taeumjowitang and Army Jatang, which are used to treat obesity.

Professor Lee said, “The herbal medicine used for precocious maturity is not aimed at losing weight and gaining height, but aims to help accelerate rapid growth or maturity through herbal medicine that restores the imbalance of the body.”

“The patient’s kidney is weak, the liver is not circulating, or whether it is due to obesity, or whether it is due to obesity or not, each child’s condition is classified and the appropriate herbal medicine is applied.” Added.

In order to prevent and manage precocious puberty, it is important to manage eating habits on a daily basis. Meat is mostly lean meat, minus fat, and skin and intestines are best avoided. Bosin foods such as red ginseng, antler, bokbunja, and pomegranate, and legumes such as miso, cheonggukjang, and tofu, arrowroot, cassia tora, astragalus, licorice, etc. It is good to eat.

Especially, in the case of obese children, foods high in cholesterol, such as eel, catfish, and fish eggs, and foods high in sugar, such as chocolate, coffee, and soda, should be avoided.