EC Paediatrics

Precocious puberty in girls (PPG) is defined as all sexual character that appears before the age of 8 years.

The typical signs included: breast enlargement, presence of pubic hair, body odor, early menstruation and increase growth velocity above normal for the age, with accelerate bone age. Central and peripheral PP are the main causes.

In the last years, particularly after Covid 19 pandemic, we observed many girls between 7 to 8 years of age, with signs of precocious puberty, but with all normal tests (hormone, bone age and pelvic ultrasound).

In this article of opinion, the author explained why this happened and proposed that in near future after more studies, may need to change the definition for precocious puberty in girls.

 Keywords: Precocious Puberty; Girls; Covid 19; Definition

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