Treatment of precocious puberty: what drugs slow it down?

Treatment depends on the age of the child and what stage of puberty he is in.

The goal of treatment is to ensure adequate growth of the child, relieve psychosocial stress and normalize symptoms.

Precocious puberty can be treated.

The goal is to stop and prevent the continuation of pubertal features.

If left untreated, premature closure of bone clefts and growth arrest occurs.

Treatment depends on the cause of the onset of precocious puberty. It consists of taking medication to lower hormone levels and thus stop sexual development.

Treatment of central precocious puberty must be started as soon as possible so that the child can continue to grow and growth development is not arrested.

The treatment is done with the help of drugs, also known as analogue therapy. They are usually given at monthly intervals by injection. These drugs delay further development and are given until the child reaches puberty.

Approximately 16 months after the last administration of medication, the puberty process begins again.

Another option is a histrelin implant, which is implanted through a small surgical procedure under the child's skin and works for one year.

The drug cyproterone acetate is administered in the form of tablets, which are taken 2-3 times a day. This form is not effective for central precocious puberty. Therefore, it is given only in exceptional cases, e.g. when administered for a short period of time. This form of treatment is suitable for gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty.

Treatment of precocious puberty involves treatment of another medical condition that may have triggered precocious puberty.

If the cause is organic, it must be removed by treatment or surgical removal of, for example, a tumor.