My son is 9 years old currently seeing a specialist and they are concerned he might have precocious puberty. They are talking about a brain tumor being a possible cause in young boys who develop this condition. Just the mention of a brain tumor scares me. I would welcome your input. Dear Julie, Late and early puberty for boys and girls follow an opposite pattern.
Many boys experience late puberty which is most often a completely normal event.
Late puberty in girls, on the other hand, while often normal is more commonly associated with abnormalities. These four structures, the hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenals, and testicles all produce hormones. In other words, the brain, adrenals, and testicles all talk to each other through the use of hormones. This gives a focus of what doctors look for when precocious puberty occurs in males. An abnormal increase in hormone production - Something in the brain, adrenals, or testicles is causing an increase in hormones which then causes the signs of puberty.