Clipping Board » Illness Enters through Mouth ─ The information that has been made public is often just the tip of the iceberg...
TVBS "2011/06/01"
The plasticizer scandal continues to escalate, with many parents worried that their children may have ingested probiotic products containing plasticizers, leading to precocious puberty. As a result, parents are bringing their children to clinics for check-ups. Pediatrician Chen Baixun from Kaohsiung Medical University, citing foreign research data, suggests that parents can use a ruler to measure the distance between their child's anus and genitals to determine if there are signs of precocious puberty.
Doctor: "Has he been taking those probiotics?"
Mother Lin: "Yes!"
Doctor: "How long has he been taking them?"
With plasticizer consultation clinics now open, Mother Lin was concerned because her 1-year-and-8-month-old son had been consuming probiotic products containing plasticizers for over four months, and he seemed smaller than children his age. She quickly brought him in for an examination.
Mother Lin: "Many children with allergies are told to take probiotics. Adding plasticizers to them is really outrageous!"
Fortunately, after a physical examination and measuring the anogenital distance—which was 7.8 cm, indicating normal development—Mother Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Pediatrician Chen Baixun: "We measure from the center point of the anus to the base of the penis. For young boys, the distance is typically around 7 cm. If it's shorter than that, it may indicate exposure to environmental hormones like plasticizers."
The doctor explained that foreign research involving over 300 one-year-old children showed that the average anogenital distance for boys is about 7 cm, with a margin of error of 1 cm, while for girls, it is 4.7 cm, with a standard deviation of 0.7 cm. If the measurement falls below these figures, there may be cause for concern.
Additionally, pediatricians recommend that girls who start menstruating as early as third or fourth grade should undergo blood tests and bone age analysis to further assess whether they are experiencing precocious puberty.
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Plasticizer Scare: Worried about Kids' Early Puberty? Check Anus at Home!
The plasticizer scandal continues to escalate, with many parents worried that their children may have ingested probiotic products containing plasticizers, leading to precocious puberty. As a result, parents are bringing their children to clinics for check-ups. Pediatrician Chen Baixun from Kaohsiung Medical University, citing foreign research data, suggests that parents can use a ruler to measure the distance between their child's anus and genitals to determine if there are signs of precocious puberty.
Doctor: "Has he been taking those probiotics?"
Mother Lin: "Yes!"
Doctor: "How long has he been taking them?"
With plasticizer consultation clinics now open, Mother Lin was concerned because her 1-year-and-8-month-old son had been consuming probiotic products containing plasticizers for over four months, and he seemed smaller than children his age. She quickly brought him in for an examination.
Mother Lin: "Many children with allergies are told to take probiotics. Adding plasticizers to them is really outrageous!"
Fortunately, after a physical examination and measuring the anogenital distance—which was 7.8 cm, indicating normal development—Mother Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Pediatrician Chen Baixun: "We measure from the center point of the anus to the base of the penis. For young boys, the distance is typically around 7 cm. If it's shorter than that, it may indicate exposure to environmental hormones like plasticizers."
The doctor explained that foreign research involving over 300 one-year-old children showed that the average anogenital distance for boys is about 7 cm, with a margin of error of 1 cm, while for girls, it is 4.7 cm, with a standard deviation of 0.7 cm. If the measurement falls below these figures, there may be cause for concern.
Additionally, pediatricians recommend that girls who start menstruating as early as third or fourth grade should undergo blood tests and bone age analysis to further assess whether they are experiencing precocious puberty.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 110601/ 8/ 2sk0f. html