It varies from boy to boy, some boys get pubic hair before they get any in their armpits others get it there first. On average they the first pubic hairs begin to grow when a boy is around 12 or 13, of course some boys get them earlier and some later.
yes it is totally normal. I got mine at age 10. I know a girl that got it at age 8 so it is totally normal
it's early, but not unheard of, most likely not a big deal.
Pubic hair, Facial hair from age 9-16 But for girls it is Periods Pubic hair, ages 8-14
No, it can start anytime between the age of 8-15 so it is ok eather way.
No, not always. I started getting pubic hair when I was 8 and didnt get my period until I was 13.
This is completely normal... I got pubic hair when I was ten, but my sister didn't get it 'til she was 15. It's just part of puberty. More thoughts: My daughters and I started puberty at 8-9. By 10-11 we all had thick pubic hair. Oh, I made the choice at 18 to shave my pubic bare. My girls have seen my shave vulva since they were little and started shaving their vulva as soon as the hair started growing. That was their choice.
This age will be different depending on the boys genes but an average age would be around 12-years-old. It happens as your testicles start growing bigger and is one of the first signs you have entered Puberty.
It wold not be considered normal for a boy to develop hair on his scrotum by the age of 7. Puberty in boys doesn't usually start until somewhere between 8 and 11, and the development of scrotal hair is pretty far into puberty. If a child is showing secondary sex characteristics such as these at a young age, they should be evaluated by their pediatrician.
your period will start when your body is ready for it.. Just wait.
It can happen at any time but most girls tend to get more leg hair and start shaving when they are in late grade 7 or 8
join* and from as young as the age of 8 years old.
Puberty is assessed along the "Tanner Scale" by medical professionals. # Tanner Stage 1 (Prepubertal) ## Height increases at basal rate: 5-6 cm/year ## Breast ### Papilla elevation only ## Pubic Hair ### Villus hair only ### No coarse, pigmented hair # Tanner Stage 2 ## Height increases at accelerated rate: 7-8 cm/year ## Breast ### Breast buds palpable and areolae enlarge ### Age 10.9 years (8.9-12.9 years) ## Pubic Hair ### Minimal coarse, pigmented hair mainly on labia ### Age 11.2 years (9.0-13.4 years) ## Modifications based on increasingly earlier Puberty ### White: Stage 2 changes may appear one year earlier ### Black: Stage 2 changes may appear two years earlier # Tanner Stage 3 ## Height increases at peak rate: 8 cm/year (age 12.5) ## Breast ### Elevation of breast contour; areolae enlarge ### Age 11.9 years (9.9-13.9 years) ## Pubic Hair ### Dark, coarse, curly hair spreads over mons pubis ### Age 11.9 years (9.6-14.1 years) ## Other changes ### Axillary hair develops (13.1 years) ### Acne Vulgaris develops (13.2 years) # Tanner Stage 4 ## Height increases at 7 cm/year ## Breast ### Areolae forms secondary mound on the breast ### Age: 12.9 years (10.5-15.3 years) ## Pubic Hair ### Hair of adult quality ### No spread to junction of medial thigh with perineum ### Age: 12.6 years (10.4-14.8 years) # Tanner Stage 5 ## No further height increases after age 16 years ## Breast ### Adult breast contour ### Areola recesses to general contour of breast ## Pubic hair ### Adult distribution of hair ### Pubic hair spreads to medial thigh ### Pubic hair does not extend up linea alba # Other Milestones ## Adrenarche: Age 6 to 8 years ## Menarche: Age 12.7 years (10.8-14.5 years) ### Delayed >1 year if low body fat (e.g. athlete) ## Peak height velocity: 11.5 years (9.7-13.3 years) ## Basal growth occurs up until Tanner Stage 2 ### Basal Growth rate: 5.0 to 6.0 cm per year ### Girls who mature average time: 8.3 (6.1-10.4) cm/yr ### Girls who mature early: 9.0 (7.0-11.0) cm/yr ### Girls who mature late: 7.5 (5.4-9.6) cm/yr ## Pubertal Growth # Growth in Girls # Tanner Stage 1 (Prepubertal) ## Height increases at basal rate: 5-6 cm/year ## Testes ### Smaller than 4 ml or long axis <2.5 cm ## Pubic Hair ### No coarse, pigmented hair ## Penis Stage ### No growth # Tanner Stage 2 ## Height increases at basal rate: 5-6 cm/year ## Testes ### Size 4 ml or long axis 2.5 to 3.2 cm ### Age 11.5 years (age 9.5 to 13.5 years) ## Pubic Hair ### Minimal coarse, pigmented hair at base of penis ### Age 12.0 years (age 9.9 to 14.0 years) ## Penis Stage ### Earliest increased length and width ### Age 11.5 years (age 10.5-14.5 years) # Tanner Stage 3 ## Height increases at accelerated rate: 7-8 cm/year ## Testes ### Size 12 ml or long axis 3.6 cm ### Age 14.0 years (11.5-16.5 years) ## Pubic Hair ### Coarse, dark curly hair spread over the pubis ### Age 13.1 years (11.2-15.0 years) ## Penis Stage ### Increased length and width ### Age 12.4 years (10.1-14.6 years) ## Other Changes ### Gynecomastia may occur (age 13.2 years) ### Voice breaks (age 13.5 years) ### Muscle mass increases # Tanner Stage 4 ## Height increases at peak rate: 10 cm/year (age 13.8) ## Pubic Hair ### Hair of adult quality ### Not spread to junction of medial thigh with perineum ### Age 13.9 years (12.0-15.8 years) ## Penis ### Continued growth in length and width ### Age 13.2 years (11.2-15.3 years) ## Testes ### Length 4.1 to 4.5 cm ## Other Changes ### Axillary hair (age 14.0 years) ### Voice changes (age 14.1 years) ### Acne Vulgaris (age 14.3 years) # Tanner Stage 5 ## No further height increases after age 17 years ## Pubic Hair ### Adult pubic hair distribution (15.3 years) ### Pubic hair spreads to medial thigh ### No hair spread to linea alba ## Penis ### Mature genital size by 16.5 years ## Testes ### Length >4.5 cm ## Secondary sexual characteristics ### Facial hair present on sides ### Mature male physique ### Gynecomastia disappears ## Peak height velocity: Age 13.5 (11.7-15.3 years) ## Basal growth occurs up until Tanner Stage 3 ### Basal Growth rate: 5.0 to 6.0 cm per year ### Boys who mature average time: 9.5 (7.1-11.9) cm/yr ### Boys who mature early: 10.3 (7.9-12.5) cm/yr ### Boys who mature late: 8.5 (6.3-10.7) cm/yr ## Pubertal Growth # Growth in Boys References: # Tanner (1966) Growth at Adolescence, Appleton # Marshall (1970) Arch Dis Child 45:13 # Tanner (1985) J Pediatr 107(3):317
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