On Our Blog:Puberty Information for Parents and Kids
As children approach and move through adolescence, they proceed through the following five stages of puberty:
| Boys | Girls | |
| Stage one | Prepubertal
No sexual development |
Prepubertal
No sexual development |
| Stage two | Testes enlarge
Body odor |
Breast budding
First pubic hair Body odor Height spurt |
| Stage three | Penis enlarges
Pubic hair starts growing Ejaculation (wet dreams) |
Breasts enlarge
Pubic hair darkens, becomes curlier Vaginal discharge |
| Stage four | Continued enlargement of testes and penis
Penis and scrotal sac deepen in color Pubic hair curlier and coarser Height spurt Male breast development |
Onset of menstruation
Nipple is distinct from areola |
| Stage five | Fully mature adult Pubic hair extends to inner thighs Increases in height slow, then stop |
Fully mature female
Pubic hair extends to inner thighs Increases in height slow, then stop |
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