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  2. Puberty - Wikipedia

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    Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction.It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the ovaries in a female, the testicles in a male.

  3. Tanner scale - Wikipedia

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    Among researchers who study puberty, the Tanner scale is commonly considered the "gold standard" for assessing pubertal status when it is conducted by a trained medical examiner. [5] In HIV treatment, the Tanner scale is used to determine which regimen to follow for pediatric or adolescent patients on antiretroviral therapy (adult, adolescent ...

  4. Thelarche - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, secondary breast development occurring before the age of 7 years could be a sign of premature thelarche or precocious puberty. Of note, for some girls, thelarche will occur, with subsequent regression of breast development, and then months or years later, normal breast growth will commence again accompanied by normal pubertal ...

  5. Why Is Puberty Starting Earlier? New Research Points To ... - AOL

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    Another study, which was published in 2024, found that the average age that girls had their first periods decreased from 12.5 years old in 1950 to 1969 to 11.9 years old in 2000 to 2005.

  6. Development of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Until the maturation of their reproductive capabilities, the pre-pubertal physical differences between boys and girls are the external sex organs. On average, girls begin puberty around ages 10–11 and end puberty around 15–17; boys begin around ages 11–12 and end around 16–17.

  7. Adolescence - Wikipedia

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    The average age of onset of puberty is 10–11 for girls and 11–12 for boys. [10] [11] Every person's individual timetable for puberty is influenced primarily by heredity, although environmental factors, such as diet and exercise, also exert some influences. [12] [13] These factors can also contribute to precocious and delayed puberty. [14] [13]

  8. When does my daughter need to see a gynecologist? What to ...

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    Smith also notes that girls “with complex anomalies of the reproductive tract or other pelvic organs, including the bladder and bowel, should seek out a pediatric gynecologist during puberty or ...

  9. Study of age of puberty in girls suggests links with weight gain

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    In girls, puberty and periods normally start between the ages of 10 to 15, but experts say this has been getting earlier in recent decades. In girls, puberty and periods normally start between the ...