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  2. Puberty - Wikipedia

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    Although there is a wide range of normal ages, females typically begin the process of puberty around age 10½ and end puberty around 15–17; males begin around ages 11½—12 and end around 16–17. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Females attain reproductive maturity about four years after the first physical changes of puberty appear. [ 13 ]

  3. Tanner scale - Wikipedia

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    During Tanner V, females stop growing and reach their adult height. Usually, this happens in their mid teens at 14 or 15 years for females. Males also stop growing and reach their adult height during Tanner V; usually this happens in their late teens at 16 to 17 years, [medical citation needed] but can be a lot later, even into the early 20s.

  4. 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.

  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. With puberty starting earlier than ever, doctors urge greater ...

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    Precocious puberty on the rise. In the mid-19th century, girls had their first periods — which typically come about two years after they begin to show signs of breasts or pubic hair — at age ...

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

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    She adds that girls who have not yet gone through puberty will typically benefit from seeing a pediatric gynecologist if they are under 15.

  8. Adolescence - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Adolescence is usually associated with the teenage years, [3] [4] but its physical, psychological or cultural expressions may begin earlier or end later. Puberty typically begins during preadolescence, particularly in females. [4] [5] Physical growth (particularly in males) and cognitive development can extend past the teens. Age ...

  9. Gonadarche - Wikipedia

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    Puberty usually begins around ages 10—11 in females and around ages 11—12 in males. [7] Body weight and nutrition status is evidenced to have an effect on puberty onset as well, due to some input from adipose tissue hormonal signaling. [8] Puberty involves both the processes of gonadarche and adrenarche. [6]