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Sexual maturation: where is the norm, and where is the anomaly?

Puberty is inevitable.physiological process, which, as a rule, begins with the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics. What it is? The most common are: increased hair on the pubis and armpits, as well as pigmentation of the genital organs (external). Everyone knows that such changes in the life of a girl begin a couple of years earlier than that of a boy, and then the girls develop more intensively.

So, what you need to know about the female body?Puberty begins at the age of 10-12 years, but significant changes with the child's body occur as early as eight years old, when there is a smooth rounding of the thighs and a protuberance of the areola. When they reach the age of ten, the first hair in the pubic region and under the armpits is punched, the growth of the mammary glands is noted, at 11-12 years the first menstruation may come, and already at 15-16 years the menstrual cycle normalizes, the pubic hair growth continues, the mammary glands increase in size . In addition to the sexual characteristics of the girl, there is a change in growth, or rather, its gain, which stops only when she reaches the age of 18 years.

What happens to the male body?It is almost impossible to predict and predict puberty, but most often its onset is observed at 12-14 years, and secondary sexual characteristics often arise a little earlier. So, in 10-11 years, visual enlargement of the testicles and the penis in size was recorded; at the age of 11-12 years, pigmentation of the scrotum and increased growth of pubic hair were noticed; at the age of 12–13, intensive growth continues; in 13-14 years there is a sharp mutation of the voice and the development of muscle silhouette, as well as the appearance of hair under the arm and under the nose; 14–15 years old are characterized by first uncomfortable wet dreams; but by the age of 18–20, puberty is over. Boys also grow, increasing over the year in growth by 12 cm, and so on until the age of 14, the full growth stopping is observed only by the age of 20.

Of course, the above figures are notall teenagers are the same, but still they are as close to normal as possible. But sometimes there are cases when there is a late puberty. It is necessary to find out why there is a similar anomaly.

Late puberty can wearclinical in nature, and in such cases is a sign of many endocrine disorders, as an option, with reduced function of the sex glands and pituitary. This anomaly is often accompanied by a delay or increase in growth, as well as visible deviations of mental development and a weakening of the emotional state.

What is the reason for this pathology?As a rule, late puberty is associated with the direct development of the fetus in the womb, as well as with the action of all external and emotional stimuli on it. Full diagnosis of such an anomaly helps answer the question of how to accelerate puberty. The approach to treatment should be individual. It must be clearly understood that hasty treatment can cause side effects, and the complete absence of treatment entails a number of more serious disorders that can develop the most unpredictable psychological and physical disorders in an adult. Very often, the scheme of treatment chosen includes drug therapy, as well as a set of physical exercises.

If anomalous puberty is suspectedit is necessary, first of all, to donate blood for a chromosomal study, which allows to diagnose anemia, diabetes and other diseases that may cause delayed puberty. Then the doctor prescribes a lot of additional examinations and tests that are able to identify pathology.