PUBERTY!!!!

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PUBERTY!!!!
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What is Puberty?

• When your body begins to develop and change
• Your body will grow faster than any other time in
  your life( except when you were a baby)
• Everybody goes through it, at different times

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Time to Change

• The brain releases a special hormone that starts
  the change in puberty
• The hormone is gonadotropin- releasing hormone
• Gonadotropin reaches the pituitary gland (sits
  under the brain)

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Male Hormones

• In boys, the hormone that causes most of the
  changes in the body during puberty is
  TESTOSTERONE!

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Female Hormone

• In girls, the hormone that causes a girls body
  to mature and prepares her for pregnancy is
  ESTROGEN

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When does puberty start????

• Puberty usually starts some time between the ages
  of 8 and 13 in girls and 10 and 15 in boys.
• Some people start puberty a bit earlier or later
  (everyone is different)

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Delayed Puberty

• Delayed puberty is when people pass this age
  range without showing signs of body changes
• A boy or girl may find that his or her parent,
  brothers, sisters, aunt, or uncle may also have
  developed later than normal

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• These teens will eventually develop normally,
  just later than most of their peers
• Chronic illnesses such as diabetes, kidney
  disease, or asthma may cause some to go through
  puberty at an older age
• These illness can make it harder for their bodies
  to grow and develop

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• Someone who is malnourished (not eating enough
  food or without the proper nutrients) may develop
  later

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Growth Spurt

• Your body is growing and it is happening really
  fast
• This will last about 2-3 years
• Some people will grow 4 or more inches in one
  year!
• This is the last time your body grows taller

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Taking Shape

• In addition to getting taller, you will gain
  weight causing changes in your overall shape

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What happens to boys?

• Shoulders will grow wider in boys and their
  bodies will become more muscular
• Boys voices become deeper
• In some boys, the breasts may grow a little bit
  (goes away at the end of puberty)
• Their penis will lengthen and become wider and
  their testicles (testes) will get bigger

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What happens to girls??

• Bodies become curvier
• Gain weight in the hips
• Their breasts start to develop (sometimes one
  breast might develop more quickly than the other)
• Most of the time the breasts even out
• Girls will notices an increase in body fat
  (gaining this weight is normal and expected)

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Secondary Sex Characteristics

• One of the first signs of puberty is hair growing
  where it didnt grow before.
• Both girls and boys begin to grow hair under
  their arms and in their pubic areas (on and
  around the genitals)
• The hair starts out looking light and sparse

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Secondary Sex Characteristics Continued

• As puberty continues, the hair becomes longer,
  thicker, and darker
• Eventually, guys also start to grow hair on their
  faces

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Speaking of Faces

• Another thing that comes with puberty is acne
  (pimples)
• Pimples are triggered by hormones
• They usually start at the beginning of puberty
  and can stick around during adolescence (the
  teenage years)

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Faces Continued

• You may notice pimples on your face, your upper
  back, or your upper chest
• The good news about pimples is that it usually
  gets better or disappears by the end of
  adolescence

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Theres More

• Boys will begin to get erections where the penis
  fills with blood and becomes hard
• Erections may happen for no reason at all
• Boys may also experience nocturnal emissions (wet
  dreams)
• These wet dreams occur when the penis becomes
  erect while the boy is sleeping and he ejaculates

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• Ejaculation is when semen comes out of the penis
• Semen is a fluid that contains sperm
• Wet dreams become less frequent as boys process
  through puberty
• Boys will also notice that their voices may
  crack and eventually get deeper

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Change can feel kind of strange

• While your body is adjusting to hormones, so is
  your mind
• During puberty, you might feel confused or have
  strange emotions that you never experienced before

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• You may feel anxious about how your changing body
  looks (overly sensitive or upset)
• Some lose their temper more than usual and get
  angry at their friends or family

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Putting the P.U. In Puberty

• Teens notice that they have a new smell under
  their arms and elsewhere on their bodies, and
  its not a pretty one!
• That smell is body odor and everyone gets it!
• During puberty, hormones affect glands in your
  skin, making chemicals that smell bad

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What can you do to be less stinky?

• Keeping clean will help lessen the smell
• You might consider taking a shower every day,
  either in the morning before school, or the night
  before
• Using deodorant (especially after Physical
  Education class) can keep body odor in check