PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL CHANGES

PUBERTY
 PRESENTATION

WHAT WE'LL HIGHLIGHTS

DISCUSS
Hormones
Physical changes
Emotional changes
Social changes
What is PUBERTY?

•Puberty is the stage of development when a person starts to

change from a child to an adult.
When does Puberty happen?

Puberty often begins during adolescence. Puberty typically

begins between the ages of 8 and 13 for girls and 9 and 14 for
boys and can last several years, during which time young
people go through significant physical, emotional, and social
changes.
 ALL ABOUT HORMONES

Hormones are chemical substances that

are released into the bloodstream and
travel to other organs and tissues, where
they stimulate growth. Testosterone is
for the men and estrogen and
progesterone are for the female.
HOW LONG DOES PUBERTY LAST?
It lasts about 2 to 5 years. And there's a wide range of what's normal. You may begin
puberty a little earlier or later and finish sooner or later than their friends.

The duration of puberty in girls can vary, but it generally lasts about 2-5 years. It typically
begins with the onset of breast development and ends when a girl reaches physical and
reproductive maturity. The average age of menarche (the onset of menstruation) is
around 12 years old, but it can occur as early as 8 or as late as 15.
 WHAT TO DO IF PUBERTY IS
DELAYED?
DELAYED OR EARLY PUBERTY CAN SOMETIMES BE A SIGN OF UNDERLYING
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND SHOULD BE EVALUATED BY A HEALTHCARE
PROVIDER.

MOST TEENS WITH DELAYED PUBERTY ARE JUST DEVELOPING A BIT LATER
THAN AVERAGE AND WILL CATCH UP.

Physical Changes
Girls, Boys, Both
Changes in Girls

01 SEXUAL
MATURATION
02 VAGINAL
DISCHARGE

03 MENSTRUATION 04 PHYSICAL
CHANGES
Changes in Boys

01 DEEPENING OF VOICE
02 INCREASE IN MUSCLE
MASS AND STRENGTH

03 TESTICULAR AND
PENIS GROWTH
04 PHYSICAL CHANGES
 Changes in Both

1 4
GROWTH SPURT 2 3 BODY ODOUR

BODY HAIR GROWTH

DEVELOPMENT OF ACNE
 BALANITIS
Types of BALANITIS IS INFLAMMATION OF THE GLANS (HEAD) OF THE
PENIS.

Penile EPISPADIAS

Diseases
EPISPADIAS IS A RARE BIRTH DEFECT CHARACTERIZED BY A
URETHRA THAT DOESN'T FULLY DEVELOP, WHICH RESULTS IN THE
INABILITY TO PASS URINE FROM THE BODY PROPERLY.

HYPOSPADIAS
HYPOSPADIAS IS A BIRTH DEFECT IN WHICH THE OPENING OF
THE URETHRA DEVELOPS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PENIS
INSTEAD OF ON THE TIP.

PENILE CANCER
CANCER OF THE PENIS, ALSO CALLED PENILE CANCER, ALMOST
ALWAYS BEGINS IN THE SKIN CELLS OF THE PENIS. THERE ARE FIVE
BASIC TYPES OF PENILE CANCER: SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA,
MELANOMA, BASAL CELL CANCER, ADENOCARCINOMA AND
SARCOMA.
EMOTIONAL & SOCIAL
CHANGES
FEELING UNCERTAIN
- YOU MAY BEGIN TO WONDER
AND THINK ABOUT NEW AND
UNFAMILIAR ASPECTS OF
LIFE SUCH AS CAREER,
LIVELIHOOD AND MARRIAGE
Emotional
MOOD SWI NGS
Changes
- YOU MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE
FREQUENT AND SOMETIMES
EXTREME CHANGES IN YOUR
MOOD.
PEER PRESSURE
- YOU MIGHT OFTEN PICK UP ON
WHAT'S IN AND WHAT'S OUT IN
TERMS OF THE WAY YOU DRESS,
YOUR LANGUAGE AND EVEN
YOUR BEHAVIOR DEPENDING
UPON WHAT YOU SEE.
CONFLI CTI NG
THOUGHTS
- YOU MAY FEEL STUCK
BETWEEN HOW YOU WERE AS A
CHILD AND HOW YOU WISH TO
BE AS AN ADULT.
 LOOKING FOR AN
IDENTITY
- YOU MAY FEEL INCLINED TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT MAKES YOU
UNIQUE AS A PERSON.
Social
I NDEPENDENCE Changes
- YOU WILL PROBABLY WANT
MORE INDEPENDENCE ABOUT
THINGS LIKE HOW THEY GET
AROUND AND WHERE THEY GO
NEW EXPERI ENCES
- YOU ARE LIKELY TO LOOK FOR
NEW EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING
RISKY EXPERIENCES
I NFLUENCES
- FRIENDS AND PEERS MIGHT
INFLUENCE YOU, PARTICULARLY
YOUR BEHAVIOR, APPEARANCE
Thank you
for
listening!