Hey hi! This post is to educate you about the changes in you. Most girls at your age has already started puberty. The guys will start later in a few years time. You may ask what is puberty.
Puberty is the stage of growth in a young person when reproductive organs become functional.
Guys and girls develop some sexual characteristic differently.
Changes in boys
• Reproductive organs grow larger in size and start to produce sperms
• Body grows rapidly
• Height increase rapidly in short time
• Body becomes more muscular
• Hair grows on face and body (especially under the armpit and reproductive organs)
• Voice ‘breaks’ – voice sounds deeper
• Appetite increases
• Pimples appear
During puberty, boys produce lot of sperms. Often, this are released from the penis at night but it is normal and harmless and happens in most boys. This is called “wet dreams”
For girls it is a different thing of course.
Changes in girls
• Height increase rapidly
• Breast grow larger
• Hips become wider and rounder
• Hair grows on reproductive organ and under the armpits
• Menstruation begins
• Pimples appear on faces
What is menstruation?
Menstruation is also called as ‘period’ and it can last from 2 to 7 days. At puberty, you have eggs ripen at different times. When the egg is ripe or mature, it is released from the ovary. It is called ovulation and occurs once every 28 days. At about the same time, the uterus becomes thicker and has more blood. It is to prepare the uterus to have a baby. If the egg is fertilized, it grows in the uterus<.b>. But if it is not fertilized, it will disintegrate. And therefore the thick lining of the uterus is not needed. The egg, together with the blood and uterus lining, comes out of the vagina. This removal is called menstruation.
Puberty occurs at different ages for different people; do not worry if you develop earlier or later than your friends. You may be shorter now, but you may be taller in few years time. Just be happy about yourself!
We do not jsut have physical changes. We have emotional changes too. We think that the opposite sex becomes more and more interesting and attractive and we look at ourselves and ask questions.
How does our body changes?
At puberty, the pituitary gland, located in the central part of the brain, starts making hormones that stimulate the ovaries(for the girls) and the testes(for the guys) to produce sex hormones. The secretion of these hormones causes a child to develop into an adult. This is puberty.
We should think positively about our physical appearance and feelings because we are normal at this time.
Well that is all! Please continue to read other posts!
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