Totally normal. Quit worrying.
2007-07-29 08:03:12
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answered by Corozal 4
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yeah thats normal the hormones in your body are goin nuts, it typical for someone ur age to have those feelings
2007-07-29 09:30:13
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answered by !~!~!Adam!~!~ ! 1
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Puberty is the time in life when a person becomes sexually mature. It is a physical change that usually happens between ages 10 and 14 for girls and ages 12 and 16 for boys. Some African American girls start puberty earlier than white girls, making their age range for puberty 9 to 14.
Puberty
What is puberty?
Puberty is the time in life when a person becomes sexually mature. It is a physical change that usually happens between ages 10 and 14 for girls and ages 12 and 16 for boys. Some African American girls start puberty earlier than white girls, making their age range for puberty 9 to 14.
Puberty starts when a part of the brain called the hypothalmus begins releasing a hormone called gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). GnRH then signals the pituitary gland to release two more hormones - luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) – to start sexual development.
A study funded in part by NICHD has identified a gene that appears to be the crucial signal for the beginning of puberty. Without a functioning copy of the gene, known as GPR54, humans appear unable to enter puberty normally.
What are the signs of puberty?
Puberty affects boys and girls differently.
In females:
The first sign of puberty is usually breast development.
Other signs are the growth of hair in the pubic area and armpits, and acne.
Menstruation (or a period) usually happens last.
In males:
Puberty usually begins with the testicles and penis getting bigger.
Then hair grows in the pubic area and armpits.
Muscles grow, the voice deepens, and acne and facial hair develop as puberty continues.
Both boys and girls usually have a growth spurt (a rapid increase in height) that lasts for about 2 or 3 years along with the signs listed above. This brings them closer to their adult height, which they reach after puberty.
Does everyone go through puberty the same way?
Puberty can have different patterns, so everyone may not go through puberty in the same way. For example:
Some children may begin puberty earlier than normal, a condition called precocious puberty. If signs of puberty occur early (before age 7 or 8 for girls and before age 9 for boys), parents and caregivers should talk to their child’s health care provider to see if treatment is needed.
Other children may have delayed puberty, meaning the process begins later than normal. Sometimes there is a reason for puberty starting late; for example, many young girls who are gymnasts start puberty later than those who are not gymnasts. But in many cases, there is no known reason for the delay.
If development is later than normal, parents and caregivers should talk to a health care provider, who can make sure there is not a medical condition causing the delay. But most kids with delayed puberty need no treatment and begin puberty on their own body’s time.
Puberty refers to the process of physical changes by which a child's body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Puberty is initiated by hormone signals from the brain to the gonads (the ovaries and testes). In response, the gonads produce a variety of hormones that stimulate the growth, function, or transformation of brain, bones, muscle, skin, breasts, and reproductive organs. Growth accelerates in the first half of puberty and reaches completion by the end. Before puberty, body differences between boys and girls are almost entirely restricted to the genitalia. During puberty major differences of size, shape, composition, and function develop in many body structures and systems. The most obvious of these are referred to as secondary sex characteristics.
In a strict sense, the term puberty (and this article) refers to the bodily changes of sexual maturation rather than the psychosocial and cultural aspects of adolescent development. Adolescence is the period of psychological and social transition between childhood and adulthood. Adolescence largely overlaps the period of puberty but its boundaries are less precisely defined and it refers as much to the psychosocial and cultural characteristics of development during the teen years as to the physical changes of puberty.
2007-07-28 17:22:57
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answered by tommysgirl4life 3
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It is not weird and you will feel like this for years and years to come.
Games? If everybody is in,why not?
2007-07-27 14:36:04
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answered by eszko 3
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No you are sane and normal, but you are still a minor.
2007-07-21 09:53:14
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answered by Anonymous
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Not as far as I'me concerned..
2007-07-21 09:48:09
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answered by dr.pepper106 7
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dont worry its called puberty
2007-07-21 09:48:01
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answered by hitori 2
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not good........PERIOD
2007-07-21 09:49:35
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answered by mortician 4
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