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Can you have pubic hair and still be a late bloomer?
Your child could have pubic hair and body odor but still meet the definition for delayed puberty, so she should be evaluated. This is because while they tend to happen around the same time, development of breasts and development of public hair/body odor are two separate processes, each triggered by their own hormones.
Does pubic hair grow before first period?
Growing pubic hair: Just after your breasts start to form, you’ll probably start growing pubic hair. It will be soft and thin at first, but it’ll get coarser over time. Your period usually arrives around one to two years after.
What are the signs that you are a late bloomer?
No pubic hair. In boys, at the age of 14 or so, there is a visible growth of hair at the groin area, under the arms and sometimes over the chest. If there isn’t any such hair growth in your body, then it is a sure sign of you being a late bloomer. In some boys, even the facial hair start showing.
Can puberty be delayed by being a late bloomer?
Puberty can be delayed for several reasons. Most often, it’s simply a pattern of growth and development in a family. A guy or girl may find that his or her parent, uncle, aunt, brothers, sisters, or cousins developed later than usual, too. This is called constitutional delay (or being a late bloomer), and it usually doesn’t need treatment.
How do you know when you are going through puberty?
Puberty is the time when your body grows from a child’s to an adult’s. You’ll know that you are going through puberty by the way that your body changes. Usually, these changes begin between the ages of 8 and 14 for girls, and between 9 and 15 for guys.
Can puberty start at age 9?
There are exceptions however, there is a thing called precocious (early) puberty where puberty can begin as early as age 9. There is also a condition called Constitutional Growth Delay (Late Bloomers), in which puberty is offset by 2 to 5 years.