Why is this?

[solZilla125]

I'm a senior in high school and I'm 17 years old but Im not as far into puberty as my friends are, or at least I don't think so. I have very little leg hair and no arm hair. I have a decent amount of armpit hair and I have pretty good amount of pubes. I have to shave my "mexi stash" every few weeks or so. My voice is not low and doesn't really crack. All of my friends call me a overgrown baby. My testicles are not very big but hang down pretty low. My penis is about 3 1/2in soft and maybe 5in erect but has not girth to it. I can produce jizz but I've never had a wet dream. I got my first bit of pubic/armpit hair in 8th grade. That is when most of my friends started puberty as well but it seems as if they are further ahead of me. Is it possible that I somehow slowed down the speed of puberty ( I know that's a pretty dumb thing to ask but that's what I think happened.)I am a bit over weight but I have been exercising a lot lately and I have lost a good amount of weight over the last few weeks. Last time I was measured I was 6 foot 1. Please let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

[AlexOnToast]

firstly i would say that if you smoke, that seriously stunts your growth.. If not, then It could just be that you are a late bloomer, like me :) I havent really hit puberty yet either so you arent alone

[From Chris]

I'm a senior in high school and I'm 17 years old but Im not as far into puberty as my friends are, or at least I don't think so. I have very little leg hair and no arm hair. I have a decent amount of armpit hair and I have pretty good amount of pubes. I have to shave my "mexi stash" every few weeks or so. My voice is not low and doesn't really crack. All of my friends call me a overgrown baby. My testicles are not very big but hang down pretty low. My penis is about 3 1/2in soft and maybe 5in erect but has not girth to it. I can produce jizz but I've never had a wet dream. I got my first bit of pubic/armpit hair in 8th grade. That is when most of my friends started puberty as well but it seems as if they are further ahead of me. Is it possible that I somehow slowed down the speed of puberty ( I know that's a pretty dumb thing to ask but that's what I think happened.)I am a bit over weight but I have been exercising a lot lately and I have lost a good amount of weight over the last few weeks. Last time I was measured I was 6 foot 1. Please let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

Everyone grows at different rates. :) There is no behind or ahead because everyone goes through puberty at different rates! I have a friend who has no armpit hair, no leg hair, and is just overall hairless and he's 16, when i'm 15 and living with 40 year old hairy man legs! Although he's a vegetarian... and his lack of protein could be a big issue, however unless that's the case for you, you're just on your normal route through puberty. :) Nothing to worry about. P.S you can't slow down the growth rate of puberty unless you use hormone suppressants. :)

-From Chris

[deregisterme]

I'm a senior in high school and I'm 17 years old but Im not as far into puberty as my friends are, or at least I don't think so. I have very little leg hair and no arm hair. I have a decent amount of armpit hair and I have pretty good amount of pubes. I have to shave my "mexi stash" every few weeks or so. My voice is not low and doesn't really crack. All of my friends call me a overgrown baby. My testicles are not very big but hang down pretty low. My penis is about 3 1/2in soft and maybe 5in erect but has not girth to it. I can produce jizz but I've never had a wet dream. I got my first bit of pubic/armpit hair in 8th grade. That is when most of my friends started puberty as well but it seems as if they are further ahead of me. Is it possible that I somehow slowed down the speed of puberty ( I know that's a pretty dumb thing to ask but that's what I think happened.)I am a bit over weight but I have been exercising a lot lately and I have lost a good amount of weight over the last few weeks. Last time I was measured I was 6 foot 1. Please let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

firstly i would say that if you smoke, that seriously stunts your growth.. If not, then It could just be that you are a late bloomer, like me :) I havent really hit puberty yet either so you arent alone

Your comment makes no sense, you are 13. First time I masturbated was at 15, don't take me wrong but you are not yet a teen you are a kid. What's wrong with 12-13 kids that have sex, masturbate, etc.

The only think you should be worried is about the height, you are not short then don't feel bad, the rest of the things are not important but your height is!

I think Alex makes a good point. Smoking can stung your growth (though OP did say he was 6 feet 1 inch - I'm so jealous at 5 feet 5 inches). I was the exact opposite - everything hit me hard and fast at the age of 10, so I had all the hair everywhere, and I've hardly grown now in the last 4 or 5 years. There is a lot more to puberty than just height, and for the OP, all things hit is at different times and different speeds. Don't worry on the wet dreams, not everyone has them (I don't). In terms of general body hair, it is also partly genetics - I feel like my hairy back is like a gorilla (and my grandfather on my mother's side was very hairy too). You may not be very hairy, they may come over time

[kinger]

Due i wouldnt worry about it everyone grows at different speeds everything will work out in time

[AlexOnToast]

Your comment makes no sense, you are 13. First time I masturbated was at 15, don't take me wrong but you are not yet a teen you are a kid. What's wrong with 12-13 kids that have sex, masturbate, etc.

The only think you should be worried is about the height, you are not short then don't feel bad, the rest of the things are not important but your height is!

1. Explain how it makes no sense. Smoking stunts growth. FACT.
2. My age has nothing to do with anything
3. Masturbation has nothing to do with this
4. I am a teen. Thirteen = Teen
5. I'm short because of a medical condition, you have utterly no right to tell me "I should be worried about my height"
6. Who are you to say height is important?

[StoppingTime]

Your comment makes no sense, you are 13. First time I masturbated was at 15,

That's fine, that was normal for you. It doesn't therefore make it abnormal for people to start earlier (or even later) than you; there's no one "right way" that this works.


don't take me wrong but you are not yet a teen you are a kid.

What I find interesting is that the only way you could figure out a way to discuss this point is by referencing a user's age. Had their age/photo been hidden you wouldn't have thought twice about it, clearly proving that you're simply inflicting your own opinion (the fact that 13 year olds "aren't" teens when that's in fact incorrect) in a place where your opinion isn't needed at all.


What's wrong with 12-13 kids that have sex, masturbate, etc.

What's wrong with other people criticizing the decisions that younger people make when in fact it has nothing to do with them?


The only think you should be worried is about the height, you are not short then don't feel bad, the rest of the things are not important but your height is!

To you, maybe, to someone else, maybe not. This isn't a thread for your opinions, the OP was not looking for what you thought was important, so there's no reason to give it in such a rude manner. So stop.

[Hermes]

It would be unusual to reach six feet tall without your voice changing because the growth of the larynx that causes your voice to get lower usually occurs during the fastest period of height growth. If you are still unconvinced you could record yourself and then attach/link to it so we can be independent judges.

Not everyone has wet dreams - as long as you can ejaculate that's fine.

Other that that most of what you say is about hair. Although we get hairier at puberty it is not a good way of measuring. Look at adult men - some are like bears and some have much less body hair. My guess is that you are further through puberty than you think but your genetics mean you won't be very hairy when fully mature whereas some of your friends will.

[Robinblake]

Yeah you'll catch up dont worry about it

[Your Captain]

My friend that's nearly 19 has no armpit hair. So your not the worst off

[jam98]

You have plenty of time to grow and for your voice to get deeper as puberty continues into your twenties. Equally it could just be your genes, in which case there is not a lot you can do apart from visit a doctor and get them to check things out to see if there is anything that can be done