5 stages of puberty

[Raikage]

"Five Stages of Puberty - Guys

1 Normal Age Range: 9-12, Average: about 10
Male hormones are becoming active, but there are hardly, if any, outside signs of development. Testicles are maturing, and some boys start a period of rapid growth late in this stage.

2 Normal Age Range: 9-15, Average: 12-13
Testicles and scrotum begin to enlarge, but penis size doesn't increase much. Very little, if any, pubic hair at the base of the penis. Increase in height and change in body shape.

3 Normal Age Range: 11-16, Average: 13-14
Penis starts to grow in length, but not much in width. Testicles and scrotum still growing. Pubic hair starts to get darker and coarser and is spreading towards the legs. Height growth continues and body/face shape look more adult. Voice begins to deepen (and crack). Some hair around the anus grows.

4 Normal Age Range: 11-17, Average: 14-15
Penis width increases, as well as length. Testicles and scrotum still growing. Pubic hair begins to take adult texture, although covers a smaller area. Most boys have first ejaculations. Underarm hair develops. Facial hair increases on chin and upper lip. Voice gets deeper and skin gets more oily.

5 Normal Age Range: 14-18, Average: around 16
Nearing full adult height and physique. Pubic hair and genitals have adult appearance. Facial hair grows more completely and shaving may begin now or soon.

During the late teens and early twenties, some men grow a bit more and develop more body hair, especially chest hair."

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i was reading this on the website and was wondering if it always goes in this order? as i've got alot of pubic hair but my penis and testicles havn't grown much, i havn't started shaving yet either

[southcarolina]

I'm 14 and I'm a 4

[Mzor203]

Puberty happens in very random ways. There is now way to predict how or when different parts of your body are going to change, and while there's a general order in which it normally happens, it is possible for the order to be mixed up a bit.

[Hyper]

And its possible to be under the normal age range and be normal xD

[dudeWTF]

im 16 and start of stage 3. i am experiencing al of the changes in stage 3 but i havent noticed any changing in my face, i stil look like 13/14 year old

[ryan92]

im 16 and think im still a 4.

[Neverender]

about 2 and a half.

13

[Requin]

Puberty is very random, more so than me...so it sort of goes in that order. But not in the ages.
It's an average guide, not a perspectus.

[byee]

Well, my name is Sam, if that matters.

The recognized source for Stages of Sexual Development and Maturity was by an investigator named Tanner. His results are scientific and widely accepted by the medical community. If you must figure out where you are, I'd strongly recommend you ONLY use him as a reference.

I don't know what resource the OP is citing here, but it doesn't exactly jive with Tanner, so I think it's fairly inaccurate and therefore useless. As I've said, it's very important to verify the accuracy of the source, rather than blindly trust what you read online. Anyone can make something sound very official and accurate.

And, to answer the OP's q, no, the stages are approximate, you can develop at your own rate/age, although the sequence is fairly fixed and consistent from person to person.

[justateen93]

im 15 and about a 4

[ZzKingz]

about 4 and a half. I hope im not almost done. Oily skin, small amount of armpit hair, and i mostly fit the genitals description.

wow awkward...
Im 13 2/3

[IAMWILL]

Please don't bump threads over 2 weeks old in Puberty 101, 1 month old on the rest of the site, unless you are the original poster.

Since this is old, :locked: