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    Navigate: FAQ Home Page > Puberty > Waiting for puberty
    Posted on: 11/08/2004

    Question

    I have some questions and concerns about puberty. I am 15.5 and I still haven't gone through it. I don't have underarm hair, acne, voice deepen, not a lot of hair on legs, and at the top of my penis there are about 50 hairs. Does that mean I am now starting to go through it or what?

    Is there a way I can do something to make it happen faster? It just stinks because of all my other friends of gone through it but not me. My sac has been wrinkled at times and has little bumps all over it. I have heard that is where hair is going to grow but I am not sure if that is true or not. Please respond and let me know what is going on and if I can do to speed up the process.

    I weigh about 150 pounds. I do exercise about 3 times a week or more and this includes weight lifting, walking for an hour, or riding bike for an hour, and playing basketball. I eat healthy and I eat broccoli I take my vitamin every morning I eat cereal and for dinner we usually have steak, pork, chicken, or some other kind of meat or pizza sometimes and other fried foods.


    Answer

    Puberty cannot be rushed. It is good you exercise every day and that some of the changes are happening. You will just have to wait for the rest.


    Answered By:
    Nancy Brown , Ed.S, M.A., Ph.D.


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