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Anonymous
What is the normal age to go through puberty? Is it 10-11, or do most people start at 12 or later? I started at 10, so I'm wondering if this was normal?

Jesus christ! You serious?
i started noticing 'changes' at about 12 13 years of age
i'd say 10 was a bit early. i dont know if its related but i had my first w*nk when i was 14...
Reply 4
wanking has nothing to do with puberty. puberty involves bodily changes like spots, getting more hair,sex organs growing :rolleyes: 10 is a bit too early but people start at different ages.
Reply 5
For everyone it's different, I know girls that had their periods at 10. I had some boobs by the time I was 10/11 and believe me everyone noticed. I hated swimming and stuff it was embarassing!
i'm 99% sure that girls GENERALLY start puberty earlier than boys
Reply 7
Yeah, girls start earlier. Generally.
Shylock
wanking has nothing to do with puberty. puberty involves bodily changes like spots, getting more hair,sex organs growing :rolleyes: 10 is a bit too early but people start at different ages.


Yeah sex organs growing.. surely then sex is related to puberty? maybe its a was of signalling you're nearing the end of puberty changes.. the ability to crack one off the cuff or get your nuts in.. :smile:
Reply 9
girls DO start earlier, i started about the age of 10 too, don't worry! i'm all normal now :biggrin:
Reply 10
It can greatly vary, for example, I barely started until I was nearly 16... although it can start as early as 8. Masturbating pre-pubertally is not often due to sex drive, but simply because it feels good - even though I developed at a very late stage, I started masturbating at 7 years old.
Reply 11
The age thing is an average.
There are always people aged higher and lower.
You're fine.
Reply 12
It completely depends on the individual - although girls do usually start puberty earlier than boys. It's often linked to when your parents started; if they were early developers than chances are you will too.
i had acne at the age of 10/11 and had my growth spurt around that time too
Reply 14
I think puberty for me began when I was about 11 athough I didn't get my periods until I was 13, nearly 14.
It's different for everyone so i don't think there is any 'normal' age. I have heard of a condition where a little girl started her periods aged 3.
Reply 15
*starry_eyed_*
i had acne at the age of 10/11 and had my growth spurt around that time too


Acne can be inherited too - I've never had acne and nor did my dad. It is also related to diet. My growth spurt only occured at around 16-17 and is still happening... I thought I'd never grow.
Reply 16
Eien
Acne can be inherited too - I've never had acne and nor did my dad. It is also related to diet. My growth spurt only occured at around 16-17 and is still happening... I thought I'd never grow.

Is that picture in your profile recent, because I'm sorry but you really don't look 18. Yeah, my growth spurt is still happening now. I've grown a few inches over the past year, and I'm 16.
Reply 17
brimstone
Is that picture in your profile recent, because I'm sorry but you really don't look 18. Yeah, my growth spurt is still happening now. I've grown a few inches over the past year, and I'm 16.


It is recent, and it's true that I don't look 18 at all, although it seems pretty logical since I only started puberty at nearly 16.
Reply 18
Eien
It is recent, and it's true that I don't look 18 at all, although it seems pretty logical since I only started puberty at nearly 16.

Ah, ok - sorry :smile:
When you start puberty can vary greatly: someone I know started having periods when they were 9, I didn't until I was 15!