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Cypt CHT Puberty Presentation V1.1en
Cypt CHT Puberty Presentation V1.1en
Cypt CHT Puberty Presentation V1.1en
1. Conception to
Birth 2. Birth to one year 3. Puberty
old
When do I Start
Puberty?
Boys (Ages 10-15) Girls (Ages 8-14)
Everyone is different
Everyone will start and finish at a
different time
This is normal
What Makes Puberty
Start?
The pituitary gland sends a signal to the
body in boys and girls to produce the
hormone that starts puberty.
Do Boys and Girls
Produce the Same
Hormone?
In Girls: In Boys:
to boys?
Grow taller
Bones grow
Muscles grow
Weight gain is normal
Hair and skin become
oily and you may get
pimples
Body sweats more
What changes
happen
Grow taller
to girls?
Bones grow
Hips get wider and more
curvy
Weight gain is normal
Hair and skin become oily
and you may get pimples
Voice gets a little deeper
What changes
happen to girls?
Hair grows under armpits
and in pubic area
Hair on arms and legs may
grow darker
Breast and nipples get larger
Body sweats more
Menstruation (period) begins
May have mood swings,
sexual thoughts and feelings
Male
Reproductive
System
Urethra
Penis
Testes or Testicles
Scrotum
Male Reproductive System
Bladder
Seminal Vesicle
Prostate Gland
Urethra
Penis
Epididymis
Testicle or Testes
Scrotum
What Is an Erection?
If semen is going to come out, the penis is likely
to be erect.
A penis gets erect when blood rushes to it.
Muscles push the semen into the urethra and out
the penis
This is called ejaculation
What Causes an
Erection?
Boys get erections for all kinds of reasons.
Happen?
If a boy wakes up and finds a wet, sticky spot on his
sheets or pajamas - semen came out when he was
sleeping. This is called a wet dream.
Uterus
Cervix
Vagina
Female Reproductive
System
Fallopian Tube
Ovary
Uterus
Bladder
Cervix
Clitoris
Urethra Rectum
Vaginal Opening
So What Are Periods and
Why Do They Happen?
Girls are born with hundreds of
thousands of tiny eggs, called
ova one is called an ovum
These egg cells are only half
formed
At puberty, hormones tell the
ovaries it is time to start
releasing ova
Usually one egg at a time
develops and is released from an
ovary
So What Are Periods and
Why Do They Happen?
At the same time, the uterus starts
to grow a thick lining on the
inside wall
The lining has lots of tiny
blood vessels
The lining is there to protect
and feed an egg that has
combined with a sperm to
form a fertilized egg
So What Are Periods and
Why Do They Happen?
If an egg does not meet a sperm, the
lining is not needed.
It breaks up
Mixed with some blood it comes
out the uterus into the vagina
and then out the vaginal
opening
This is called menstruation but lots
of females just call it their period.
If a woman is not pregnant then
her ovary will release another
egg, the lining build up and, if
the egg is not fertilized, she has
another period
When will I get my
period?
No one can tell exactly when it will start
Many girls get some white or yellow stuff on their underwear
It is mucus and tells the girl that her period is coming sometime within
the next year