WHAT IS PUBERTY?

Puberty is called the transition period from childhood to adulthood. It is the physical and psychological transition period in which children grow the fastest and experience changes. The age of onset of puberty is 10 for girls and 11 for boys.

WHY DOES PUBERTY OCCUR, WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS ?

?: Different symptoms can be observed in girls and boys. In girls; Breast budding, genital area and armpit hair growth can be listed as the occurrence of menstrual bleeding, and the occurrence of menstruation is usually not the beginning of puberty, but the last period symptom. In men; increase in ovarian volume, hair growth in the genital area and armpits, darkening of color in the genital area, enlargement of the penis and deepening of the voice are seen as signs of puberty.

ARE THERE ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS AND TREATMENTS ?

If puberty has occurred at an early age, a treatment aimed at preventing it is applied with long-acting drugs, also known as puberty injection or vaccine treatment. During this period, children may experience various psychological problems. He may experience problems for many reasons such as introversion, embarrassment, not being able to talk to anyone, not realizing that he has entered puberty, and searching for identity. The awareness of this can be discussed first with the family and then with the authorized persons, and it can be ensured that the individual gets through this period in the best way.