Health notes, May 26

 Stage 4 of puberty

 

	Female (age 14 to 17),  grade 11	Male (age 13 to 17), grade 11
Hair	Armpit hair thickens	Armpit hair thickens
Skin	More oily skin, (forehead, cheeks) - pimples	More oily skin, (forehead, cheeks) - pimples
Physical development	Breast continues to develop	Testicles/scrotum continues to develop - voice deepens
	Menstruation cycle continues, and stabilized	- may have the first sign of ‘wet dream’ – ejaculation while you sleep

 

 

Stage 5 of puberty

 

	Female (age 16 to 19)	Male (age 17 to 20)
Physical development	Complete genetical development	Complete genetical development
Height/weight	Full adult height, unlikely to grow taller - very possible to gain weight depending on diet (a lot of fast food, junk, fried food, carbohydrate – fat) (a lot of fruit/vegetable, exercise) – physically fit	Full adult height, unlikely to grow taller - very possible to gain weight depending on diet (a lot of fast food, junk, fried food, carbohydrate – fat) (a lot of fruit/vegetable, exercise) – physically fit
Body shape	- body shape of a fully grown female (top figure, wider hips)	- body shape of a fully grown male (wide shoulder, taller, muscular)
Growth Spurt (appetite, how fast you become taller, gain weight)	Slow down	Slow down