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Problem with puberty

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antoine89998
antoine89998

Ok so I'm 16 going on 17 in December. I'm having problems with puberty and very worried. My voice has gotten deeper I have an atoms apple my chin hairs is coming in and my mustasch is slightly coming in also. Now what is really worrying me is my height and penis size I'm 5'6 in height and I haven't really grown in height and in penis size probably only just a little bit. Will i hit a growth spurt at 17 or 18 i had went to the docter too and she said I haven't even hit my growth spurt yet but I don't believe her.

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  • ndsmith38
    ndsmith38 antoine89998

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    Puberty can be a long process, it can take up to 5 years to fully complete.

    Your growth spurt can come at any stage during puberty, normally towards the end. I did not get my growth spurt until I was 19. I went from being the shortest guy in my final year at school to reaching just over 6 feet.

    It sounds like puberty has started, which is the main thing. The key point is testicular size, if you have noticed your testicles are growing in size then you can be sure puberty has started. 

    I can understand your desire for everything to grow quickly, both in height and size, but sometimes it just takes time. 

     

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