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GONADOTROPHINS
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-secretions released by the hypothalaums when child is btw 8-14. (chemically identical in boys and girls)
-stimulate activity in the gonads: males- cause testes to produce more testosterone females- cause ovaries to produce more estrogen. -at 9 or 10 these levels increase, approaching puberty |
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WHY DO GIRLS GROW FASTER?
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Girls grow faster bc estrogen is a much better facilitator of growth hormone secretion by the pituitary gland than is testosterone, so as soon as a girl starts to show pubertal development, she starts to grow more quickly.
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unobvious puberty of GIRLS
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-vaginal walls become thicker
-uterus larger & more muscular -vaginal pH alkaline-->acidic |
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unobvious puberty of BOYS
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-prostate gland & semical vessel get bigger
-ejaculation is not possible until the prostate and seminal vesicles begin functioning under the influence of increasing testosterone levels. |
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NONCOITAL SEX
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-physical contact, including kissing, touching, and manual/oral-genital stimulation, but excluding coitus.
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