Puberty

the proper course of action at the onset of puberty in females reveals the lack of consideration being made for the social and mental health of women. For example, French doctor Marc Colombat suggests that pubescent girls be removed from school so that they may be under the constant watch and care of their mothers. Furthermore, he notes that preventing them from attending theatre performances and reading certain books would be helpful as girls reach puberty. This advice, while likely…

One’s sexual orientation or one’s preference of a partner, be it same-sex (homosexual), the opposite sex (heterosexual), or both sexes (bisexual), is influenced by the developmental processes of the human body. People are constantly developing in stages from conception to adulthood, and our development is expressed in Psychosocial Stages by Erik Erikson. The crucial time period regarding sexual orientation usually begins during adolescence around the age of 12 and continues until around the age…

do i believe this? Well, personally, disobedience leads to maturity and so on. At first people do not know what they are actually doing until they hit puberty; until they see the real image. In my personal aspect, i do support Irish Oscar Wilde statement. A perfect example can be a kid who is currently in Middle School; entering his/her puberty age. The usual complains are they he/she do not obey orders from their parents. This usually lasts all of their middle…

The initiation of estrous cycles in heifers occurs at the time of puberty. A preovulatory dominate follicle (DF) and corpus luteum (CL) are the two primary ovarian structures that play a role in regulating the estrous cycle. The normal estrous cycle averages 21 d in cows and 20 d in heifers with a normal range of 18 to…

Noonan syndrome is a condition that affects maNy areas of the body. It is characterized by mildly unusual facial features, short stature, heart defects, bleeding problems, skeletal malformations, and many other signs and symptoms. People with Noonan syndrome have distinctive facial features such as a deep groove in the area between the nose and mouth (philtrum), widely spaced eyes that are usually pale blue or blue-green in color, and low-set ears that are rotated backward. Affected individuals…

alongside male and female. The small village of Salinas in the Barahona Province of the southwestern part of the Dominican Republic, is like many other Caribbean hideaways. But there is one peculiarity that sets it apart from the rest of the world. At puberty one in 90 children born there make a natural transformation from girl to boy. Referred to as the ‘guevedoces’ which literally translates as ‘penis at 12’ – these children are known in medical terms as ‘pseudohermaphrodite’ “I remember I…

According to WHO (World Health Organization) adolescence is the period that happens between the ages of 10 to 19 in which human growth and development occurs. Throughout the life span, adolescence signifies an important transition from childhood, as it is a period of ‘newness’ and change, which can be seen in the person, the dyad and the environment’. Linda P Spear supports this as she defines adolescence as ‘a period of physical, psychological and social transition between childhood and…

how diverse boys employ their bodies to construct masculine identities during pubescence. To explore this gap, the present Males who publicly acknowledged that they were experiencing puberty, employed their bodies at school to construct their masculine identities. Data suggest that among very cultural society puberty was a social accomplishment connected to masculine enactments informed by the…

Turner's syndrome is a rare condition that affects females. It results when a sex chromosome (X chromosome) is either missing or partially missing. Turner’s syndrome can cause a lot of different medical problems such as short height, puberty failure, heart defects, learning disabilities and social adjustment problems. It is sometimes diagnosed before birth, during infancy or during their early childhood. Occasionally the diagnosis is delayed until the teen or young adult years in those who have…

“Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit”. Mexican and Yanomamo cultures have three significant differences. The first difference is marriage and weddings, second, puberty customs and third religious rituals. In the traditional Mexican family, the father has the final say that will allow a couple to date and set a time of the wedding. He must officially “approve” their daughter to marry and be “given in marriage”. Although Mexicans are free to choose their marriage partners.…