Puberty it is the process that leads the human body to sexual maturity or fertility, which is the ability to reproduce. In girls, puberty starts between 8 and 13 years of age, while in boys it starts 1 to 2 years later.
Biologically, puberty begins when the pituitary gland sends messages to the gonads to increase the production of sex hormones.
US boys, the testes increase the production of androgens, especially testosterone, which stimulates the growth of the genitals and body hair.
In the girls, the ovaries increase the production of the female hormone estrogen, which stimulates the growth of the genitals and breasts. At the beginning of puberty, girls have the pubertal growth spurt, unlike boys who will have it at the end of puberty.
Puberty X Adolescence
Puberty and adolescence are not the same thing. THE puberty it is a part of adolescence, that is, it is the period in which all the physical and physiological changes described above take place. When they end, puberty comes to an end.
Adolescence
is the life span between 10 and 20 years. It starts with puberty, but continues until physical and mental maturity is reached, which implies physiological and psychosocial changes.