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Girls
Puberty is the time when your body changes from a child's body to an adult's
body. Everyone grows at a different speed. In girls, puberty can start
anywhere between age 9 and 14. This is what happens:
ON THE OUTSIDE
- Her whole body grows.
- Her breasts grow.
- Hair grows on the pubic area and underarms.
- Pimples may appear.
- Her genitals grow. Genitals are the sexual organs. They include the vulva,
labia and clitoris.
ON THE INSIDE
- The genitals inside her body develop. They include the uterus and
vagina.
- Her uterus grows.
- Her vagina gets longer and its walls get more elastic so they can stretch
wider.
- Her period starts.
As girls go through puberty, they get taller, their breasts grow, their
genital organs develop, and they begin to grow hair on the pubic area and
underarms.
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