A 47-year-old member asked:
can a girl have a very late puberty at age 20?
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Dr. Peter Kurzweil answered
49 years experience Internal Medicine
Not normal: Puberty generally ranges from 9-14 years old. If it is delayed beyond that, there is an hormonal problem that must be evaluated by an endocrinologist.
Answered on Oct 29, 2012
Dr. Samuel Freedman answered
8 years experience Pediatrics
Late puberty: If this means she has not had a period but has completely developed breasts and pubic hair it is abnormally late and needs an endocrine evaluation. Even more so if she has not fully matured.
Answered on Jul 17, 2012
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Complicated: Most people define it as no pubertal development (pubic hair or breast development) by 14 years of age or no onset of menses by 16 years of age.
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