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My son is 14 hasnt hit puberty and claims to have small black hairs on his scrotum but his voice is still high and he is very short he is only 5 feet?

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Time for consultatn: The first sign of male pubertal change is enlargement of the testis.It changes from peanut to small olive and then larger olive. A exam with your pediatrician or pcp would be a first step and an x-ray of the hand would be informative. Puberty tracks well with bone maturity and if his bone age a year or so behind this is less worrisome. Referral to a pediatric endocrinologist may be needed.

Answered 6/16/2015

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Agree: The voice doesn't change until well into puberty, not at the beginning. If he has hair around his genitals that he did not have before, it's likely he *has* hit puberty.

Answered 6/28/2013

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