Who can delayed puberty affect - male and female?
Male:
- Delayed development of secondary sexual characteristics such as facial hair, pubic hair, and a deeper voice.
- Small testicles and penis.
- Lack of spontaneous erections.
- Sparse or no pubic hair.
- Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum (undescended testes).
- Gynecomastia (breast enlargement).
Female:
- Delayed development of secondary sexual characteristics such as breast enlargement and pubic hair growth.
- Absence of menstrual periods (amenorrhea).
- Infrequent or irregular menstrual periods (oligomenorrhea).
- Sparse or no pubic hair.
- Underdeveloped or small breasts.
- Lack of breast development (thelarche).
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