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I am a 21 year old young man. I have been have embarrassing problem which I think it is now time to ask experts like yourselves. My pubic hair has grown only on my genitals but has not grown on my abdomen, chest and face just like man of my age. Secondly It has grown on the area between my testicles and anus, as well as around the anus. Am I normal? What is causing this? I kept wondering thinking that maybe I will never fully reach puberty.
Your response will be highly appreciated.
thank you
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Answer:
by Melissa BEE: ()
Hello, thank you for your question. Firstly, let me assure you that the pattern of hair growth you describe sounds very normal! Likewise what you describe in additional information. I remember looking at my own body with dismay about the same age, wondering when I would start looking like an adult and more like my friends and not a child, and it eventually did happen.
Secondly, your genetic map will determine how much hair, the colour, thickness and patten of growth you will get. If you ask your father (and grandfather if he is still around) about their hair growth, you may find you are following in their footsteps.
Lastly, boys and men don't get their allotted amount of hair all at once - though with some men I'm not so sure... Hair growth will continue from puberty for ten or more years. I've been told (by men) their chest and abdominal hair growth thickened up from the 20's to a peak somewhere in the 30's. I'm not sure of the reasons for this, but it could have something to do with the androgen and testosterone cycles, and the hormonal changes that occur each decade of adult life. Hormonal peaks for men apparently occur at puberty, in the 30's and the 50's.
Best Wishes,
Melissa BEEReviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology
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