Teenage girls are being directed to a new online reference tool that helps them check if their vulva looks normal. Available on the sexual health charity Brook website , the resource gives visual examples and advice on how female genitals change in puberty. The health experts who designed it say they hope it will give body confidence and discourage girls from wanting "designer vagina" cosmetic surgery. These operations should not be performed on girls under the age of
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Girls as young as nine are seeking surgery on their genitals because they are distressed by its appearance, the Victoria Derbyshire show has been told. Dr Naomi Crouch, a leading adolescent gynaecologist, said she was concerned GPs were referring rising numbers of young girls who wanted an operation. Labiaplasty, as the surgery is known, involves the lips of the vagina being shortened or reshaped.
Teens going through puberty will have many changes in their developing bodies as growth surges and muscles change shape. Puberty — or sexual development — is a time of dramatic change for both boys and girls. Hormone-driven changes are accompanied by growth spurts that transform kids into physically mature teens as their bodies develop. It's important for them to have healthy eating habits, a well-balanced diet, and some physical activity each day to ensure continued growth and proper development during these years. Once girls start to menstruate, they usually grow about 1 or 2 more inches, reaching their final adult height by about age 14 or 15 years younger or older depending on when puberty began. Boys tend to show the first physical changes of puberty between the ages of 10 and They tend to grow most quickly between ages 12 and The growth spurt of boys is, on average, about 2 years later than that of girls.
