Tanner stage | Standard | Genitalia* | Pubic hair* | Growth | Other |
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1 | Prepubertal Testes: < 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | Prepubertal, villus hair only | Basal: about 5.0 to 6.0 cm (2.0 to 2.4 in) per year | Adrenarche | |
2 | Thinning and reddening of scrotum (11.9 years) Testes: 2.5 to 3.2 cm (1.0 to 1.28 in) | Sparse growth of slightly pigmented hair at base of penis (12.3 years) | Basal: about 5.0 to 6.0 cm (2.0 to 2.4 in) per year | Decrease in total body fat | |
3 | Growth of penis, especially length (13.2 years) Testes: 3.3 to 4.0 cm (1.32 to 1.6 in) | Thicker, curlier hair spreads to the mons pubis (13.9 years) | Accelerated: about 7.0 to 8.0 cm (2.8 to 3.2 in) per year | Gynecomastia (13.2 years) Voice break (13.5 years) Muscle mass increase | |
4 | Growth of penis and glands, darkening of scrotum (14.3 years) Testes: 4.1 to 4.5 cm (1.64 to 1.8 in) | Adult-type hair but no spread to medial thigh (14.7 years) | Peak velocity: about 10.0 cm (4.0 in) per year (13.8 years) | Axillary hair (14.0 years) Voice change (14.1 years) Acne (14.3 years) | |
5 | Adult genitalia (15.1 years) Testes: > 4.5 cm (1.8 in) | Adult-type hair with spread to medial thighs but not up linea alba (15.3 years) | Deceleration and cessation (about 17 years) | Facial hair (14.9 years) Muscle mass continues to increase after Stage 5 |