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Monday, April 30, 2007

Tanner staging sexual maturity score

Pubic hair (both male and female)
  1. Tanner I -- no pubic hair at all [10 and under] (prepubertal state)
  2. Tanner II -- small amount of long, downy hair with slight pigmentation at the base of the penis and scrotum (males) or on the labia majora [10-11](female)
  3. Tanner III -- hair becomes more coarse and curly, and begins to extend laterally [12-14]
  4. Tanner IV -- adult-like hair quality, extending across pubis but sparing medial thighs [13-15]
  5. Tanner V -- hair extends to medial surface of the thighs [16+]


Genitals (male)

  1. Tanner I -- prepubertal (testicular volume less than 1.5 ml; small penis of 3 cm or less)
  2. Tanner II -- testicular volume between 1.6 and 6 ml; skin on scrotum thins, reddens and enlarges; penis length unchanged
  3. Tanner III -- testicular volume between 6 and 12 ml; scrotum enlarges further; penis begins to lengthen to about 6 cm
  4. Tanner IV -- testicular volume between 12 and 20 ml; scrotum enlarges further and darkens; penis increases in length to 10cm and circumference
  5. Tanner V -- testicular volume greater than 20 ml; adult scrotum and penis of 15 cm in length


Breasts (female)

  1. Tanner I -- no glandular tissue; areola follows the skin contours of the chest (prepubertal)
  2. Tanner II -- breast bud forms, with small area of surrounding glandular tissue; areola begins to widen
  3. Tanner III -- breast begins to become more elevated, and extends beyond the borders of the areola, which continues to widen but remains in contour with surrounding breast
  4. Tanner IV -- increased breast size and elevation; areola and papilla form a secondary mound projecting from the contour of the surrounding breast
  5. Tanner V -- breast reaches final adult size; areola returns to contour of the surrounding breast, with a projecting central papilla.

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