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Not Fully Developed Through Puberty How Come :(

hello everyone im a 17 year old guy heres my problem. i think i might have a problem going through puberty. i hit puberty when i was 14 years old. at first i grew pubic hair then my voice changed then i got taller and gained some weight and had a slight increase in the size of my penis and testicles but not much. im 17 years old now and i still dont have hair under my armpits or my legs and very little facial hair and also my penis and testicles are not fully grown. anyone know what could be wrong with me.
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573032 tn?1217237995
don't worry.  men mature at different rates.  you just aren't done yet.  when you hit 22 and you still have the same problem see a doctor.  until then just thank god you don't have to shave everyday.
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203342 tn?1328737207
I wouldn't worry too much. Everyone grows at different rates. My dad says he was 5' 7" in high school and fairly small for his age. By the time he finished college, he had grown to a whopping 6' 5"! I'm not kidding!
And my sister and brother-in-law got married young. He was 18 1/2 and she was 19. She teased that when they first got married he had no chest hair and was fairly skinny. A few years later he had filled out and grew more hair. She just teased that she watched him "grow up" after they were married!
I hope this relieves your mind a little. Like I said, everyone grows at different rates. We tend to have growth spurts where we grow quickly then slow down for awhile. Maybe you're just in the "resting phase" of your growth. I'd give it a few more years and not worry about it too much.
Hope this helps! Take care.
April
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