Drama—it is a major part of adolescence. During this complex period of development,
adolescents routinely deal with many types of drama, none of which is more dramatic
than the physical changes occurring within the body of the female adolescent. But
these physical variations in “normal” female adolescent development are tremendous,
as are the timeframes in which they occur. The best that we, as adult advisors to
female adolescents, can do is to make gross approximations about the physical changes
that can be expected along with the approximate period in which these changes may
occur. Yet how many female adolescents really follow “normal” patterns (and timelines) of adolescent development? Furthermore,
how many adolescents have the courage to ask us honest questions about what is happening
with their bodies?
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© 2009 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
