{"id":198,"date":"2025-03-12T21:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merijankari.com\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2025-08-20T05:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T05:35:58","slug":"puberty-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merijankari.com\/en\/puberty-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodily changes during puberty: Hair Growth, Body Growth, Odors, and Acne"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Bodily changes during puberty: Hair Growth, Body Growth, Odors, and Acne<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">There are also many other bodily changes you will experience during puberty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will grow taller, sometimes very quickly.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will get dark hair under your arms, on your legs, and around your vulva.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your body may become curvier as fatty tissue is distributed differently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will start to sweat more and may notice new body odors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your skin will produce more oil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may see pimples or acne appear on your face.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of these changes are normal and nothing to feel ashamed of!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/merijankari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Body-changes-1-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-440\" style=\"width:187px;height:auto\" 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