Introduction
- Human beings can reproduce only after a certain age because their reproductive system becomes active after a certain age.
- The hormonal changes are responsible for transforming a child into an adult.
- The period of life, when the body undergoes several changes which lead to reproductive maturity, is called adolescence.
- Adolescence begins at the age of 10 -11 and ends at the age of 18 or 19 years.
- As this period covers the ‘teens’ (13 to 18 or 19 years) adolescents are also called teenagers. The period of adolescence may vary from person to person.
- The child undergoes several changes during adolescence. These changes imply the onset of puberty.