Tanner Staging of Female Secondary Sex Characteristics

Stage 1 2 3 4 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Breast Preadolescent, Breast bud Breast and Areola and Mature stage: Development elevation of stage, breast areola further papilla form only papilla papilla only and papilla enlarged, secondary projects; areola slightly elevated no delineation breast mound conforms to of contours breast contour ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pubic hair Preadolescent: Sparse, downy, Hair becomes Hair is adult Hair is adult development no pubic hair colorless hair, darker, coarser, in type but not type and quantity mainly along curlier; starts quantity; does classic feminine labia spreading not spread to pattern - medial thighs inverted triangle