title: [Self assessment of the stages of sex maturation in male adolescents].
abstract: Self-assessment of sexual maturation was evaluated in 319 adolescent boys aged 10 to 18 years. Sexual maturation rates were defined by physicians based on physical examination and by adolescents on the basis of five standard photographs corresponding to Tanner's five sexual maturity ratings [5]. For genital development, the agreement between physician and boys is poor. It is good for pubic hair development. The assessments were age-dependent. The use of adolescent self-staging appears of value in studying puberty and adolescence.
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine préventive et sociale, Université de Saragosse, Espagne.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Varona-Lopez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guillemot
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Spyckerelle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mulot
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Deschamps
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012741:Sexual Maturation
vernacular_title: Auto-estimation des stades de maturation pubertaire chez les adolescents de sexe masculin.