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==Tanner stages==
Dr James Tanner, a British paediatric endocrinologist, created Tanner stages, which describes the progress of puberty through five stages.<ref name="cleveland2024" /><ref>{{REFbook |last=Emmanuel |first=Mickey |init= |last2=Bokor |first2=Brooke R |init2= |year=2022 |title=Tanner Stages |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470280/ |scope= |location= |publisher=StatPearls |ISBN= |accessdate=2025-09-29 }}</ref>
==End of puberty==
Puberty typically lasts for 2 to 5 years. It usually ends for girls at age 15 to 17, and for boys at age 16 to 17.<ref name="cleveland2024" />