Puberty

Puberty

Everyone goes through puberty, alphas and omegas also experience presentation.

Puberty almost always happens first, though some male omegas may experience them near-simultaneously.

Females grow breasts during puberty. Males' penises grow. Everyone gains body hair. Men gain more, and start growing facial hair. Menstruation MAY start, with most betas, some omegas, and a few alphas menstruating. It will usually dry up again if the person presents.

The gonads develop during both puberty and presentation, depending on orientation and sex. Female alphas' testicles don't develop during puberty. Some male omegas may get ovary development during puberty, but it's uncertain if this is actually due to early presentation. During puberty, gonads develop along similar lines to our world - singular eggs each month in ovaries (for female betas and omegas), steady sperm build up in testicles (for male alphas and betas). However, gonads may stay undiferentiated (able to become an ovary or a gonad) for much of childhood. In exceptional cases, differentiation may not happen until presentation in female alphas and male omegas.