Self-assessment and physician assessment of sexual maturation in Brazilian boys and girls: Concordance and reproducibility.

This study considered the concordance of self-assessment and physician assessment of sexual maturity status; breasts, and pubic hair in girls, and genitals and pubic hair in boys. The subjects were Brazilian children, youth and young adults, 174 females and 178 males, 6-26 years of age. Each subject evaluated his/her level of sexual maturation and then was examined by a physician.