Spermarche

The word of the day is spermarche the masculine marker of sexual maturity. The first ejaculation. The time about 12.5 years of age. The boys know how to make it happen mostly through reading which is how I learned about peristalsis and the ejaculatory duct. I learned that before spermarche the testes enlarge as does the penis so this explains the attention young men partake upon their burgeoning organs. The difference between (one difference) spermarche and menarche is that the girls get assistance dealing with their problem in a much more public and understated acceptance whereas boys don't raise their hands in social studies to announce they are having a speriod. Is it just me or do we need to bring males up to a higher consciousness about this rite of passage? I am so happy to have learned this new word. I may re-take the GRE to see if it is on the vocabulary section. Thank you Psychology 237.