Watch as Dr. Ellen Rome explains how "wet dreams" and puberty are related.
Wet dreams are normal for guys ages 10-15 year old sometimes they happen older than that as well and sometimes younger, but absolutely normal. They're the guy's reproductive system waking up in a good dream and having a good moment because they actually result in orgasm. The kid may not actually have any memory of it but wake up and see a wet spot.
If this happens to you, it's safe, it's normal, don't worry about it most kids outgrow it eventually it's nature's way of saying the plumbing works but again if it doesn't happen don't worry the plumbing is usually still working anyway.
Ellen Rome, MD is Head of the Section of Adolescent Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She is a board certified pediatrician and an expert in the field of eating disorders and obesity.
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