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Well, because you have NOT gone through puberty yet. If I were you, I would not worry about not having armpit hair until I am 18. Chris, I got the information below from this website: http://www.101corp.com/hair.html "Male hormones or androgens regulate hair growth. Pubic and axillary (armpit) hair are particularly androgen-sensitive and grow at lower androgen levels than hair on the chest or legs. In boys, most pubic hair is grown by age 15, followed by the development of armpit hair two to three years later. In girls, too, an increase in androgens at puberty triggers growth of pubic and armpit hair. Scalp hair, not directly androgen-responsive, is influenced by local amounts of a testosterone derivative, dihydrotestosterone." The link below takes you to another similar question I answered in MadSci Network: http://www. madsci.org/posts/archives/963969425.An.r.html Arash E. http://www.geocities.com/A thens/Troy/7063
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