When performing an external genitalia examination of a 10-year-old girl, the nurse notices that no pubic hair has grown in and the mons and the labia are covered with fine vellus hair. According to the Sexual Maturity Rating scale, what stage of sexual maturity do these findings indicate?

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Sexual Maturity Rating stage 1 is the preadolescent stage. There is no pubic hair, and the mons and labia are covered with fine, vellus hair as on the abdomen. In stage 2 hair growth is sparse and mostly on the labia; long, downy hair, slightly pigmented, straight or only slightly curly. In stage 3 hair growth is sparse and spreading over mons pubis. Hair is darker, coarser, and curlier. In stage 4 hair is adult in type but over smaller area, none on medial thigh.

When Performing an External Genitalia Examination of a 10-Year-Old Girl