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puberty

[pyoo-ber-tee] / ˈpju bər ti /


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"Your body hurts. Your hormones are crazy. It's kind of like puberty and menopause at the same time," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Professor Agbaje argues that the BMI pattern should not be compared with major biological transitions such as puberty.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Both had been diagnosed with “gender dysphoria,” a psychiatric condition, and pharmaceutically treated for it—B.P.J. with puberty blockers, Lindsay Hecox with testosterone-suppressing drugs, and both with estrogen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Anyway, she had not gone through male puberty, which theoretically might have endowed her with a competitive advantage, because she had been taking puberty blockers and female hormones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

He’d patted her head until she calmed down, and then they took her home and Aloe started researching puberty blockers and the hormones she might need.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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