puberty

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The repeated year meant that he was bigger than a lot of the other students, and now teachers regarded him like he was a threat because he’d started puberty.

From Literature

As a result, patients going without medications like puberty blockers will not be able to see a doctor and have the specialized medical professional walk them through the process of going off the medication.

From Los Angeles Times

He said she “received puberty-delaying medication and gender-affirming estrogen that allowed her to undergo a hormonal puberty typical of a girl.”

From Los Angeles Times

This transition — much like puberty, perhaps — won’t always feel comfortable, or even natural.

From MarketWatch

He didn’t even like seafood until puberty — “back then it was only flounder or sole for me” — but as an adult, he’s circled back to the foods of his childhood.

From Salon