puberty
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In his resignation letter, Nesbitt said that when Burrows became party leader, he told him his "one 'red line'" was puberty blockers and his "opposition to Northern Ireland participating in the Pathways trial".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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
Most importantly, the plaintiffs in these cases never went through male puberty, though they did grow breast tissue and lack testosterone levels typical of men.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Now that I was wearing hijab to school every day since I’d officially hit puberty, and I was in seventh grade, my life had gotten complicated.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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