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puberty

[pyoo-ber-tee] / ˈpju bər ti /


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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

The reason behind treating her differently was that she had begun gender-affirming care that included both puberty blockers and hormone therapy starting when she was 10 years old.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

Indian parents, by contrast, regarded the years before puberty as a time of playful development, and kept their offspring close by until marriage.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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