puberty
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Puberty occurs in nearly every child who reaches adulthood, but unusually early puberty has been linked to health risks supported by known biological mechanisms.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 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
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
She also took medication to prevent the onset of male puberty, and subsequently hormones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
We were moved from the rez elementary school to the big central junior high at the same time most of us hit puberty, around eleven or twelve years old.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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