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The human body can respond to these naturally occurring hormonal differences in a variety of ways; for example, during male puberty, many kids will have a temporary enlargement of their breast tissue, known as pubertal gynecomastia, in response to swelling hormones.
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Childhood obesity rates in the U.S. have risen from 5% in the 1970s to 20% by 2018, and some studies link obesity to earlier pubertal development in girls and delayed puberty in boys.
—Alexa Lee, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024
By pausing puberty, these drugs buy children more time to explore their gender identity before undergoing permanent and potentially unwanted pubertal changes.
—Helen Santoro, CBS News, 27 June 2023
That stance, though, was bolstered by a recent study from Dr. Juul’s group showing that, of 205 pubertal children younger than 8 who underwent brain scans, just 1.8 percent of girls and 12.5 percent of boys had brain abnormalities indicating central precocious puberty.
—New York Times, 19 May 2022
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Childhood obesity rates in the U.S. have risen from 5% in the 1970s to 20% by 2018, and some studies link obesity to earlier pubertal development in girls and delayed puberty in boys.
—Alexa Lee, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024
By pausing puberty, these drugs buy children more time to explore their gender identity before undergoing permanent and potentially unwanted pubertal changes.
—Helen Santoro, CBS News, 27 June 2023
That stance, though, was bolstered by a recent study from Dr. Juul’s group showing that, of 205 pubertal children younger than 8 who underwent brain scans, just 1.8 percent of girls and 12.5 percent of boys had brain abnormalities indicating central precocious puberty.
—New York Times, 19 May 2022
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“Pubertal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pubertal. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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pubertal
adjective
pu·ber·tal
ˈpyü-bərt-ᵊl 
: of, relating to, or occurring in puberty
pubertal development
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