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second puberty

second puberty noun: the physical, hormonal, and emotional changes that occur in adulthood.

Noun

second puberty (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The physical, hormonal, and emotional changes that occur in adulthood.
  2. The physical, hormonal, and emotional changes that occur during a hormone replacement therapy.
    • During gender-affirming hormone therapy, you will go through what is called a “second puberty.” This means that the same emotional struggles that your first puberty may have brought — mood swings, anxiety and depression — are possibilities as an adult during your second puberty.2024 October 25, Helene Frances Hedian, M.D., “Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT)”, in John Hopkins Medicine, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2025

Questions about second puberty

What does second puberty mean?
Second puberty means the physical, hormonal, and emotional changes that occur in adulthood.
What part of speech is second puberty?
Second puberty is a noun.

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