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The hospital temporarily paused prescribing puberty-suppressing medications and pubertal hormones for patients under 18 in the Gender Health program on Feb. 27.—Riley Moser, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 For teenagers, reassurance and patience are often best since most pubertal gynecomastia resolves naturally.—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025 This association was partially mediated by differences in body weight throughout childhood, with childhood obesity linked to early pubertal onset.—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 Trotman suggests having discussions surrounding body changes and the menstrual period early on in pubertal development, like when the child first notices breast changes.—Anna Earl, Parents, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pubertal
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Etymology
pubertal from puberty + -al entry 1; puberal borrowed from Late Latin pūberālis, from pūber, variant of Latin pūbēs "physically mature, adult" + Latin -ālis-al entry 1 — more at puberty