second puberty — English Dictionary

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1. The physical, hormonal, and emotional changes that occur in adulthood.

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2. The physical, hormonal, and emotional changes that occur during a hormone replacement therapy.

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   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.