Second puberty isn't a real medical term. People use it to describe how your body changes during your 20s, 30s, and 40s. The term can be misleading, as these changes are different from puberty during adolescence. Many age-related changes are due to declining hormone levels over time.

Can you have 2 growth spurts?

Adolescence. ... An adolescent may expect to grow several inches in several months followed by a period of very slow growth, then will typically have another growth spurt. Changes with puberty may occur gradually or several signs may become visible at the same time.

How long does second puberty last?

“It basically initiates a second puberty. The full effects of that will typically take two to three years,” said Marci L. Bowers, a California-based gynecologist and surgeon who has performed hundreds of gender-change operations over the past decade.