Which of the Following Statements Regarding Precocious Puberty Is NOT

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding precocious puberty is NOT true?

• A)It occurs ten times more often in girls than in boys.
• B)It is diagnosed when pubertal onset occurs before age eight in girls.
• C)It is diagnosed when pubertal onset occurs before age eleven in boys.
• D)The treatment is medically suppressing gonadotropic secretions.

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Definitions:

Monosaccharide

The simplest form of carbohydrates, consisting of a single sugar molecule, such as glucose or fructose.

Cyclic Hemiacetals

Compounds formed from the reaction between an aldehyde and an alcohol under acidic conditions, resulting in a ring structure containing both an alcohol and an ether (or alkoxy) group.

Pyranoses

Ring forms of six-membered sugar molecules that result from intramolecular hemiacetal formation, where the oxygen atom is part of the ring.

Furanoses

Ring forms of monosaccharides (sugars) that contain a five-membered ring typically including an oxygen atom.