Children Who Exhibit Premature Puberty Resulting in Full Sexual Development

question 182

Multiple Choice

Children who exhibit premature puberty resulting in full sexual development have

• A) given birth as early as five years of age.
• B) an oversecretion of pituitary growth hormones.
• C) an undersecretion of adrenal sex hormones.
• D) a thyroid disorder.

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