Question 51 · LEK · Premature ovarian insufficiency
In female adolescents (15 years old) without signs of breast development gonadotropins should be measured in order to exclude:
- A. hyperprolactinemia.
- B. hypergonadotropic hypogonadism.
- C. hyperthyroidism.
- D. precocious puberty.
- E. polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Hint
Absent breast development at 15 means delayed puberty; high versus low gonadotropins separate gonadal from central causes.
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