Yun-Seo, who is 5 years old, begins her menstrual cycle and exhibits early signs of breast development. Pierre, a physician, conducts certain tests on her and concludes that Yun-Seo has attained precocious puberty. In this scenario, Pierre's goal of treating Yun-Seo's precocious puberty should be to ________.

A. promote her bone maturation
B. accelerate her hormonal secretion
C. short-circuit her growth period
D. reverse her sexual development


Answer: D

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