A 14-year-old boy is excessively small for his age. He has also failed to develop any secondary sex characteristics. After endocrine evaluation, the physician decides to institute hormone thera-py to stimulate growth
The general category of drugs that would be ordered is: 1. androgens.
2. posterior pituitary hormones.
3. adrenal hormones.
4. corticosteroids.
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The main action of androgens is to develop secondary male sex characteristics. Androgens are anabolic, increasing the building of tissue.
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