A child will start treatment for central precocious puberty. What synthetic hormone will be injected?
a. Thyrotropin
b. Gonadotropins
c. Somatotropic hormone
d. Luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone
ANS: D
Precocious puberty of central origin is treated with monthly subcutaneous injections of luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone, which regulates pituitary secretions. Thyrotropin, gonadotropins, and somatotropic hormone are not the appropriate therapies for precocious puberty.
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