An 11-year-old girl has been experiencing very light vaginal bleeding for the past 24 hours. Her mother decides to take her to the doctor. She is concerned because her daughter does not have any symptoms associated with PMS. The doctor runs some tests and notices that the child's primordial follicles are dormant. Why might the girl be bleeding?

A. The patient is menstruating.
B. The patient has secondary follicles.
C. The patient has a ruptured graafian follicle.
D. The patient's hymen might no longer be intact.


Answer: D

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