Kira has been having trouble with her sleeping and eating patterns lately. Sometimes she sleeps from midnight until 6 a.m.; sometimes from noon until 7 p.m. She also eats at radically different times during the day. Her doctor should suspect that she is deficient in what hormone?

a. ?testosterone
b. ?progesterone
c. ?melatonin
d. ?balthocin


ANSWER:
c

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