The school nurse recognizes that pubertal delay in boys is considered if no enlargement of the testes or scrotal changes have occurred by what age?
a. 11 1/2 to 12 years
b. 12 1/2 to 13 years
c. 13 1/2 to 14 years
d. 14 1/2 to 15 years
ANS: C
Concerns about pubertal delay should be considered for boys who exhibit no enlargement of the testes or scrotal changes by ages 13 1/2 to 14 years or if genital growth is not complete 4 years after the testicles begin to enlarge.
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