The school nurse recognizes that pubertal delay in girls is considered if breast development has not occurred by which age?
a. 10 years
b. 11 years
c. 12 years
d. 13 years
ANS: D
Girls may be considered to have pubertal delay if breast development has not occurred by age 13 years or if menarche has not occurred within 2 to 2 1/2 years of the onset of breast development.
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