Fourteen-year-old Kent recently received his blood test results which indicate an eighteenfold increase in testosterone levels and a twofold increase in estradiol over the past few years. It appears that Kent:
A. is experiencing normal changes during puberty.
B. will be put on hormone therapy to correct the significant imbalances in hormonal levels.
C. has abnormal levels of male sex hormones.
D. has abnormal levels of female sex hormones.
Answer:A
Fourteen-year-old Kent recently received his blood test results which indicate an eighteenfold increase in testosterone levels and a twofold increase in estradiol over the past few years. It appears that Kent:
A. is experiencing normal changes during puberty. B. will be put on hormone therapy to correct the significant imbalances in hormonal levels. C. has abnormal levels of male sex hormones. D. has abnormal levels of female sex hormones.