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2. Which of these statements is true of precocious puberty?

  • Severe primary hyperthyroidism may cause precocious puberty
  • Peripheral prococious puberty presents with low FSH
  • Central prococious puberty presents with low LH
  • Defined as puberty before 10 years in females

3. Which of these statements is false?

  • An increase in inhibin B leads to an increase in FSH production before menopause
  • Before menopause oestrogen is derived from stromal cells of the ovaries and adrenal glands
  • Androstenedione is converted to estrone which is a less potent type of oestrogen
  • Menopause is defined as amenorrhic for 1 year

4. Which of these statements is true?

  • Insulin increases androgen release from the granulosa cells
  • PCOS sufferers usually have a low oestrogen level
  • PCOS sufferers usually have a high LH level
  • Cysts in PCOS are follicles which have been arrested at the primary follicular stage

5. Which of these statements is false?

  • PCOS may show autosomal dominant familial clustering
  • PCOS sufferers are usually aromatose deficient
  • Excessive testosterone is produced from the theca cells
  • Androstenedione is converted to estrone and testosterone is converted to estradiol

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