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Central precocious puberty in a girl is defined as breast development before the age of?

A
6 years
B
8 years
C
12 years
D
10 years
High-Yield Explanation
b. 8 years(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p2656, Ghai 8/e p 534)Central precocious puberty is defined by onset of breast development before the age of 8 yrs in girls and by onset of testicular development (vol 4mL) before the age of 9 yrs in boys, as a result of early activation of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.

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