Precocious puberty in females is defined as: (A) Occurrence of menarche before age of 8 years, (B) Occurrence of menarche before age of 12 years, (C) Appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before 8 years, (D) Appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before 10 years
Answer is C. Ans. C. Appearance of Secondary sexual characteristics before 8 years* Precocious puberty: This is defined as the appearance of any of the secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 years or the occurrence of menarche before the age of 10 years* Precocious puberty in females is pubertal changes before the age of 8 years.* In males it is onset of puberty before the age of 9 years