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5. A 14-year-old boy tells his physician that he
masturbates every day. He is doing well in
school and is the captain of the school basketball
team. The doctor's next move should be to
(A)notify his parents
(B)refer him to an adolescent psychologist
©reassure him that his behavior is normal
(D) tell him to become more involved in school
sports
(E) measure his level of circulating testosterone

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C.

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C.

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C.

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ccc

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5-C. The doctor should reassure this 14-year-old boy that masturbation is normal. Any amount of
masturbation is normal, provided it does not prevent a person from having an active, successful
life. There is no dysfunction in this boy and it is not appropriate to notify his parents, refer him to
a psychologist, or to measure his testosterone level.