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A 30-year-old female presents to the clinic complaining of irregular menses. She has been having irregular menstrual cycles for the past two years. The patient has a history of schizophrenia but has been stable on her current antipsychotic medication. She discontinued oral contraceptives and has abstained from both alcohol and nicotine for approximately one year as she and her husband are planning to start a family. The physical exam is unremarkable and the patient denies suicidal or homicidal ideations, denies auditory or visual hallucinations, cognition and judgment are intact. What is the most likely hormonal abnormality causing this patient’s symptoms? A. Increased gonadotropin hormone secretion. Â B Decreased human growth hormone secretionÂ
C. Increased prolactin secretion   D. Decreased thyroid hormone production
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