An 8-year-old girl with precocious sexual development is being treated medically with injections of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) to regulate the pituitary gland. Which statement by the parents indicates that they understand the treatment?

A. "Sexual maturity differences between my daughter and her peers will disappear within a few years.": LHRH therapy suppresses premature pituitary stimulation, slowing early sexual development. Over time, this allows the child’s physical maturity to align more closely with that of her peers, which is the intended therapeutic effect. B. "We should be sure to start our daughter on birth control pills.": Birth control pills are not appropriate for managing precocious puberty in a child. The goal of LHRH treatment is to delay further sexual development, not to provide contraception. C. "We should encourage her to dress in clothing that suits her sexual maturity level.": This response focuses on outward appearance rather than addressing the hormonal imbalance. The treatment’s purpose is medical regulation, not managing how the child appears socially. D. "Our daughter will be on this hormone treatment the rest of her life.": LHRH therapy is temporary and continues only until the appropriate age for normal puberty onset. Lifelong treatment is unnecessary once natural hormonal balance resumes.