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Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Describe secondary amenorrhea and pertinent health history and physical exam assessments.
  2. Explain the diagnostic testing and criteria for diagnoses causing secondary amenorrhea.
  3. Summarize management strategies for diagnoses resulting in secondary amenorrhea.

Learning Outcomes

By the conclusion of this activity, a majority of the participants will demonstrate knowledge of evaluating secondary amenorrhea by achieving a passing score on the posttest.

Disclosures

The coauthor Genevieve Hofmann disclosed financial relationships with Astellas Pharma and Shield Pharmaceuticals. These relevant financial relationships have been mitigated through peer review. There are no other relevant financial relationships for the authors or planners.

Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.0 CH / 0.5 APH
  • DC - BON 2.0 CH
  • FL - BON 2.0 CH
  • GA - BON 2.0 CH
  • NM - BON 2.0 CH
  • SC - BON 2.0 CH
  • WV - BOERN 2.0 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, Georgia Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board of Nursing, and West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, #50-1223.

Awarded Advanced Pharmacology Hours













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Test Code: NP0625A
Published: Jun 2025
Expires: 6/4/2027
Sources: The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Leslie Hopkins, DNP, FNP-BC, ANP-C; Susannah Spero, MSN, FNP-C; Genevieve Hofmann, DNP, WHNP-C
Categories: Advanced Pharmacology Hours , Advanced Practice Nursing , Evidence Based Practice , Gynecological , Reproductive Health , Women's Health
Specialties: Advanced Practice Nursing, Evidence-based practice, Gynecology, OB/GYN, Pharmacy, Women's Health
Topics: Amenorrhea , Eating Disorders , Hyperandrogenism , Hyperprolactinemia , Medications , Menstrual Dysfunction , Obesity , Polycystic Ovary Syndrome , Secondary Amenorrhea , Thyroid Disease