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Understanding periods and the menstrual cycle - for nurses

This course aims to help nurses improve their knowledge and understanding of periods and the menstrual cycle, including menstrual conditions. Although the course has been designed for nurses, other health professionals are welcome to participate.

Course cost: free.

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CPD information

Jean Hailes for Women's Health education activities can be used to fulfill the continuing professional development (CPD) requirements of many registered health professions.

Please note that your certificate of completion will be emailed to you by a member of our team within 5 business days of completing this course. For any other questions or technical support, please email [email protected].

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the four main phases of the menstrual cycle
  • Describe the signs of irregular periods
  • Describe common conditions associated with periods.

General information

  • This course is self-paced and online.
  • The expected duration is 30 minutes.
  • Access is unlimited for three months from registration date.

Assessment

  • This course is assessed using multiple choice quizzes.
  • A minimum 80% passing score is required for each quiz.


Evi­dence and med­ical knowl­edge is con­stant­ly chang­ing. The authors have tak­en care to ensure that the infor­ma­tion on this page is accu­rate and up to date at the time it was cre­at­ed. This con­tent is intend­ed for health­care pro­fes­sion­als who should always man­age patients with­in their scope of prac­tice and work with­in local poli­cies and prac­tices. This con­tent is not intend­ed for mem­bers of the gen­er­al public.