The nurse educator is talking with the students in the clinical area about amenorrhea. She has discussed both primary and secondary amenorrhea and their possible causes and knows that her teaching has been successful when, upon being questioned, a student explains that amenorrhea can be caused by:

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Amenorrhea can be caused by dysfunction of the hypothalamus, which plays a key role in regulating the menstrual cycle. This can be due to factors such as stress, excessive exercise, or low body weight. Malfunctioning of the pancreas and insulin usage, lack of testosterone after the beginning of time for menses to start, and lack of vitamin D and calcium in the system are not known causes of amenorrhea.

The Nurse Educator Is Talking with the Students in the Clinical