The course will focus on the Pathophysiology of male and female infertility and on assisted reproductive tecniques. In particular, the endocrinological, genetic/epigenetic, immunological, aspects of couple infertility will be discussed. Detoiled insights into some diagnostic tests, such as semen analysis, IVF and ET tecnologes will be provided. At the end of course, the Students will acquire basic knowledge in Reproductive Medicine, including assisted reproductive tecniques and related laboratory tests/analyses.
Course Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, immunology.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons. Clinical cases studies.
Assessment Methods
Written exam with themed open questions. Time is one hour. Expository clarity and completeness of the contents are assessed. The evaluation of the Human Reproduction module is out of thirty. You can get any prise.
Texts
Didactic material and hoc book chapters.
Contents
1) Reproduction Medicine Glossary. 2) The critical events of female reproduction and the main pathologies. 3) Hormonal therapies of fertile and postmenopausal life. 4) Pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium. 5) Molecular biology for the study of the pathophysiology of reproduction. 6) Organization and management of an infertility laboratory. 7) Analysis of sperm and techniques of intrauterine insemination. 8) Techniques for oocyte retrieval and classification of oocyte maturity. 9) Culture of oocytes and micromanipulation techniques of the Pellucida area. 10) Embryo transfer and cryopreservation techniques. 11) Genetic diagnosis preimplantation. 12) Discussion of two papers in English regarding infertility. 13) Practical exercises at the research Centre for medically assisted procreation.
