Postgraduate Training Network for Research in Reproductive Health
Learning objectives
Infertility, gynaecological endocrinology and menopause
After this module participants will be able to:
Infertility
- Define infertility
- Define fecundability, describe the influencing factors (eg, maternal and paternal age)
- Describe the prevalence of infertility
- List the causes of infertility and discuss their distribution by developing status and region
- Management of the infertile couple:
- Describe and discuss the infertility work-up and the advice and information for the infertile couple
- Describe and discuss the indications and cost-effectiveness of the different infertility treatments
- Identify and discuss evidence-based infertility guidelines
- Identify future research needs
Spontaneous abortion
- Define spontaneous abortion and recurrent miscarriage
- Describe the etiology and prevalence of spontaneous abortion
- Describe the etiology and prevalence of recurrent miscarriage
- Management of recurrent miscarriage
- Describe and discuss the work-up, advice and information for the couple
- Describe and discuss the prevention and treatment of recurrent miscarriage
- Identify and discuss evidence-based guidelines for the investigation and treatment of couples with recurrent miscarriage
- Identify future research needs
Artificial reproductive technologies
- List and define the different techniques
- List and discuss the clinical indications
- Describe and discuss ovarian stimulation and monitoring
- Describe oocyte and sperm retrieval
- Describe the laboratory techniques, cryopreservation of gametes, zygotes, and embryos
- Describe the embryo transfer procedure
- Describe and discuss preimplantation diagnosis
- Describe and discuss cost-effectiveness of the different techniques
- Discuss ethical issues related to artificial reproductive technologies
- Identify and discuss evidence-based guidelines related to artificial reproductive technologies
- Identify future research needs
Menstrual disorders
- List and define the different types of menstrual disorders (eg, amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, anovulatory cycles, menorrhagia)
- Describe and discuss the etiology, physiopathology and prevalence of menstrual disorders
- Diagnosis and management of menstrual disorders
- Describe and discuss the diagnostic procedures
- Describe and discuss prevention, advice and information
- Describe and discuss the etiologic and symptomatic treatments
- Identify and discuss evidence-based guidelines related to menstrual disorders
- Describe the long-term consequences of menstrual disorders (eg, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disorders, endometrial cancer)
- Identify future research needs
Menopause, hormone replacement therapy
- Menopause
- Define the different types of menopause (natural, premature or iatrogenic)
- Describe and discuss the epidemiology and factors influencing the age at natural menopause
- Describe the short-term and long-term consequences of hypoestrogenism
- Describe and discuss screening, clinical examination and complementary tests in perimenopausal and menopausal women
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- List and describe the different types of HRT
- Describe and discuss the indications and contraindications, advice and information for the patient
- Describe and discuss risks, benefits, and cost-effectiveness of HRT
- Describe and discuss alternative treatments
- Identify and discuss evidence-based guidelines related to menopause and HRT
- Identify future research needs
Osteoporosis
- Define osteoporosis
- List and describe the risk factors
- Describe and discuss screening and diagnostic procedures
- Describe and discuss prevention and treatments
- Identify and discuss evidence-based guidelines related to osteoporosis
- Identify future research needs
Edited by Aldo Campana,