ILOs:
- Understand the “holy triad” of reproductive physiology
- Understand how semen quality is defined and how this relates to fertility
- Discuss the common causes of infertility
- Describe the common investigative techniques in fertility assessment
- Explain the steps in the in vitro fertilisation process
- Defintion of what consititutes as difficulty in conceiving?
- What 3 things must you need for ferillisation to occur?
- Reminder of normal anatomy - what are the components of the male and femae repordcutive tracts and how are they regiulated?
- History Taking - what does it include and who is it aimed towards?
- What lifestyle factors can affect fertility?
- What can affect males fertility?
- What Investigations should be taken in Primary care when investigating fertility?
- How to test ovulation cycles?
- Scan to check antral follicle levels
- What are the 3 groups the WHO classifies anovulation into?
- Semen analysis-30%
- Describe Sperm structure and how much of sperm in a sample is normal?
- What needs to be done before semen analysis (SA) for males?