Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. define amenorrhoea; 2. list the causes of amenorrhoea, investigations and treatment of primary amenorrhoea; 3. define secondary amenorrhoea; 4. enumerate the aetiology of secondary amenorrhoea, investigations and treatment modality in secondary amenorrhoea; 5. describe the physiology of menopause and the climacteric period; 6. list the hormonal changes at menopause, perimenopausal symptoms and treatment; 7. discuss female and male sexual dysfunction; 8. define rape; 9. describe epidemiology of infertility and explain male infertility; and 10. identify assisted reproductive techniques.

The menstrual cycle and associated disorders. The menstrual cycle. Primary amenorrhoea. Secondary amenorrhoea. Menorrhagia. Dysmenorrhea. Galactorrhoea. Hirsutism. Polycystic 129 ovarian disease. Intermenstrual, postcoital and postmenopausal bleeding. The climacteric. Sexuality. Physiology of coitus. Female sexual dysfunction. Male sexual dysfunction. Rape. Infertility. Epidemiology of infertility. Male infertility. Assisted reproductive techniques.