00751 - Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student possesses knowledge, to the extent of his/her competence, in the field of the pathophysiology and clinic of the female genital apparatus; he/she is familiar with functional and instrumental semeiotics, clinical methodology, therapy and traditional and minimally invasive surgery in gynaecology and obstetrics

Course contents

symptoms to the diagnosis of the main obstetrical diseases. The reproductive axis and the regulation of female gonadal function in the different periods of life. The menstrual cycle. Menstrual irregularities. Hyperandrogenemia and PCOS. Pathophysiology and clinic of the menopause. Contraception. Endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. Sterility. Medically Assisted Procreation techniques. Vaginal and pelvic phlogosis and sexually transmitted diseases. Viral genital phlogoses. Benign gynaecological pathology. Endometrial pathology and endometrial carcinoma. Cervical pathology and carcinoma of the cervix. Ovarian neoplasms. Genital prolapse and urinary incontinence. Vulvar and vaginal benign and malignant lesions. Diagnostic techniques and diagnosis in gynaecology. The new surgical approach and minimally invasive surgery in gynaecological pathologies.

Readings/Bibliography

PowerPoint presentations used in lectures

Teaching methods

Lectures with slide support

Assessment methods

Multiple choice quiz; 31 questions, of which 15 from gynaecology/obstetrics and 16 from neonatology/pediatrics; exam duration: 30 minutes

Teaching tools

Slides

Office hours

See the website of Anna Myriam Perrone