- Docente: Anna Myriam Perrone
- Credits: 5
- SSD: MEDS-21/A
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 5904)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student : - knows the characteristics of the development of normal pregnancy and those related to physiological childbirth - is able to recognize the main pictures of maternal pathology-fetal in pregnancy and has notion about the elements related to their clinical management - knows the basics of reproductive function and its main alterations - is able to recognize the main diseases of the female reproductive system and have notion on their management - is able to recognize the picture of oncological pathology of the female genital system and the elements related to their early recognition and management
Course contents
Embryo, fetal appendages, teratogenesis. Maternal modifications in pregnancy. Pregnancy control, obstetric ultrasound, drugs in pregnancy and during lactation. Childbirth. Obstetric operations. Congenital abnormalities: diagnosis and screening. Infectious diseases in pregnancy. Abortion and vesicular mole. Ectopic pregnancy. Antierythrocyte alloimmunizations. Placenta previa and the untimely detachment of placenta. Premature birth. Hypertension in pregnancy. Restriction of intrauterine growth. Diabetes in pregnancy. Twin pregnancies. Maternal diseases and pregnancy. From symptoms to the diagnosis of the main obstetric pathologies. The reproductive axis and the regulation of the female gonadal function in different periods of life. The menstrual cycle. Menstrual irregularities. Hyperandrogenisms and PCOS. Pathophysiology and clinical menopause. Contraception. Endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. Sterility. Techniques of Medically Assisted Procreation. Vaginal, pelvic and sexually transmitted diseases. Viral genital phgosis. Benign Gynecological Pathology. Endometrial pathology and endometrial carcinoma. Cervical pathology and cervical carcinoma. Ovarian neoplasms. Genital prolapse and urinary incontinence. Benign and malignant vulvar and vaginal lesions. Diagnostic techniques and diagnosis in gynecology. The new surgical approach and minimally invasive surgery in gynecological pathologies.
Readings/Bibliography
F Petraglia, G Pelusi, C Bocchi, MC Meriggiola.Ginecologia e ostetricia. Seconda Edizione. Poletto Editore, Vermezzo (Milano), 2011.BOLIS: Manuale di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Edises Napoli, 2011;oppure ZANOIO, BARCELLONA, ZACCHE':Ginecologia e Ostetricia. Elsevier Masson, Milano 2013;oppure PESCETTO, DE CECCO, PECORARI, RAGNI, Manuale di ginecologia e ostetricia - Società Editrice Universo, Roma
Teaching methods
Front lessons with slide support
Assessment methods
The oral examination assesses the student's knowledge of gynecologic oncology, their ability to formulate an appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approach, and their capacity to apply clinical reasoning to real-life clinical scenarios.
18–21: Basic knowledge of the subject and limited ability to apply concepts in clinical practice.
22–26: Adequate knowledge of the subject and correct application of clinical principles.
27–29: Good critical thinking skills, sound clinical reasoning, and ability to integrate multidisciplinary aspects of patient management.
30–30L: Comprehensive mastery of the subject, excellent clinical reasoning skills, ability to critically discuss the scientific literature, and to integrate complex diagnostic and therapeutic information into clinical decision-making.
Teaching tools
Slides and other material published on Online Teaching
Office hours
See the website of Anna Myriam Perrone