GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2017/2018
- Teacher
- PANTALEO GRECO
- Credits
- 7
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- MED/40
Training objectives
- Aim of the teaching is to both give basic science and theoretical /practical knowledge of physiological and pathological processes of human reproduction, pregnancy, parturition and puerperium.
To acquire knowledge of prevention ,diagnosis and treatment of main gynaecological problems
To know the most common problems presenting in medically assisted procreation
Basic knowledge about the protection of female health in a gender perspective Prerequisites
- Knowledge of pre-clinical disciplines. Passing exams of: Internal Medicine II and medical treatment and Surgery II
Course programme
- Obstetrical examination / Maternal Physiological changes in pregnancy. Fetal growth / placenta and membranes. Antenatal care. Labour, delivery, puerperium
Abortion /ectopic pregnancy
Obstetrical haemorrhage. Infectious diseases in pregnancy
Multifetal pregnancy
Medical problems in pregnancy. Preterm delivery / post-term pregnancy
Gynaecological examination
The menstrual cycle and its anomalies. Infertility ,sterility and contraception.
Menopausal transition and postmenopause . Gender differences in emerging cardiovascular risk factors
Abnormal uterine bleeding. Benign gynaecologcal diseases. Malignant gynaecological diseases
The pelvic floor and its anomalies
HPV and Related HPV infections : Gender Differences
Intestinal microbioma: physiopathology and gender, vaginal microbioma Didactic methods
- Lectures /practical activity
Learning assessment procedures
- For all students in progress 1 hour written exam: 31 closed questions on the topics of the program in order to assess the knowledge of the subject. The exam is considered passed with at least 60% of the correct answers
For the appeals reserved for students who are not attending the course (academic year and previous semesters) the exam consists of an oral exam consisting of 2-3 questions on the topics of the program, lasting about 20 minutes, aimed at evaluating the acquired knowledge.
To take the exam in Gynecology and Obstetrics it will be necessary to have performed at least 12 hours of documented exercise, to be held at the clinics / departments available to the students indicated at the Sect. of Gynecology of AOU Ferrara.
It will be up to the student to choose the most suitable period to carry out the exercises and get to the exam after having completed the number of hours of exercises required, presenting the completed form duly completed. Reference texts
- Dewhurst, Trattato di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, I edizione italiana 2012 EMSI Roma
Alessandro Caruso, Manuale di ginecologia e ostetricia, CIC Ediz. Internazionali Roma,2011
Augusto G. Ferrari e Luigi G. Frigerio, Core Curriculum di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, McGraw Hill 2013
