Syllabus

Reproductive Physiology

Reproductive Anatomy

Obstetrics

Antenatal Care

• Pre-pregnancy advice

• Diagnosis of pregnancy

• Prenatal diagnosis and screening

• 1st Trimester

  • abortion

  • ectopic pregnancy

  • hydatidiform mole

  • hyperemesis gravidarum

• 2nd and 3rd Trimester

  • late abortion

  • premature delivery

  • antepartum haemorrhage

  • pregnancy induced hypertension

  • multiple pregnancy

  • malpresentation

• Assessment of foetal welfare

• Medical disorders of pregnancy

  • differential diagnoses

  • anaemia

  • cardiovascular disease

  • renal disease (inc. pyelonephritis)

  • diabetes mellitus

  • Rhesus isoimmunisation

• Ethical issues

• Use of ultrasound

• Infections

  • rubella

  • syphilis

  • hepatitis

  • HIV

Labour

• Mechanism of normal labour

• Abnormalities of presentation and position

  • shoulder dystocia

• Abnormal uterine activity

• Cephalo-pelvic disproportion

• Assisted delivery

  • forceps

  • ventouse

  • caesarean section

• Identification of at risk patient

• Assessment of foetal welfare

Post Partum

• Care of the newborn

• Normal puerperium

• Complications

Practical

• Abdominal and vaginal examination
• Progress in labour
• Partogram
• Cardiotocograph
• fetal blood sampling
• episiotomy

Gynaecology

• Menstrual Disease
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• endometriosis
• fibroids
• dysfunctional bleeding
• uterovaginal prolapse
• Sexual function and dysfunction
• Contraception
  • sterilisation
  • therapeutic abortion
• Gynaecological endocrinology
  • infertility
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • menopause
• Gynae cancer
  • carcinoma of cervix
  • endometrial cancer
  • ovarian cancer
  • less common
    • vulva
    • choriocarcinoma
• Urological disorders
  • incontinence of urine
  • urinary fistula
• Menopause

Practical

• History
  • gynaecological
  • menstrual
  • contraceptive
  • sexual
  • obstetric
• Abdominal examination
• Vaginal Examination
• Speculum
• Cervical smear
• Breast Examination