Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine
OBST: Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- OBST 501 (3) Reproductive Endocrinology I
- Neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction, regulation of the ovarian and testicular function. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 502 (3) Physiology of the Mother, Fetus and Newborn
- Functional development of the placenta and major organ systems in the fetal and newborn period in man and animals. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 503 (3) Fetal and Perinatal Metabolism
- This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. Prerequisite: Knowledge of fetal growth and development, physiology, pathology of labour.
- OBST 504 (3) Reproductive Endocrinology II
- Lectures and seminars on cellular processes in hormone secretion, steroid biosynthesis, steroid transport and metabolism, mechanism of hormone action, prostaglandins in reproduction. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 505 (6) Experimental Techniques in Reproductive Biology
- Laboratory course on: cell and organ cultures, radioimmunoassay of steroid and protein hormones and prostaglandins, in vitro fertilization, neuroendocrine techniques, techniques to study fetuses, techniques for metabolic studies in newborn animals. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 506 (3) Seminars in Reproductive Biology
- This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 507 (3) Perinatal Epidemiology
- Indicators of maternal/newborn well-being across population subgroups, changing trends in obstetrical intervention, perinatal morbidity, and the analysis of perinatal data. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Corequisite: One of OBST 502, OBST 504.
Equivalency: SPPH 537. - OBST 549 (18) M.Sc. Thesis
- This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 649 (0) Doctoral Dissertation
