Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine

OBST_V: Obstetrics and Gynaecology


  1. OBST_V 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.

  2. OBST_V 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.

  3. OBST_V 503 (3) Fetal and Perinatal Metabolism

    Prerequisite: Knowledge of fetal growth and development, physiology, pathology of labour. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  4. OBST_V 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.

  5. OBST_V 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.

  6. OBST_V 506 (3) Seminars in Reproductive Biology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  7. OBST_V 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. Corequisite: One of OBST 502, OBST 504. Equivalency: SPPH537 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  8. OBST_V 549 (18) M.Sc. Thesis

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  9. OBST_V 649 (0) Doctoral Dissertation

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.


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