Human Reproduction
| Title | Ανθρώπινη Αναπαραγωγή / Human Reproduction |
| Code | ΙΑ2073 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Goulis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023503 |
Programme of Study: UPS of School of Medicine (2019-today)
Registered students: 56
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 30 |
| Class ID | 600287414
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600287414
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=3047
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Available from the 6th semester
Learning Outcomes
Within the framework of the course, students are expected to:
• understand the anatomy and physiology of human reproduction
• connect physiology with the pathological physiology of human reproduction
- become familiar with the basic principles of diagnosing pathological conditions
- become familiar with the basic principles of treating pathological conditions
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Embryology and anatomy of the female reproductive system - Ovarian function and the female neuroendocrine axis - Fertilization - Implantation - Female sexual behavior - Investigation and etiological classification of female infertility - Ovulation disorders - Polycystic ovary syndrome - The cervical factor in female infertility - Endometriosis - In vitro fertilization - Investigation of female infertility using ultrasound methods - Physiology of puberty - Disorders - Sex differentiation disorders - Contraception Menopause - Anatomy and physiology of the male reproductive system - Male reproductive axis and spermatogenesis - Clinical assessment of the infertile man - Laboratory investigation and etiological classification of infertile men - Etiopathogenesis of male infertility: environmental, iatrogenic, drugs and factors (radiotherapy - chemotherapy) - Varicocele - Obstructive azoospermia, Infection-infertility: Empirical treatment, Dysfunction of the erectile mechanism, Erectile dysfunction: epidemiology - physiology-etiopathogenesis, Erectile dysfunction: Diagnostic approach - treatment, Ejaculation: Physiology - pathophysiology - diagnosis - treatment, Modern methods of assisted reproduction in the treatment of male infertility.
Keywords
male infertility, female infertility, couple infertility
Educational Material Types
- Notes
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Description
Basic IT (Zoom meetings, use of audio-visual material)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 55 | 2.0 | |||
| Reading Assigment | |||||
| Exams | 1 | 0.0 | |||
| Total | 56 | 2 |
Student Assessment
Description
Thirty (30) Multiple Choice Questions
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Εγχειρίδιο «Ανθρώπινη Αναπαραγωγή» των μελών ΔΕΠ των Μαιευτικών - Γυναικολογικών Κλινικών και της Oυρολογικής Κλινικής.
Σημειώσεις (διαθέσιμες στο https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=3047)
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
21-10-2025
