- Reproductive medicine
Reproductive medicine is a branch of
medicine that deals with prevention, diagnosis and management of reproductive problems; goals include improving or maintainingreproductive health and allowing people to have children at a time of their choosing. It is founded on knowledge of reproductiveanatomy ,physiology , andendocrinology , and incorporates relevant aspects ofmolecular biology ,biochemistry andpathology . In the assessment of patients imaging techniques, laboratory methods and surgery may be needed. Treatment methods include counseling, pharmacology, surgery, and other methods.Reproductive medicine addresses issues of
sexual education ,puberty ,family planning ,birth control ,infertility ,reproductive system disease (includingsexually transmitted disease s) andsexual dysfunction . In women, reproductive medicine also coversmenstruation ,ovulation ,pregnancy andmenopause , as well as gynecologic disorders that affect fertility.The field cooperates with and overlaps to some degree with
gynecology ,obstetrics ,urology ,genitourinary medicine , medicalendocrinology ,pediatric endocrinology ,genetics , andpsychiatry .Specialists in reproductive medicine usually undergo training in
obstetrics and gynecology followed by training inreproductive endocrinology and infertility , or in urology followed by training inandrology . For reproductive medicine specialists in contraception, other methods of training are possible. Specialists tend to be organized in specialty organizations such asAmerican Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) andEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).In vitro fertilization has evolved as a major treatment modality that has enabled the study of theembryo prior toimplantation .ee also
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Reproductive rights
*Reproductive technology
**Assisted reproductive technology
*Sexual health clinic Literature
* Speroff L, Glass RH, Kase NG. Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility. Fifth Edition. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore MD, 1994 ISBN 0-683-07899-2
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