Assisted Human Reproduction

Code:

BIOL3022

Acronym:

BIOL3022

Level:

300

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biology

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Biology
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Biology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:B	20	Official Study Plan	3	-	6	48	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide theoretical and practical basis to understand human assisted reproduction.

Learning outcomes and competences

Aquisition of necessary knowledge wich alows supervised work in the field

Working method

Presencial

Program

Physiology of human reproduction: male and female reproductive physiology, fertilization and implantation. Disorders of male and female reproductive systems and infertility. Biotecnology of human reproduction. Human seminology. Artifitial insemination. In vitro fertilization (IVF, ICSI). Techniques for embryo manipulation. Cryobiology of human reproduction. In vitro maturation of human gametes. Genetics of human reproduction. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis.

Mandatory literature

BRINSDEN, P. R. ; Textbook of In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction. , Taylor & Francis, 2005. ISBN: 1-84214-293-3
GARDNER D. K., WEISSMAN A., HOWLES C., SHOHAM Z. ; Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques – Laboratory and Clinical Perespectives. , Taylor & Francis, 2004. ISBN: 1-84184-313-X
SHERWOOD, L. ; Human Physiology – from cells to , Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2004. ISBN: 0-534-39501-5
WIDMAIER, E. P., RAFF, W. & STRANG K. T; Vander, Sherman & Luciano Fisiologia Humana: os mecanismos das funções corporais. , Guanabara Koogan, 2006. ISBN: 85-277-1217-2

Complementary Bibliography

CATALA, M. ; Embriologia – Desenvolvimento Humano Inicial, Guanabara, Koogan, 2003. ISBN: ISBN: 85-277-0732-2
JUNQUEIRA, L.C. & CARNEIRO, J. ; Histologia Básica. Texto e Atlas. , Guanabara Koogan, 2008. ISBN: 978-85-277-1402-0
KASPER, D., FAUCI, A., LONGO, D., BRAUNWALD, E., HAUSER, S., LARRY JAMESON, J. ; Harrison´s Principles of Internal Medicine, MacGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN: 0-07-140235-7
REVELLI A., TUR-KASPA I., GUNNAR HOLTE J., MASSOBRIO M. ; Biotechnology of Human Reproduction, Parthenon Publishind, 2003. ISBN: 1-84214-132-5
SPeroff, L & Fritz, M. A.; Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. ISBN: 0-7817-4795-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lessons Laboratorial lessons

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	48,00
Total:	48,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of practical classes (absences allowed ≤ 25% of the programmed pratical lessons)

Calculation formula of final grade

The students with a classification ≥9,5 in the final examination will be approved.