Male Infertility Masters

Male Infertility Masters is organized by MasterHealthPro (MHP).

• Self-paced
• 6 months course
• Hours of effort - 2.5 hours/ week

Description:
Structured by renowned national and international experts in the field of Andrology, this course aims to provide basic and advanced knowledge in male infertility and sexual dysfunction with special emphasis on female sexual dysfunction. The course will empower clinicians to understand the core concepts, pathophysiology, diagnostic algorithms, and evidenced-based treatment along with recent advances in the field to upscale clinician knowledge and practice. In our thoughtfully crafted masters course, not only theoretical knowledge but also better conceptual knowledge, microsurgical, and laboratory videos of various procedures routinely performed in male infertility have been discussed in detail.

Learning Objectives:

• Clinical Implications of Hypothalamus-Pituitary- Gonadal (HPG) axis
• Understanding the workup for male infertility, including the importance of the physical examination.
• Semen analysis and its role in clinical diagnosis and decision making
• Restate the limitations of the primary semen analysis and importance of advanced semen analysis
• Assessment of common reversible causes of infertility and their treatments
• Microsurgical videos on various reconstructive procedures in male infertility
• Various laboratory video spectrum of basic and advanced semen analysis, sperm preparation to cryo freezing and thawing
• Embryology laboratory videos of various ART procedures
• Recognize when to refer a patient for ART
• Understanding detailed female sexual cycle
• Detailed assessment of female sexual dysfunction and their treatments

Learning Outcomes:

• Evaluation of male fertility with clinical diagnosis
• Select the appropriate diagnostic investigations for fertility evaluation and formulate a plan for management.
• Selection of optimal method for the management of the infertile couple, surgically or medically, considering the specific characteristics of each case.
• Recognize infertility due to a genetic basis
• Select the appropriate treatment methods for minimizing the psychological burden to the couple
• Empower clinicians to perform surgical procedures with confidence at clinical level
• Evaluation of female sexual dysfunction with treatment

Course Content:
The need for men's sexual health in today's era

• The case for men's health

Anatomy of Male Reproductive Tract

• Anatomy of the male reproductive system
• Development of the Male Reproductive System
• Spermatogenesis and Spermiogenesis
• Sperm Transport and Maturation

Physiology of male reproductive tract

• HPG axis in Men and its Role in Spermatogenesis
• Seminal Plasma and Its Role
• Hypothalamus and Pituitary Disorders

Pathology & Genetics in male reproduction

• Hypothalamus and Pituitary Disorders, Testicular Disorders, Environmental Factors and its Influence on Sperm
• Early diagnosis and interventions in Hypogonadism
• Male Reproductive Endocrinology : Case Presentation
• Basics of genetic evaluation of an infertile male
  1. Disorders of Seminal Vesicle and Ejaculatory Duct
  2. Klinefelter's Syndrome and Implications to Clinical Practice

Semen Analysis and practical utility

• Semen Analysis and advanced semen analysis: practical aspects
• Interpretation Of Abnormal Semen Analysis
• WHO 5th & 6th Manual - Differences and Clinical Implications

Advanced Sperm Function Tests and Techniques

• Sperm Preparation Techniques and Practical Implications
• Sperm Cryopreservation and Sperm Vitrification with fundamentals of cryobiology ad implications to practice
• Automation in semen analysis
• Male factor in recurrent pregnancy loss
• Clinical decision making in male infertility: Decoding the black box - recent advances
  1. Semen Analysis Methodology and errors in reporting
  2. Management of Seminal Plasma Abnormalities

Clinical History, Examination and Diagnostic Evaluation of an Infertile Male

• Principles Of Clinical Evaluation in Male infertility
• Hormonal Evaluation
• Relevance of Inhibin, 17 Hydroxy Progesterone / FSH Receptor Assay
• Genetic evaluation - Karyotyping, Y chromosome and CFTR Genetic Testing and Relevance
• Radiological Evaluation : What, When and Why

Specific conditions and male Infertility

• Inflammation and Male Infertility
• Inflammation and Sexual Dysfunction

Medical Management of an Infertile Male: Non Azoospermic

• Functional tests on sperm - Evidence and role in infertility
  1. Management of Sperm Abnormalities
  2. Role of ART in Male Infertility
  3. Role of antioxidants in male infertility
  4. Role of medication in NOA
• Donor Insemination - Principles of banking and Optimizing Success
• Role of Environment in Male Infertility

Azoospermia Diagnosis and Management

• Role of Surgery in Azoospermia - VVA, VEA, TURED
• Surgical Sperm Retrieval techniques and results:
  1. Role of Surgery
  2. Optimizing sperm for ART - surgical options
  3. Challenges in Sperm Retrieval Techniques with special reference to Micro TESE
  4. Sperm Retrieval techniques - excluding Micro TESE

Infertility management In Special Situations

• Treatment of HIV positive males and conception
• Management of Anejaculation & Erection and Ejaculatory Dysfunction Relevant to Fertility
• Spinal Cord Injury and Male Infertility

Optimizing Male Infertility Practice

• Overview of IUI vs IVF vs ICSI and guidelines for clinical practice
• ART law in India and ethics in management
• Adoption
• Optimizing sperm in azoospermia - medical options

Advances in Andrology and Change in Practice Patterns

• Fertility preservation strategies in infertile men
• Male Infertility guidelines
• Devices in Andrology
• Low Intensity Shock Wave Therapy - The challenges & utility in Indian subcontinent

Female Sexual Dysfunction: FSD

• History, Investigation & classification of the problem
• Hypoactive sexual desire disorder(HSSD) in women
• Medical Management of Female Sexual Dysfunction: Critical Evaluation of Drugs
• Don't know whether I have orgasms
• UTI and Sex
• Treatment of Vaginismus
• Dyspareunia
• Urological issues with Sex
• Flibanserin
• Mistakes in Use of PDE5 Inhibitors Leading to Failure of Therapy
• Using PDE5I's
• Testosterone/DHEA
• Post-Menopausal Syndrome

Case Discussions

• Male Infertility clinical cases
• Male Infertility clinical cases - Seminal Plasma Abnormalities

Azoospermia Evaluation and Management

• Practical Management of Azoospermia:
  1. Evaluation of the Azoospermic man
  2. Role of testicular biopsy and its relevance to practice
  3. Unconsummated marriage
• Sperm retrieval techniques: Critical answers for decision making
• Micro TESE - Clinical challenges

Surgical videos of male infertility management

• Varicocele and Infertility

Laboratory video on diagnosis, sperm enhancement, ART techniques to facilitate pregnancy

• Semen analysis, IUI & Vitrification / Cryofreezing
• New technologies to improve fertility outcomes:
  1. U select
  2. ONOVA
• ICSI-IVF-IMSI-PICSI

Set up and maximize your practice in sexual medicine

• Setting Up Of Sexual Health & Men's Health Services In Your Center An Effective And Simple Way