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3rd Year Students

Topic List

The Following is a List of Topics from which the 3rd Year Medical Student May Choose His/Her Presentation

Normal physiological adaptations of pregnancy
Placental physiology and endocrinology
Normal mechanisms of labor
Ultrasound in pregnancy
Preterm labor
Post term pregnancies
Premature rupture of the membranes
Abnormal labors (prolonged or arrested)
Operative vaginal deliveries
Cesarean section
Induction of labor (includes cervical ripening)
Multifetal pregnancies
Breastfeeding
Antepartum fetal testing (non-stress tests, biophysical profiles, contraction stress tests)
Open Neural Tube defects (detection and prevention)
Chromosomal abnormalities (detection and consequences)
Intrauterine growth retardation
Rh disease (prevention and treatment of sensitized pregnancies)
Syphilis infections
Herpes simplex virus infections
Cytomegalovirus infections
Toxoplamosis infection
Chicken pox (varicella) infections
Parvovirus B-19 (fifth disease) infections
Known and suspected causes of birth defects
Placenta previa
Abruptio palcenta
Post partum hemorrhage and blood component therapy
Obstetrical anesthesia

Medical and surgical disorders in pregnancy

Preeclampsia
Hypertension in pregnancy
Hyperemesis Gracidarum
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiac diseases
Pyelonephritis
Renal diseases
Connective tissue diseases (systemic erythmatosus)
Pulmonary diseases
Neurological diseases
Thyroid diseases
Anemia in pregnancy
Sickle cell anemia
Surgical disorders
Hepatitis in pregnancy
Group Bb hemolytic streptococcus infections
Toxoplasmosis and CMV infections
HIV infections
Dermatological disorders
Psychiatric disorders

Endocrinology and Infertility

The normal menstrual cycle
Amenorrhea
Polycystic ovarian disease
Hirsutism and virilization
Contraception
Sterilization
Precocious puberty
Infertility
Ovulation induction
Menopause and estrogen replacement
Endometriosis and adenomyosis
Galactorrhea

General Gynecology

Ethics in OB/GYN
Pelvic floor relaxation
Urinary incontenence
Rape, incest, and abuse
Sexually transmitted diseases
Benign conditions of the vulva
Vaginitis
Ectopic pregnancies
Habitual abortion
Elective termination of pregnancy
Laparoscopy
Hysteroscopy
Congenital malformation of the vagina, cervix and uterus
Hysterectomy (indications, methods, complications)
Uterine leiomyomate

Gynecological cancers

Cancer screening (pap smears, colposcopy, mammograms)
Consequences of DES exposure in women
Vulva cancers
Vaginal cancers
Cervical cancer
Endometrial cancer
Sarcomas of the uterus
Fallopian tube carcinoma
Epithelial carcinomas of the ovary
Germ cell tumors of the ovary
Stomal ovarian tumors
Breast cancer
Molar pregnancies and gestational trophoblastic neoplasias
Radiation therapy in OB/GYN cancers
Principles of chemotherapy

* Each student’s topic must be approved by their faculty advisor. A topic not included on this list can be used but must be approved by the student’s faculty advisor.