Presentations and conditions
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Cervical screening
- Contraception:
- barrier methods
- emergency contraception
- hormonal contraception
- intrauterine devices (IUDs)
- permanent contraception
- Haematospermia
- Menopause
- Pelvic pain
- Postcoital bleeding
- Pregnancy:
- early / late
- miscarriage
- preconception care
- sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in pregnancy
- termination of pregnancy, including complications
- unwanted pregnancy
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Prostatitis
For each presentation and condition, Advanced Trainees will know how to:
Synthesise
- recognise the clinical presentation
- identify relevant epidemiology, prevalence, pathophysiology, and clinical science
- take a comprehensive clinical history
- conduct an appropriate examination
- establish a differential diagnosis
- plan and arrange appropriate investigations
- consider the impact of illness and disease on patients and their quality of life when developing a management plan
Manage
- provide evidence-based management
- prescribe therapies tailored to patients’ needs and conditions
- recognise potential complications of disease and its management, and initiate preventative strategies
- involve multidisciplinary teams
Consider other factors
- identify individual and social factors and the impact of these on diagnosis and management
Presentations and conditions
- Endometriosis
- Infertility / Subfertility
- Molar pregnancy
- Ovarian cysts
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Pregnancy:
- antenatal care
- complications
- ectopic
- Contraception:
- adverse effects
- contraindications
- drug interactions
- efficacy
- mechanism of action
- suitability
- Fertility throughout the course of life
- Human papillomavirus-related cancers
- Menopause:
- associated comorbidities
- diagnostic criteria
- pharmacological versus non-pharmacological management
- Menstrual cycle:
- factors or conditions that can affect menstruation
- Pregnancy:
- complications, including:
- pregnancy-related STIs, including:
- trimesters
- Termination of pregnancy:
- follow-up management, including:
- failed termination
- management of complications
- medical
- pharmacology of medications used in medical termination
- pre-termination counselling
- relevant pharmacology and pharmacotherapy
- surgical
- Bimanual examination
- Cervical screening
- Digital anorectal examination
- Long-acting reversible contraception:
- implant insertion / removal
- intrauterine device (IUD) insertion / removal
- Permanent contraception:
- Pregnancy:
- antenatal screening
- calculation of gestation and expected date of delivery
- diagnosis
- Role of ultrasound:
- abnormal uterine bleeding
- pelvic pain
- pregnancy
- Termination of pregnancy:
- pre-termination screening
- Legislation in relation to termination of pregnancy
- Professional and legislative frameworks that apply to reproductive health areas, such as provision of contraceptives or termination of pregnancy for minors or people with a disability
