Post Graduate Diploma in Fertility Therapy

Introduction to Fertility Therapy:
This module looks and the common causes and problems of Fertility.

Obesity and Fertility:
This course outlines the current understanding of how obesity affects female reproductive function across the lifespan. Topics include physiology of the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy, best practices in the delivery of contraceptive and prenatal care and healthcare policy that weighs the evidence in appropriate balance with principles that respect women’s rights.

Fertility Preservation and Reproduction:
This course provides a comprehensive overview on issues surrounding fertility in patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer or belong to a high-risk population. The impact of breast cancer treatment on fertility is clearly explained and all the available options for fertility preservation are discussed, including the use of assisted reproduction technologies.

Reducing the Risk of Fertility Treatment:
This module examines the risk in assisted conception, covering a wide range of topics and areas.

Sterilization and Fertility Global Outlook:
This course takes an historical look at the sterilization movement in post-World War II America, a revolution in modern contraceptive behavior.

Population Trends in Relation to Fertility:
This course examines some of the important trends that have underpinned reductions in fertility, including delayed child-bearing and increased childlessness.

Diet and Nutrition in Fertility:
This course provides a scientific comprehensive overview of the relationship of diet and nutrition with puberty, menarche and menstrual cycle, conception and fertility and infertility.

Men's Health and Fertility:
This course conveys a detailed review that encompasses the basic science of reactive oxygen species production by mammalian spermatozoa, the way in which these highly reactive molecules are processed by the germ line and the physiological significance of this redox activity in the generation of a functional gamete. The factors responsible for perturbing the delicate balance between physiological redox signaling on the one hand and oxidative stress on the other are also extensively reviewed and some of the first clues concerning the underlying mechanisms clearly identified.

Fertility Preservation in Practice:
The specialty of fertility preservation offers patients with cancer, who are rendered infertile by chemo- and radiotherapy, the opportunity to realize their reproductive potential.

Holistic Approach to Infertility:
This course takes an indept look at the holistic approaches to infertility. Areas covered;-

• Anatomy and Physiology
  • The Male and Female Reproductive System
• Counselling
• Complementary Therapies including Massage
  • The Lymphatic System
  • Acupressure
  • Reflexology
  • Herbalism
  • Homoeopathy
  • Homoeopathy
  • Yoga and Breathing
• Lifestyle Choices
  • Weight Issues
  • Smoking
  • Alcohol, Drugs and Medications
• Basal Body Temperature (BBT)

• Relaxation and Stress Management

• Nutrition