09 Fertility Management

Be familiar with principles of fertility management
Compare the major, current methods of contraception, their mechanism of action and major contraindications
Appreciate the factors that influence the selection of an appropriate contraceptive method based on patient profile
Recognise the diversity of causes of infertility and the range of methods used to identify the problem
Explain the major types of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and the rationale for their use

what are the surgical contraceptive methods?
what are the hormonal contraceptive methods?
what are the barrier/ chemical contraceptive methods?
what are the natural contraceptive methods?
compare the relative failure rates of these methods?
for male contraception, which hormones could be targeted? what must be considered?
why is male contraception less common then female alternatives?
what processes do different contraceptive methods target?