Short Answer Questions (SAQs)

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• 1. The pituitary gland and gonadotropins
• 2. Steroid hormone biosynthesis
• 3. Steroid hormone mechanism of action and metabolism
• 4. Reproductive genetics
• 5. Gonadal development in the embryo
• 6. Phenotypic sex differentiation
• 7. Gross anatomy of the male reproductive tract
• 8. Microscopic anatomy of the male reproductive tract
• 9. Gross anatomy of the female reproductive tract
• 10. Microscopic anatomy of the female reproductive tract
• 11. Puberty in boys
• 12. Puberty in girls
• 13. Male reproductive physiology
• 14. The menstrual cycle
• 15. Human sexual response
• 16. Fertilization and the establishment of pregnancy
• 17. Placental structure and function
• 18. The protein hormones of pregnancy
• 19. The steroid hormones of pregnancy
• 20. Maternal adaptations to pregnancy: I
• 21. Maternal adaptations to pregnancy: II
• 22. Labor
• 23. The breast and lactation
• 24. Menopause
• 25. Contraception
• 26. Abnormalities of male sexual differentiation and development
• 27. Abnormalities of female sexual differentiation and development
• 28. Precocious puberty
• 29. Delayed or absent puberty
• 30. Primary amenorrhea
• 31. Secondary amenorrhea
• 32. Hyperprolactinemia
• 33. Sexual dysfunction
• 34. Infertility
• 35. Multifetal pregnancy
• 36. Spontaneous pregnancy loss
• 37. Labor abnormalities
• 38. Pre-eclampsia
• 39. Benign and malignant diseases of the breast
• 40. Testicular tumors
• 41. Diseases of the prostate
• 42. Ovarian neoplasms
• 43. Endometrial cancer
• 44. Cervical cancer
• 45. Genetic imprinting and reproductive tract tumors
• 46. Sexually transmitted diseases of bacterial origin
• 47. Sexually transmitted diseases of viral origin
• 48. The special cases of syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus