Reproductive Endocrinology

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Credits 0 to 10. 0 to 10 Other Hours. Develop a knowledge of and competency in the care of the patient with endocrine and infertility problems; includes knowledge of basic endocrine physiology including the CNS and hypothalamic pituitary system, biosynthesis, metabolism, physiology and pharmacology of steroid hormones, gonadotropins, releasing factors, and other substances that regulate the reproductive system, endocrine dynamics in pregnancy and the menstrual cycle, thyroid-adrenal physiology and general metabolism relating to reproduction, physiology of conception and the reproductive tract related to fertility and reproduction, as well as general endocrinologic principles.