Lecture Notes

A selection of downloadable lecture notes are included in the topics field in the table below. A sessionwise breakdown of the course outlines is also included.

For the complete course outlines, see Human Reproductive Biology: The Essentials (PDF - 3.3 MB)

Note that the contents of these outlines as well as the answers to the "Fundamental Questions" at the end of each section are the minimum required knowledge base to consider that you have successfully completed this course.

SES # TOPICS OUTLINES
1 Introduction to the Course (15 min.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Male Reproductive Anatomy (1 hr.) - Dr. Abe Morgentaler

Male System Physiology (1 hr.) - Dr. Abe Morgentaler

Clinical Pathological Conference: Male Reproductive System (30 min.) - Dr. Abe Morgentaler
(PDF)
2 Impotence (1 hr.) - Dr. Abe Morgentaler

Male Fertility, Temperature and the Testes (1 hr. 15 min.) - Dr. Abe Morgentaler
(PDF)
3 Female System Anatomy (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Endometriosis (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz (PDF)

Clinical Pathological Conference: Female Reproductive System (45 min.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz
(PDF 1)

(PDF 2)
4 The Normal Menstrual Cycle (1 hr.) - Dr. Alan Penzias

Abnormalities of the Menstrual Cycle (1 hr.) - Dr. Alan Penzias

Clinical Pathological Conference: Menstrual Cycle (45 min.) - Dr. Alan Penzias
(PDF)
5 Uterine Pathology: Fibroids (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz (PDF)

Ovarian Pathology (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz (PDF)

Clinical Pathological Conference: Gynecologic Pathology (15 min.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz
(PDF 1)

(PDF 2)
6 Non-hormonal Contraception I (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz (PDF)

Non-hormonal Contraception II (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Clinical Pathological Conference: Contraception (45 min.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz
(PDF)
7 Hormonal Contraception (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz (PDF)

Phytoestrogens (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Clinical Pathological Conference: Menstrual Cycle (45 min.) - Dr. Alan Penzias
(PDF 1)

(PDF 2)
8 The Placenta (1 hr.) - Dr. Drucilla Roberts

Placental Pathology (1 hr.) - Dr. Drucilla Roberts

Clinical Pathological Conference: Menstrual Cycle (15 min.) - Dr. Alan Penzias
(PDF 1)

(PDF 2)

(PDF 3)
9 The Cervix (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Cervical Pathology and Cancer (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz (PDF)

Clinical Pathological Conference: Cervix (45 min.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz
(PDF 1)

(PDF 2)
10 Sexual Differentiation I (1 hr.) - Dr. Patricia Donahoe

Sexual Differentiation II (1 hr.) - Dr. Patricia Donahoe

Clinical Pathological Conference: Sexual Differentiation (45 min.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz
(PDF)
11 Infertility (1 hr.) - Dr. Selwyn Oskowitz

Assisted Reproductive Technology (1 hr.) - Dr. Selwyn Oskowitz

Clinical Pathological Conference: Infertility (15 min.) - Dr. Selwyn Oskowitz
(PDF)
12 Maternal Physiology I (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Maternal Physiology II (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Clinical Pathological Conference: Maternal Physiology (45 min.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz
(PDF)
13 Hypertension in Pregnancy (1 hr.) - Dr. Kee-Hak Lim

Film Viewing: Eclampsia (45 min.)
(PDF)
14 Uterine Physiology (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Parturition (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Video - Normal Labor and Delivery (45 min.)
(PDF)
15 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCO) (1 hr. 15 min.) - Dr. Robert Barbieri

Ovarian Failure (1 hr.) - Dr. Jan Shifren
(PDF 1)

(PDF 2)
16 Toxoplasmosis (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Isoimmunization (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz
(PDF 1)

(PDF 2)
17 Teratology (1 hr. 25 min.) - Dr. Lewis Holmes

Ultrasound Prenatal Diagnosis (1 hr. 30 min.) - Dr. Beryl Benacerraf
(PDF)
18 Energy and Radiation Impact on Pregnancy (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz
(PDF 1)

(PDF 2)
19 Fetal Surveillance (1 hr.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz

Pregnancy Termination Technology (1 hr. 15 min.) - Dr. Henry Klapholz
(PDF 1)

(PDF 2)
20 Film Viewing: The Way It Was (1 hr.)

Film Viewing: Life's Greatest Miracle (1 hr. 15 min.)