CPD module: fertility

After completing this module, you should be more aware of:

• the number of births in the UK and how this fluctuates;
• distinctions between the birth rate, fertility rate and conceptions;
• definitions of infertility;
• the extent of infertility in the population;
• universal factors influencing infertility
• the types of ovulatory conditions and infertility in women;
• other causes of infertility in women;
• core types of male infertility;
• different causes of infertility in men;
• drugs that can increase the risk of infertility in women and men;
• surgical approaches to tackle infertility;
• assistive reproduction techniques;
• medicines used to increase ovulation;
• off label use of medicines used as adjuncts in infertility treatment.