Genetics and Reproductive Health

Paper Code: 
HHD 225
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
4.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  1. Understand the role of heredity and environment in development.
  2. Understand problems and solutions regarding child bearing.
  3. Understand postnatal psychological problems and treatment.

 

Course Outcomes (CO’s):

Course

Learning Outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and Teaching Strategies

Assignment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

HHD 225

Genetics and Reproductive Health

 

Student will–

 

COHD57: Value and support the importance of sex education and reproductive health education.

COHD58: Investigate the role of heredity and environment in lifespan development and different types of hereditary and sex-linked syndromes

COHD59: Examine the diagnostic and preventive methods for genetic disorder and role of genetic counselling in preventing them

COHD60: Examine the factors causing infertility and appraise various assisted reproductive methods.

COHD61: Support for post-partum and HIV/AIDS care.

 

Approaches in Teaching:  Interactive Lectures, Brain storming sessions, Power Point Presentation,

 

 

Learning activities for the Students:

Self learning assignments, field practicals.

Quiz. PPT, Group projects, Poster making,assignments, CA test , Semester End Examination.

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
: Introduction to Genetics & reproductive Health
  • Basic concept of reproductive health and its importance
  • Sex Education: meaning & importance
  • Family Planning Methods
  • Genes & Chromosomes, Structure & Function
  • Identical and Fraternal Twins
  • Risk Factors: Sexually transmitted diseases, suicide, Teen age pregnancy

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Heredity and Environment
  • Meaning & interaction of heredity and environment in determining intelligence, personality and behavior
  • Hereditary diseases/ gene linked syndromes- Sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, PKU, autism,   alzheimer’s, apert, sticklers and ushers syndrome, cystic fibrosis, Huntington, spina bifida, tay- sachs.
  • Sex  linked syndrome-Fragile X, XYY, down, cat cry, turners, klinefelter syndrome

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Diagnosis Prevention and Counseling of Genetic Disorders

·                Genetic Disorders, diagnosis and treatment- Human Karyotype, pedigree construction and its analysis

·                Prenatal screening methods    

·                Genetic counseling-need, essential qualities of genetic counselor.

·                Direct and indirect counseling.

Prevention of genetic disorders and gene therapy

12.00
Unit IV: 
Infertility and Assisted Reproduction
  • Factors causing infertility- Stress, problems in ovulation, blocked or scarred fallopian tubes, endometriosis and low sperm count, drugs, alcohol-  treatment
  • Assisted reproduction- In-vitro fertilization and test tube baby, surrogate mothers- legal and ethical issues.

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Post Partum care and HIV/AIDS
  • Post partum depression-Types, causes and treatment.
  • Maternal and infant mortality- present status and major causes
  • HIV/AIDS in India- Prevalence, sign and symptoms, causes and prevention

 

 

Essential Readings: 

 

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Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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