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GENETICS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH [1]

Paper Code: 
HHD 225
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

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 (COs):

Course Outcomes

 

Learning and Teaching Strategies

Assignment Strategies

  
 

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.
  • 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: 

SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS:

  • Michael. A. Koenig, Shireen Jejeebhay, John. C. Cleland and Bela Ganatra, 2016, Reproductive Health in India: A New Evidence, Sage India
  • Shireen. J. Jejeebhay, P.M. Kulkarni and K.Gh. Santhya, 2014, Population and Reproductive Health in India: An Assessment of the Current Situation and Future Needs, Oxford University Press
  • Barbara A. and Anderson, (2010), Reproductive Health: Women and Men's Shared Responsibility, Indian Council (INC) publisher Pvt. Ltd.
  • Sharma, (2016) Reproductive health in India new edition, Taylor and Fancis Ltd. 5. Kobo, (2012) Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Kamal publisher.

Fundamentals of Genetics by R.P.Meyyan, Saras Publication [2]

 

References: 

SUGGESTED REFERENCE BOOKS:

  • Genetics by Strickberger Monroe W. [3] Prentice-Hall; 3 edition (1995)
  • Development Through the Lifespan, Books a la Carte Edition (6th Edition) Loose Leaf – August 15, 2013, by Laura E. Berk [4]

 

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REFERENCE JOURNALS

 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024 [8]

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[2] http://www.saraspublication.com/osc/catalog/index.php
[3] http://www.amazon.in/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Strickberger+Monroe+W.&search-alias=stripbooks
[4] http://www.amazon.com/Laura-E.-Berk/e/B001H6U466/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
[5] https://ncert.nic.in/ncerts/l/lebo104.pdf
[6] https://1lib.in/book/5291190/a14b77
[7] https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/reproductive-health
[8] https://homescience.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2023-2024