Master's Degree in Human Reproductive Medicine

This is a teaching and professional programme in reproductive medicine. Changes in the life model in the western world has meant a considerable increase in sterility and the number of assisted reproduction techniques. Approximately 20% of couples have infertility problems, 40% due to women's problems, 40% due to men's problems and 20% of mixed causes. One of the most important causes of sterility in western countries is the delay in conception by men and women which is directly related to the probability of pregnancy occurring.

Sterility treatment is based on specific therapy according to the diagnosis and fundamentally on the assisted reproduction techniques which require a high level of training and qualifications. According to the Spanish Fertility Society there are 190 Centres for Assisted Reproduction in Spain authorised by the Ministry for Health. Specifically 15% of these are located in Barcelona. The field of human reproduction is the area of gynaecology and biology which has published most in high impact factor journals in the last few decades. In almost all human reproduction journals they appear in the first quartile of the specialisation.

Career opportunities

- Students will learn the techniques of assisted reproduction in the context of a human reproduction unit or centre. These techniques have clearly taken the specialisation forward and will be of benefit to patients.
- Students will gain further competence in methodological, research and communication procedures.
- Students will have greater chances of working as reproductive medicine specialists in hospitals, infertility units and assisted reproduction centres.

Internships

- ALMER Centers, accredited by the Department of Health of the Generalitat for Assisted Human Reproduction
- Fertty in Barcelona
- International Center for Assisted Human Reproduction of Barcelona S.L (CIRHAB)

Scholarships and financial aid

This master's degree is recognized and endorsed by the Spanish Fertility Society (SEF). The SEF calls for grants intended for aid for enrollment only in studies endorsed by this Society. You will find the basis for applying for aid on the SEF website: www.sefertilidad.net.

Interuniversity

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Coordinating centres

Departamento de Pediatría, de Obstetricia y Ginecología y de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública

Contact

Mari Carmen Valero Rodríguez

Phone: 935868695

More information