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Reproductive Medicine — FNB reading list.

What a two-year FNB fellow in Reproductive Medicine reads, and what each title is for.

8Titles listed
5Read cover to cover
2 yrsFellowship length
400Marks in the exit exam
The fellowship

Reproductive Medicine at a glance

Infertility evaluation, ART and IVF, reproductive endocrinology and the embryology laboratory.

DisciplineObstetrics and Gynaecology
Length2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital
Entered fromDNB/MD/MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology
EntranceFET, the NBEMS Fellowship Entrance Test — 100 questions in 105 minutes, Part-A from the feeder specialty and Part-B from this fellowship.
How this list is used

Reading for Reproductive Medicine

Fellows in Reproductive Medicine read on two tracks at once: the endocrine and physiological basis of infertility, and the operational detail of running an ART cycle. Speroff is the book used to build the clinical reasoning, Gardner and Weissman is the one that stays in the unit for stimulation protocols and laboratory method, and the WHO semen manual is kept in the andrology lab as the procedural standard. ESHRE guidance matters here because most Indian ART units write their PCOS, endometriosis and recurrent-loss protocols directly off it, and fellows are expected to quote it in clinical meetings.

Titles are tagged core reading — the ones fellows finish — or reference, the ones they look things up in. Editions are given where the current edition is what you want to buy.

  1. Speroff's Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertilitycore readingHugh S. Taylor, Lubna Pal, Emre Seli (eds.) · Wolters KluwerThe endocrine foundation of the fellowship; the ovulation, PCOS and amenorrhoea chapters are the ones fellows revisit before clinics and exams.
  2. Gardner and Weissman's Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniquescore readingDavid K. Gardner, Ariel Weissman, Colin M. Howles, Zeev Shoham (eds.) · CRC PressSplit into laboratory and clinical volumes and used as the working reference for stimulation protocols, culture systems and lab troubleshooting.
  3. Yen & Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Clinical Managementcore readingJerome F. Strauss III, Robert L. Barbieri (eds.) · Elsevier · 9th editionThe science behind the clinic, read for reproductive physiology and relied on for thesis work and journal club.
  4. WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semencore readingWorld Health OrganizationKept in the andrology lab as the procedural standard for semen analysis and the source of the reference values quoted in reports.
  5. Clinical Reproductive Medicine and Surgery: A Practical Guidecore readingTommaso Falcone, William W. Hurd (eds.) · SpringerBridges the medical and surgical sides of infertility and carries the reproductive-surgery component of the fellowship.
  6. Practical Manual of In Vitro Fertilization: Advanced Methods and Novel DevicesreferenceZsolt Peter Nagy, Alex C. Varghese, Ashok Agarwal (eds.) · SpringerShort protocol chapters kept in the ART lab for oocyte handling, ICSI and vitrification steps.
  7. Infertility in the MalereferenceLarry I. Lipshultz, Stuart S. Howards, Craig S. Niederberger (eds.) · Cambridge University PressThe male-factor reference used when azoospermia work-up and surgical sperm retrieval cases come through the clinic.
  8. ESHRE GuidelinesreferenceEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyThe guidance Indian ART units follow for ovarian stimulation, PCOS, endometriosis and recurrent pregnancy loss, and which fellows are expected to know by topic.

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The exit examination

What you are reading towards

The exit examination is the FEE - Fellowship Exit Examination, held after completion of the fellowship training. Theory: one paper of 100 marks (10 questions of 10 marks each) of three hours' duration. Practical: 300 marks, comprising clinical examination and viva voce. A candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate across theory and practical (200 of 400) to qualify, with the theory paper itself to be passed at 50/100. Trainees must also appear in the formative assessment during training. Successful candidates are awarded the FNB (or FNB-PD) at the annual NBEMS convocation.

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Frequently asked

FNB Reproductive Medicine — questions

Which books do FNB Reproductive Medicine fellows read?

The 8 titles on this page, of which 5 are read cover to cover and the rest are kept as references. Most fellows own two or three and use the department copy for the others.

How long is the FNB in Reproductive Medicine?

2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital, followed by the Fellowship Exit Examination.

Which specialty do you enter FNB Reproductive Medicine from?

DNB/MD/MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology

How is the FNB exit examination marked?

One theory paper of 100 marks with ten questions of ten marks each, and a 300-mark practical of clinical examination and viva. A candidate needs 50 per cent in aggregate across the two.

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