Competency information
Details
Identify the presence and where possible mechanisms of transmission and clinical manifestations of both acute and chronic infections.
Considerations
- The mechanisms involved in the inflammatory process, including the cell types involved and the cascade of inflammatory response.
- Methods and identification of inflammatory cells in semen.
- The normal immune situation within the testis, how this may be perturbed and symptoms of this.
- Principles of infectious diseases and the immune response to infection.
- General principles of infection control in the management of the patient.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Recognise and interpret the macroscopic and microscopic appearance of semen, and relate to any pathological process determining the potential implications for conception or child-health. |
| # 4 | Outcome Recognise and interpret the effects of medical intervention upon semen properties (including but not limited to clearance of pathological organisms; success of vasectomy reversal; recovery from chemo- or radiotherapeutic intervention) |
| # 6 | Outcome Work in partnership with other clinical specialisms as part of the systematic diagnosis and review of individual cases. |