The program is designed to help candidates competently manage complex reproductive and fertility problems with the most modern and up-to-date treatment methods: • Infertility • Infertility in men • Infertility in women • Infertility risk factors with advanced reproductive technology • Understanding third-party reproduction processes • Extensive research in both basic and clinical reproductive biology

1. Infertility Fellowship
Course in India

2. Course Name:
1. Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine
2. Fellowship in Andrology

3. Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine
• The Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine program is a one-year intensive clinical
training program designed to qualify the candidate for advanced certification in
reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
• The program is designed to help candidates competently manage complex reproductive
and fertility problems with the most modern and up-to-date treatment methods:
• Infertility
• Infertility in men
• Infertility in women
• Infertility risk factors with advanced reproductive technology
• Understanding third-party reproduction processes
• Extensive research in both basic and clinical reproductive biology

4. • Candidates will receive extensive training from dedicated mentors with extensive field
experience.
• The aim of the reproductive program is to train good fertility specialists who are
medically and surgically competent to treat infertility conditions with ease.

5. Objective of the Fellowship Course:
• The course aims to provide candidates with every opportunity to gain proficiency in the
clinical workup, diagnosis, and evidence-based management of infertile couples.
• With improved and advanced treatment methods, enhance the training of those who wish
to develop skills in assisted reproductive techniques.
• The candidate will gain extensive knowledge and treatment for male, female, and
combined infertility factors.
• Third-party reproductive techniques like oocyte donation, sperm donation etc. are also
covered in the syllabus.

6. Infertility Fellowship Methodology
• Candidates will receive extensive training from the most experienced and dedicated
professionals in the field of fertility medicine and treatment.
• The training will include real case studies along with treatment procedures given in an
IVF setup.
• The candidate will learn the interaction between advanced ART technology and clinical
embryology procedures.
• He or she will also gain valuable experience from postings in various units.
• Hands-on practice with expert supervision

7. Academic Course Requirements
• Candidates who have completed and obtained Medical Post Graduate Clinical Course and
Super Specialty Degree Course recognized by Medical Council of India are eligible to
apply.
• Successfully passed the degree courses of MD (Medicine), MS (Master of Surgery), DNB
(Diplomate of National Board), and DGO (Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology).
• Candidates with MRCOG, FRCOG or AB in Obstetrics and Gynecology are also eligible
to apply for the fellowship program.
• Candidates who have studied abroad and obtained a clinical degree in Obstetrics and
Gynecology are eligible to join the fellowship program if they submit the following
certificates:
• An equivalent certificate is issued by the Medical Council of India, New Delhi.
• Medical Council of India, New Delhi has issued provisional registration certificate.

8. Fellowship in Andrology
• This andrology fellowship program is designed to provide a foundation for reproductive
microsurgery, innovation and medicine in the male reproductive space.
• Male Reproductive Microsurgery Testicular Sperm Extraction
• Micromanipulation of gametes
• Genetic analysis
• Electroejaculation erectile dysfunction
• At the end of the program, the candidate will be able to evaluate sperm and its properties,
as well as elaborate on sperm preparation for various ART procedures.

9. Course Objectives
• The objective of this course is to provide basic knowledge in semen analysis and semen
preparation techniques.
• Hands-on experience will allow the candidate to understand the techniques and
implement them with confidence.

10. Andrology Training Methodology
 a summary of the andrology lab (entry, instrumentation, procedures, documentation)
 Semen collecting (patient counseling, container labeling, sample receiving)
 observations on sperm analysis.
 setup for a laboratory.
 dealing with equipment.
 Semen delivery, collection, and collection technique.
 microscopical analysis
 microscopic analysis to check for motility and count.

11.  Observation of sperm morphology on a slide.
 Sperm preservation
 preparation methods for sperm.
 understanding of recent developments in male infertility.

12. • Educational requirements
• Fresh graduates with a degree in MSc Microbiology, Zoology or Bio-technology.
• Selection of candidates
• The Academic Admission Committee will select candidates for the Fellowship Program in
a fair and transparent manner.
• General Interview Round
• Clinical/qualification-based interview round

13. • Duration of Course
• The fellowship program lasts for 6 months, with 2 months serving as your 'probation
period'.
• To continue the fellowship, all fellow students must successfully pass the probation
period.
• Fees, stipend, and follow-up employment:
• the 6-month fellowship course: The fee for the 6-month fellowship course is INR 50,000.
This fee must be paid by the fellow student at the beginning of the fellowship program.

14. • Stipend:
• Fellowship candidates will receive a monthly stipend of INR 5,000 for a period of six months.
• Trainees will get:
• Apart from studies, trainees will get the required course materials.
• Certificate:
• Upon completion of their program, successful candidates will receive a provisional certificate.
• Following employment:
• If you pass the exam with a certain percentage, you will be appointed as an andrologist at centers.