FOGSI infertility training syllabus.
Day-by-day breakdown of the three FOGSI-recognised tracks taught at Dev Nandini. Each day combines lectures with live training in our IVF lab and OPD.
Basic Infertility Training
Foundations of infertility evaluation, ovulation induction, and IUI — built around the FOGSI standard syllabus.
- Day 1
- Evaluation of the infertile couple
- Basic investigations of the infertile couple
- Semen analysis — how to interpret
Semen analysis, sperm morphological evaluation
- Day 2
- Ultrasound at first visit — what to evaluate
- Anovulation — etiology and diagnosis
- Male infertility
Follicular monitoring — attending and observing folliculometry scans
- Day 3
- Fertility aspects of tubal infertility
- Pelvic inflammatory disease — diagnosis and management
- Genital TB — implications and management
Semen preparation by swim-up technique
- Day 4
- Ovulation induction protocols in COH and IUI
- Adjuvants in OI management
- Ovulation trigger in IUI
Semen preparation by density-gradient technique
- Day 5
- Ovarian reserve testing
- PCOS — etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management
- Thyroid disorders and infertility
IUI — how to perform
- Day 6
- Ultrasonographic endometrial evaluation during OI
- Luteal phase support
- OHSS — prediction, prevention, monitoring, management
Semen freezing
- Day 7
- Optimising IUI results
- When to convert IUI to IVF
- How to manage difficult IUI
- All about donor insemination
Practice sessions — semen analysis and preparation
Advanced Infertility Training
All seven Basic days plus a full second week on ART — IVF, ICSI, embryo transfer, vitrification, and recurrent implantation failure.
- Day 1
- Evaluation of the infertile couple
- Basic investigations of the infertile couple
- Semen analysis — how to interpret
Semen analysis, sperm morphological evaluation
- Day 2
- Ultrasound at first visit — what to evaluate
- Anovulation — etiology and diagnosis
- Male infertility
Follicular monitoring — attending and observing folliculometry scans
- Day 3
- Fertility aspects of tubal infertility
- Pelvic inflammatory disease — diagnosis and management
- Genital TB — implications and management
Semen preparation by swim-up technique
- Day 4
- Ovulation induction protocols in COH and IUI
- Adjuvants in OI management
- Ovulation trigger in IUI
Semen preparation by density-gradient technique
- Day 5
- Ovarian reserve testing
- PCOS — etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management
- Thyroid disorders and infertility
IUI — how to perform
- Day 6
- Ultrasonographic endometrial evaluation during OI
- Luteal phase support
- OHSS — prediction, prevention, monitoring, management
Semen freezing
- Day 7
- Optimising IUI results
- When to convert IUI to IVF
- How to manage difficult IUI
- All about donor insemination
Practice sessions — semen analysis and preparation
- Day 8
- Medical therapy in oligospermia / azoospermia
- Managing erectile dysfunction, anejaculation, retrograde ejaculation
- Pretreatment in ART
- How to set up a lab
Oocyte retrieval
- Day 9
- Poor responder — diagnostic criteria and management
- Protocols for downregulation of pituitary
- Individualised ovulation induction protocols
Hunting and denudation of oocytes
- Day 10
- Endometriosis — management and OI protocols
- Fibroid and infertility
- Conventional IVF vs ICSI
ICSI, conventional IVF
- Day 11
- Endometrial preparation protocols in FET
- Luteal phase support in ART
- Hormonal monitoring in IVF
Embryo culture, laser-assisted hatching
- Day 12
- Optimising IVF results
- Fresh ET vs FET — advantages and disadvantages by responder type
- Cleavage-stage vs blastocyst transfer
Embryo vitrification and thawing
- Day 13
- Embryo transfer techniques
- Handling difficult ET
- Organising donor oocyte cycles
Embryo transfer, loading of embryos
- Day 14
- Recurrent IVF / implantation failure
- Endometrial receptivity
- Fertility-enhancing endoscopic surgeries
Sperm DNA fragmentation
IUI & Stimulation Protocol
Focused workshop on ovulation induction, semen analysis, and semen preparation for IUI — including a hands-on demonstration day.
- Day 1
- Evaluation of the infertile couple (30 min)
- Investigations before ovulation induction (30 min)
- Ovulation induction in IUI treatment (30 min)
- Interpretation of basic semen analysis (30 min)
Theory module
- Day 2
- Demonstration of semen preparation — swim-up and density gradient (60 min)
Hands-on training for delegates