Dental Medicine · Year 4 · MU Sofia
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology is taught in Year 4 of the Dental Medicine degree at the Medical University of Sofia, and its syllabus runs as a single chapter of 61 topics. It begins with female reproductive anatomy, fertilisation, the placenta, obstetric examination and the diagnosis of pregnancy, then normal labour, pain relief, the puerperium, lactation and the newborn. Complications follow: miscarriage, preterm and post-term pregnancy, hypertensive disorders, diabetes, infections, ectopic pregnancy, bleeding, dystocia and operative delivery. The gynaecology topics run from examination and the menstrual cycle through PCOS, infections, endometriosis and gynaecological cancers to infertility and contraception. AceMed has a note for every topic, about two hours of reading, built around 104 tables rather than pictures, with 963 flashcards.
The full MU Sofia syllabus for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dental Medicine, Year 4: 61 topics, every one with a free study note (2 hours of reading), and 963 flashcards. Updated 2 November 2026.
- syllabus topics
- 61
- free notes
- 61
- flashcards
- 963
- of reading
- 2 h
Syllabus
The topics in the order of the MU Sofia syllabus. Each one with a note opens in AceMed once you're signed in.
- 1. Anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive organs. The bony pelvis - anatomy, diameters, planes3 min · 15 cards
- 2. Fertilization. Implantation. Fetal development2 min · 16 cards
- 3. Placenta, umbilical cord, membranes, amniotic fluid3 min · 15 cards
- 4. Obstetric history. Gestational age and estimated date of delivery2 min · 16 cards
- 5. Obstetric examination - Leopold maneuvers, measurements, auscultation. Fetal attitude, lie, presentation and position2 min · 16 cards
- 6. Diagnosis of early and advanced pregnancy2 min · 16 cards
- 7. Maternal adaptation to pregnancy. Hygiene and diet in pregnancy3 min · 16 cards
- 8. Fetal surveillance in pregnancy and labor - ultrasound, CTG (NST and CST), amniocentesis, fetal scalp blood sampling, amnioscopy2 min · 16 cards
- 9. Congenital fetal anomalies - prenatal screening and diagnosis2 min · 15 cards
- 10. Onset of labor. Stages of labor2 min · 16 cards
- 11. Mechanism of labor. Management of normal labor3 min · 16 cards
- 12. Pain relief in labor2 min · 16 cards
- 13. The normal puerperium. Postnatal care2 min · 15 cards
- 14. Lactation. Breast care in pregnancy and lactation2 min · 16 cards
- 15. Physiology of the newborn. Immediate newborn care2 min · 16 cards
- 16. Gestational trophoblastic disease2 min · 16 cards
- 17. Spontaneous abortion - types, etiology, management2 min · 16 cards
- 18. Preterm labor. The preterm infant2 min · 16 cards
- 19. Post-term pregnancy. The post-mature infant2 min · 16 cards
- 20. Multiple pregnancy2 min · 16 cards
- 21. Hyperemesis gravidarum. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy - preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, eclampsia3 min · 16 cards
- 22. Diabetes and pregnancy2 min · 16 cards
- 23. Cardiovascular disease and pregnancy2 min · 15 cards
- 24. Infections in pregnancy2 min · 15 cards
- 25. Placental insufficiency - causes, diagnosis, management2 min · 16 cards
- 26. Ectopic pregnancy2 min · 16 cards
- 27. Bleeding in the second half of pregnancy - placenta previa, placental abruption3 min · 16 cards
- 28. Dysfunctional labor (functional dystocia). Medicines that influence uterine contractility2 min · 16 cards
- 29. Contracted pelvis - types, diagnosis. Mechanical dystocia - management2 min · 16 cards
- 30. Unstable fetal lie (transverse, oblique). Atypical and pathological cephalic presentations2 min · 15 cards
- 31. Presentation and prolapse of the umbilical cord and of small fetal parts. Abnormalities of the amniotic fluid and the membranes3 min · 16 cards
- 32. Bleeding in the third stage of labor and in the early postpartum period3 min · 16 cards
- 33. Birth canal injuries and fetal trauma - types, diagnosis, management, prevention2 min · 15 cards
- 34. The pathologic puerperium, puerperal infections. Mastitis2 min · 16 cards
- 35. Breech presentations. Mechanisms of labor. Manual assistance3 min · 16 cards
- 36. Vaginal operative delivery - extraction with forceps, ventouse (instruments, indications, technique)2 min · 16 cards
- 37. Cesarean section - indication, types, complications2 min · 16 cards
- 38. Manual separation and extraction of the placenta, manual and instrumental exploration of the uterine cavity, uterine packing - indications, technique2 min · 16 cards
- 39. Shock in obstetrics. Amniotic fluid embolism. Coagulopathies in obstetrics2 min · 16 cards
- 40. Asphyxia of the newborn - causes, diagnosis, management. Primary resuscitation of the newborn3 min · 16 cards
- 41. Gynecological history. Clinical gynecological examination. Normal findings at pelvic exam2 min · 15 cards
- 42. Special diagnostic methods in gynecology - ultrasound, cytology, colposcopy, HSG (hysterosalpingography), D&C (dilation and curettage), laparoscopy, hysteroscopy2 min · 16 cards
- 43. Cardinal symptoms in gynecology2 min · 16 cards
- 44. Neuroendocrine regulation of the menstrual cycle2 min · 15 cards
- 45. Menstrual disturbances. Functional (dysfunctional) uterine bleeding2 min · 16 cards
- 46. PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)2 min · 15 cards
- 47. The climacterium2 min · 16 cards
- 48. Vulvovaginitis - types, characteristic features, treatment. Sexual transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS2 min · 16 cards
- 49. Pelvic inflammatory disease2 min · 16 cards
- 50. Endometriosis2 min · 16 cards
- 51. Cervical cancer2 min · 16 cards
- 52. Uterine fibroids. Uterine sarcoma2 min · 16 cards
- 53. Endometrial cancer2 min · 15 cards
- 54. Ovarian tumors - benign2 min · 15 cards
- 55. Ovarian tumors - malignant. Ovarian cancer2 min · 16 cards
- 56. Prevention of the premalignant and malignant disorders of the female reproductive system2 min · 16 cards
- 57. Gynecology of childhood and adolescence2 min · 16 cards
- 58. Congenital anomalies of the female reproductive system2 min · 16 cards
- 59. Pelvic floor relaxation. Urinary incontinence2 min · 16 cards
- 60. Sterility. Infertility2 min · 16 cards
- 61. Contraception3 min · 16 cards
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