Program Overview

Introduction to the Master in Andrology, Reproduction and Sexuality

The Master in Andrology, Reproduction and Sexuality provides training in the biological, genetic, embryological, psychological, and nutritional fields, as well as in laboratory and instrumental diagnostics related to reproductive pathophysiology, clinical andrology, the causes and treatments of endocrine insufficiencies of the testis, and their related complications.

Formative Content

The Master includes 282 hours of lessons, 30 hours of lab practice, and 250 hours of internship. Lessons will be held through a series of 3-day residential meetings. The program provides training on lab diagnosis and instrumental diagnosis, concerning reproductive physiopathology, clinical andrology, causes and treatments of testicle endocrine deficiencies, and related complications. It also provides competences on sexually transmitted diseases and gender inconsistencies.

Beneficiaries and Employment Opportunities

The Master trains professionals with clinical-diagnostic and biological experience in reproductive medicine, based on the medical (endocrinology, urology, gynaecology, food sciences), biological (biology, biotechnologies, embryology, food sciences), and psychological specializations involved in this sector. At the end of the Master, the knowledge acquired will help students carry out clinical, care, and research activities in public and private Reproduction, Andrology, and Endocrinology Medical facilities.

Programme

The Master provides specific training on the following topics:

• ANDROLOGY ASPECTS IN METABOLIC AND THYROID PATHOLOGIES: Study of endocrine issues in patients with metabolic and thyroid pathologies
• SEMINOLOGY, EMBRYOLOGY AND CRIOBIOLOGY OF GAMETES: Gametes and embryo cryopreservation analysis and techniques
• UROLOGICAL DISEASES IN ANDROLOGY: Surgical treatments for fertility, sexuality, and gender inconsistencies
• ENDROCRINOLOGY AND GENETICS IN ANDROLOGY: Endocrine and genetic diagnostic of infertile males
• REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES: Gametes and embryo analysis
• PHYSIOPATHOLOGY OF MALE INFERTILITY: Physiology and physiopathology of the hypothalamus, hypophysis-testicle, and seminal tract alterations
• GENDER AND SEXUAL MEDICINE: Sexual disorders in gender medicine
• MICROBIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY IN HUMAN REPRODUCTION: Couple infections and infertility in medically assisted procreation
• CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANDROLOGY: Diagnostic and experimental aspects of male infertility
• INSTRUMENTAL DIAGNOSIS IN ANDROLOGY: Ultrasounds and invasive exams
• MEDICALLY ASSISTED PROCREATION TECHNIQUES 1: IUI, FIVET, and ICSI techniques: clinical aspects
• MEDICALLY ASSISTED PROCREATION TECHNIQUES 2: IUI, FIVET, and ICSI techniques: clinical aspects
• DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT OF UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASES: Diagnostic imaging and surgical treatment
• ENDOCRINE AND INFECTIVE DISEASES IN MEDICALLY ASSISTED PROCREATION TECHNIQUES: Hormonal and gamete selection treatments in patients with viral infections
• GAMETES AND EMBRYO CULTURE METHODS: Egg culture, egg in vitro maturation, embryo, and blastocyte culture
• METABOLIC DISEASES AS CAUSE OF INFERTILITY AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS: Diabetes and metabolic syndrome indications concerning andrology, fertility, and sexual dysfunctions
• TESTICLE CYTOLOGY AND MALE INFERTILITY TREATMENTS: Spermatogenesis cells. Cytological charts in azoospermia and in severe oligozoospermia
• NUTRITION AND FOOD SUPPLEMENTS IN INFERTILITY AND SEXUALITY: Nutritional and nutraceutical approaches to treating infertility and sexual disorders
• MEDICALLY ASSISTED PROCREATION TECHNIQUES WITH CRIOPRESERVED AND DONATED GAMETES: Techniques to use cryopreserved gametes from autologous and heterologous donors in medically assisted procreation
• PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN SEXUALITY, REPRODUCTION, AND GENDER IDENTITY: Diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders in infertility, sexual disorders, and gender inconsistencies

High-Level Faculty

The Master is characterized by highly professional partners, renowned at the national and international level, in the reproduction and fertility preservation medicine sector. The faculty includes some of the most important specialists from leading Italian universities, specializing in sexual medicine, metabolic diseases, gender diseases, and nutritional medicine experts.

Distinctive Feature of the Course

The Master includes 282 hours of lectures, 30 hours of laboratory work, and 250 hours of internship. The lectures will be organized into a series of three-day residential sessions. Among the distinguishing features of the Master's programme are the participation in outpatient services and clinical-diagnostic activities, as well as in cell biology and molecular biology laboratories.

General Information

• Thematic area: Health, environment, and territory
• End of classes: 31/10/2026
• Mandatory attendance: 70%
• Minimum available spots: 10
• Maximum available spots: 30
• First instalment: € 2,122.50
• Second instalment: € 1,400.00
• Total enrolment fee: € 3,522.50
• Classes start: 19/11/2025
• Duration: One year
• Venue: Padua
• Language: Italian
• ECTS: 60
• Teaching method: In-person