Obstetrics and Gynecology · Advanced

A modern view of vulvar diseases. Fundamentals of vulvoscopy in the practice of a gynecologist

Vulvar diseases and vulvoscopy: a modern perspective on complex diagnoses that are often missed at a routine appointment.

144academic hours

Advancedlevel

Distance learningmode of study

Course curriculum

Legal aspects of the gynecologist's practice
Regulatory and legal documents governing the standards of medical care for patients with inflammatory diseases of the cervix, vagina and vulva
Current clinical guidelines
Intermediate testing
Vulva – anatomy, histology, embryology
Anatomy and histology of the vulva. Part 1
Anatomy and histology of the vulva. Part 2
Vascularization and innervation of the female external genitalia. Age-related and individual features of the vulva. Variants of normal vulvar structure
Development of the vulva
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Congenital anomalies and malformations of the vulva
Classification of congenital anomalies and malformations of the vulva
Malformations of the vulva and clitoris. Genes and chromosomal abnormalities
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Clinical and instrumental diagnosis of vulvar diseases
Subjective symptoms in vulvar diseases. History taking
General examination and vulvar examination. Dermatoscopy. Laboratory diagnostics
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Fundamentals of vulvoscopy
Indications, technique and protocol of vulvoscopy
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Vulvar biopsy
Features of the biopsy technique, examination and recommendations before and after biopsy
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Dermatoses of the vulva
General concepts and classification of vulvar dermatoses
Sclerosing and atrophic lichen
Lichen planus
Psoriasis
Focal neurodermatitis
Other inflammatory dermatoses
Bullous dermatoses
Pigmentation disorders
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Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the vulva
Viral and non-viral infections. Fungal and parasitic infections
Non-infectious inflammatory lesions of the vulva. Diseases of the Bartholin gland
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Other vulvar pathologies
Urethral diverticulum. Atrophy: estrogen deficiency. Allergy to semen
Insufficient vaginal secretion. Irradiation. Episiotomy. Vulvar varicose veins
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Vulvodynia
Vulvodynia and dyspareunia: etiology and risk factors, features of diagnosis and treatment
Comparative characteristics of vulvodynia and dyspareunia. Examination and treatment
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Benign tumors, tumor-like lesions, hamartomas and cysts of the vulva
Benign vulvar masses. Part 1
Benign vulvar masses. Part 2
Benign vulvar masses. Part 3
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Precancerous diseases and cancer of the vulva
Low- and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the vulva
Undifferentiated intraepithelial neoplasia of the vulva. Vulvar cancer
Intermediate testing

Vulvar pathology is a frequent cause of diagnostic errors and prolonged unsuccessful treatment, and oncologic vigilance here is critical. The course provides a modern classification of vulvar diseases and the practical foundations of vulvoscopy as a tool for early and accurate diagnosis.

You will confidently interpret the vulvoscopic picture and detect precancerous and malignant changes earlier, building treatment on an evidence base rather than by exclusion.

Shchepetova Marina Sergeevna

Преподаватель-практик

Obstetrician-gynaecologist, ultrasound diagnostics physician, gynaecologist-endocrinologist, mammologist. Marina Sergeevna Shchepetova is a specialist with 12 years of experience, working at the Yekaterinburg Clinical Perinatal Centre and providing consultative appointments at a number of medical centres in Yekaterinburg and the Sverdlovsk Region (including RMC Clinic, "Novaya Bolnitsa", "MedAr"), where she combines clinical gynaecology with ultrasound diagnostics.

In 2013 she graduated from the Ural State Medical Academy with a degree in General Medicine, completed a residency in obstetrics and gynaecology, and then obtained professional retraining in ultrasound diagnostics. She additionally studied urogenital infections and skin pathology of the vulva, pathology of the cervix, vulva and vagina (with the basics of colposcopy and radiosurgery), genetic and phenotypic aspects of thrombosis and bleeding, endocrinology in obstetrics and gynaecology with the basics of mammology, female infertility, aesthetic gynaecology, ultrasound diagnostics in obstetrics, gynaecology and perinatology, as well as the basic and advanced aspects of ultrasound diagnostics during pregnancy.

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