European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:15

Welcome and Introduction

Professor Radakovic (Croatia)

09:15 – 09:45

The use of ultrasound and serum biochemistry to assess health of early pregnancy
Davor Jurkovic (United Kingdom)

09:45 – 10:00

Discussion

10:00 – 10:30

The problem of obesity and early pregnancy

T.C. Li (United Kingdom)

10:30 – 10:45

Discussion

10:45 – 11:15

Evidence for surgical approaches to enhancing fertility for congenital anomalies

Marco Gergolet (Italy)

11:15 – 11:30

Discussion

11:30 – 12:00

Coffee break

12:00 – 12:30

Early Pregnancy Cerclage – vaginal or abdominal?

Roy Farquharson (United Kingdom)

12:30 – 12:45

Discussion

Session 2: Obesity and reproduction
Chair: Roy Farquharson (United Kingdom)

12:45 – 13:15

Effects of obesity on natural conception and fertility treatment
Adam Balen (United Kingdom)

13:15 – 13:30

Discussion

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch

Session 3: Obesity, continued
Chair: Roy Farquharson (United Kingdom)

14:30 – 15:00

Special considerations when operating on the obese patient

T.C. Li (United Kingdom)

15:00 – 15:15

Discussion

15:15 – 15:45

Medical and surgical approaches to the management of obesity

Roland Devlieger (Belgium)

15:45 – 16.00

Discussion

16:00 – 16:30

Tea break

Session 4: Problems of Advanced maternal age
Chair: Adam Balen (United Kingdom)
 

16:30 – 17:00

Fibroids – what should we do?
Stephan Gordts (Belgium)

17:00 – 17:15

Discussion

17:15 – 17:45

Predicting fertility – ovarian reserve testing

Richard Anderson (United Kingdom)

17:45 – 18:00

Discussion

18:00 – 18:30

Logistical management of early pregnancy problems

Mariette Goddijn (The Netherlands)

18:30 – 18:45

Discussion

20:30

Social dinner (dress code: outrageously casual)

Saturday, 25th September, 2010

Session 5: Enhancing fertility
Chair: Marco Gergolet (Italy)

09:00 – 09:30

The value of surgery for endometriosis

Stephan Gordts (Belgium)

09:30 – 09:45

Discussion

09:45 – 10:15

Repeated biochemical pregnancy loss - definition, potential causes, prognosis and treatment

Ole Bjarne Christiansen (Denmark)

10:15 – 10:30

Discussion

10:30 – 11:00

The evidence for early pregnancy support and treatment intervention (e.g. progesterone, aspirin, heparin, steroids etc...)

Siobhan Quenby (United Kingdom)

11:00 – 11:15

Discussion

11:15 – 11:45

Embryoscopy

Vasilios Tanos (Cyprus)

12:00

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