Scarring in the female reproductive tract

ESHRE Campus symposium
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
5-6 February 2013

Organised by the ESHRE Special Interest Groups Endometriosis & Endometrium and Reproductive Surgery

Magnitude of the clinical problem of abdomino-pelvic adhesions/pain - the evidence base – Cindy Farquhar (New Zealand)

Endometrial-peritoneal cross-talk and development of endometriosis – Christian Becker (United Kingdom)

Pelvic injury due to infection – Andrew Horne (United Kingdom)

A circadian clock in inflammation and adhesion formation? – Ying Cheong (United Kingdom)

Current methods for adhesion prevention – Jasper Verguts (Belgium)

Transvaginal laparoscopy (TVL), diagnosis and operative treatment of subtle endometriotic lesions and adhesions – Stephan Gordts (Belgium)

Complications due to endometriosis in laparoscopic surgery: How to manage and their prevention – Vasilis Tanos (Cyprus)

Impact of uterine adhesions on pregnancy outcome – Tin-Chiu Li (United Kingdom)

Differentiation of mesothelial cells – potential role in fibrosis – Sarah Herrick (United Kingdom)

Lessons from liver fibrosis – John Iredale (United Kingdom)

Selective αv integrin deletion identifies a core, targetable molecular pathway that regulates fibrosis across solid organs - Neil Henderson (United Kingdom)

Keynote Speaker: Molecular mechanisms linking wound inflammation and fibrosis – Paul Martin (United Kingdom)