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Advances in Reproductive Science: Spotlight on Reproductive ageing

Precongress Course 12

Course coordinator(s)
Editors of the ESHRE Journals 

Course type
Advanced

Course description
This course offers a comprehensive overview of the most impactful and cutting-edge aspects on reproductive ageing, based on the latest breakthroughs from studies published in the ESHRE journals.

As delayed childbearing becomes increasingly common, understanding reproductive ageing has never been more critical for reproductive medicine practitioners. This comprehensive precongress course bridges the gap between cutting-edge science and clinical practice, offering participants a complete picture of reproductive senescence.
The course will cover reproductive ageing from various angles as covered by the four ESHRE journals.

Participants will gain knowledge to provide informed counselling, implement appropriate fertility treatment strategies, and stay current with emerging therapeutic interventions.
This program combines expert lectures and discussions led by world-renowned faculty addressing one of reproductive medicine's most pressing contemporary challenges.

Target audience
Reproductive endocrinologists, gynaecologists, andrologists, embryologists, and researchers seeking comprehensive understanding of reproductive ageing

Programme



Sunday 05 July 2026

Chairs
Chairperson to be announced
Chairperson to be announced
09:00 - 09:30
Global decline in fertility rates
Bart C.J.M. Fauser, The Netherlands
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
From pluripotency to sperm: spermatogonia as the key stem cell and the role of ageing
Stefan Schlatt, Germany
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Chairperson to be announced
Kirstine Kirkegaard, Denmark
11:00 - 11:30
Novel insights into reproductive ageing and menopause from genomics
Aspasia Destouni, Greece
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Regenerating reproductive tissues
Christiani Amorim, Belgium
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Anja Pinborg, Denmark
Edgardo Somigliana, Italy
13:30 - 14:00
The ageing uterus: endometrium, uterus or nothing?
Alessio Paffoni, Italy
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Functional ovarian reserve across reproductive age
Mari Warp, Norway
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Michele Boiani, Germany
Francesca Duncan, U.S.A.
15:30 - 16:00
Ovulatory debris clearance failure as a mechanism of ovarian aging
Francesca Duncan, U.S.A.
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
Don’t forget the father: the association between paternal age and the child
Speaker to be announced
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion