Press conference 1
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            R. Hart (Australia) 
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            Early life and in utero factors found to influence testicular function in adulthood    | 
        
        
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            I. Souter (U.S.A.) 
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            Adverse effects of phthalates on ovarian response to IVF    | 
        
        
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            G. Pennings (Belgium) 
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            Egg donation in European clinics: why do women do it?    | 
        
        
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            E. Klerkx (Belgium) 
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            IVF for 200 euro per cycle. First real-life proof of principle that IVF is feasible and effective for developing countries    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 02: From oocyte to blastocyst
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            S. Montgomery (United Kingdom) 
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            Does the duration of compaction differ in fragmented cleavage stage embryos that become euploid or aneuploidy blastocysts    | 
        
        
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            P. Scaruffi (Italy) 
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            DNA profiling of culture medium as a novel, non-invasive tool for embryo assessment    | 
        
        
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            J. Menezes (Sweden) 
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            Transfer of day 4 vitrified-warmed embryos yields equally good clinical outcomes as compared to blastocysts vitrified on days 5 or 6    | 
        
        
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            X. Yang (China) 
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            The effects of mice maternal obesity on embryo quality and on embryo vitrification injury    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 03: The impact of new clinical evidence in (early) pregnancy
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            N. Rogenhofer (Germany) 
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            No benefit of low molecular weight heparin in recurrent pregnancy loss – results of the ETHIG II study    | 
        
        
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            S. Sur (United Kingdom) 
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            How does IVF and the number of embryos transferred affect first trimester growth    | 
        
        
        
            
             
            Session 04: PCOS
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            M. Hendriks (The Netherlands) 
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            Integral reproductive hormone profiles before and after laparoscopic ovarian laser evaporation in PCOS; a prospective controlled study    | 
        
        
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            V. Grigorescu (U.S.A.) 
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            Maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes among women undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) by infertility diagnosis: polycystic ovary syndrome versus tubal obstruction    | 
        
        
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            R. Soleman (The Netherlands) 
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            The influence of sex steroids on the neuronal correlates of working memory in women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 05: Sperm factors influencing ART outcome
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            M. Hessel (The Netherlands) 
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            Novel detection of intratubular germ cell neoplasia in non-obstructive azoospermia using OCT3/4 and PLAP in AgarCytos of testicular sperm extraction specimens    | 
        
        
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            F. Bourroul (Brazil) 
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            Evaluating the etiopathogenic factors of DNA damage in sperm with large nuclear vacuoles    | 
        
        
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            N. Inoue (Japan) 
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            Is morphologically selected sperm injection with ejaculated spermatozoa useful for non-selected patients    | 
        
        
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            I. Heilikman (France) 
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            Motile sperm organellar morphology examination (MSOME): interest to predict clinical outcome of ICSI    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 06: Endometriosis
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            B. Chakravarty (India) 
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            Interleukin-8 in follicular fluid – a promising prognostic marker for IVF success in women with endometriosis    | 
        
        
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            A. Colicchia (Italy) 
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            Low molecular weight heparin versus cardioaspirin in embryo implantation in women undergoing ICSI without inherited trombophilia: a randomized pilot study    | 
        
        
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            C. Scala (Italy) 
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            Endometriotic ovarian cysts do not negatively affect the rate of spontaneous ovulation    | 
        
        
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            N. Rahmioglu (United Kingdom) 
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            Identification of sex-specific pleiotropic loci underlying endometriosis and obesity-related traits    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 07: Female infertility: new developments
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            A. Herreboudt (United Kingdom) 
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            Investigating the role of kisspeptin signalling in ovulation and placentation    | 
        
        
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            A. Anast‡cio (France) 
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            Comparative proteomic analysis of proteins identified at three different stages of ovarian follicles during in vitro development in mice    | 
        
        
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            A. Bensdorp (The Netherlands) 
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            Preliminary comparative effectiveness of IVF with single embryo transfer or IVF in the modified natural cycle and IUI with hyperstimulation; a randomized trial (INeS trial)    | 
        
        
            
            Session 08: Advances in fertility preservation for severe diseases
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            S. Schlatt (Germany) 
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            Advances in fertility preservation for boys and men    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 09: ESHRE data reporting on PGD cycles and oocyte donation
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            J. Traeger-Synodinos (Greece) 
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            Data from the ESHRE PGD Consortium    | 
        
        
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            F. Shenfield (United Kingdom) 
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            Introduction to the study of the ESHRE Cross Border Reproductive Care (CRBC) task force (TF)    | 
        
        
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            J. De Mouzon (France) 
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            Oocyte donors in Europe: who are they?    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 10: Fertility Society of Australia exchange lecture
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            J. Conaghan (U.S.A.) 
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            Embryos with good morphology but abnormal cell divisions have significantly lower implantation potential    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 11: Paramedical invited session - Nursing
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            A.N. Andersen (Denmark) 
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            Fertility assessment and counselling in normal women and men    | 
        
        
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            E. Lowndes Stevenson (U.S.A.) 
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            Psychological stress in women who have conceived pregnancies via in-vitro fertilization    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 12: Regulation of sperm motility by the female tract and oocyte: messages and signals (MHR session)
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            S. Publicover (United Kingdom) 
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            Controlling how sperm swim: Ca2+ signals, Ca2+ stores and Ca2+ channels    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 13: Gathering evidence in early pregnancy research – Making trials happen
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            D. Jurkovic (United Kingdom) 
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            Pregnancy of unknown location. Solving the puzzle    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 14: Paramedical selected oral session - Laboratory
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            J. Robben (The Netherlands) 
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            Sperm selection in TESE: which parameters affect the pregnancy rate after ICSI?    | 
        
        
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            M. Abraham (Belgium) 
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            Impact of spermatozoon position in the oocyte after ICSI on survival, fertilization and top-quality blastocyst development in the human    | 
        
        
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            B. Desmet (Belgium) 
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            Evaluation of the frozen embryo stock and destination of the frozen embryos in a large scale cryopreservation program    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 15: Embryo and culture environment
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            K. Kirkegaard (Denmark) 
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            Metabolic profiles of spent culture media does not predict pregnancy outcome    | 
        
        
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            H. Wolff (U.S.A.) 
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            Complex protein supplements used for embryo culture contain high levels of amino acids and metals and delay timing of early cleavage events in mouse embryos    | 
        
        
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            E. Scalici (France) 
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            Apolipoprotein B in follicular fluid, a new predictive factor of success parameters in assisted reproductive technology    | 
        
        
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            S. Drury (United Kingdom) 
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            Leptin stimulates activation of STAT3 in human blastocysts    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 16: Innovations in reproductive genetics
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            J. Aizpurua (Spain) 
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            Breakthrough/innovative approach: first genetic matching assay in an oocyte donation program using preconceptional screening arrays (Recombine™)    | 
        
        
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            J. Li (China) 
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            Clinical application of massively parallel sequencing on chromosomal abnormalities detection of human blastocysts    | 
        
        
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            D. Wells (United Kingdom) 
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            A novel embryo screening technique provides new insights into embryo biology and yields the first pregnancies following genome sequencing    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 17: Promises of AMH
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            O. Chausiaux (United Kingdom) 
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            Is ovarian reserve a good marker of spontaneous conception in infertile women? A retrospective study of natural conception in 1551 women trying to conceive    | 
        
        
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            A. De Kat (The Netherlands) 
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            Serum AMH levels and circulating progenitor cells in women with type 1 diabetes; the role of vascular function in ovarian aging    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 18: Lifestyle dangers for men’s fertility 
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            J.B.A. Oliveira (Brazil) 
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            The effects of age on sperm quality: an evaluation of 1,500 semen samples    | 
        
        
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            N. DokuzeylŸl GŸng*r (Turkey) 
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            The role of paternal age on assisted reproduction outcome    | 
        
        
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            C. Jordan (Australia) 
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            The prevalence and awareness of relevant modifiable lifestyle factors within a population of six hundred patients presenting for infertility treatment comparing questionnaire and interview data    | 
        
        
            
            Session 19: Psychology and counselling
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            U. Van den Broeck (Belgium) 
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            Depression, relationship satisfaction and sexual functioning improve after laparoscopic surgery for moderate and severe endometriosis with and without bowel resection    | 
        
        
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            M. Martins (Portugal) 
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            The impact of marital stability and re-partnering on infertility-related stress trajectories over 5 years of unsuccessful fertility treatment    | 
        
        
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            D. Huppelschoten (The Netherlands) 
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            The relation between dropout and patient-centredness in fertility care    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 20: The ovary in female infertility
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            P. Temple-Smith (Australia) 
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            Can birth hypoxia affect ovarian follicular reserve    | 
        
        
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            J. Giles (Spain) 
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            Comparative study about ART outcome in patients with Turner´s syndrome using own oocytes with preimplantational genetic screening or ovum donation    | 
        
        
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            M. Cohen Bacrie (France) 
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            Caffeine intake does not affect female ovarian reserve. Analysis of a cohort of 1963 consecutive blood samples evaluating hormonal ovarian status    | 
        
        
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            Session 21: Assessing the polycystic ovary (Clinical tutorial)
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            S. Jonard (France) 
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            Defining the PCOS by ultrasound of the ovary    | 
        
        
            
             
            Session 22: Advanced methods of assessing sperm quality
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            K. McEleny (United Kingdom) 
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            The clinical andrological perspective on diagnosis and treatment of male infertility    | 
        
        
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