Reproductive andrology:
linking laboratory to clinical practice

ESHRE Campus symposium

Thessaloniki, Greece

1-3 October 2009

Speaker handouts

Why gametes? Benefits and Consequences: Male reproductive physiology from the perspective of the spermatozoon – U. Kvist (Sweden)

Reproductive physiology from the perspective of the ovum – P. Sjöblom (Sweden)

Male reproductive disorders: gene-lifestyle-environment interaction? – A. Giwercman (Sweden)

Health of children born after intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) – B.C. Tarlatzis (Greece)

The new 5th WHO manual semen parameter reference values – do they help or hinder? – R Menkveld (South Africa)

A new WHO manual – what must be done by the laboratories now? – L. Björndahl (Sweden)

What analytic quality is essential in the interpretation of semen analyses? – J. Castilla (Spain)

What should the clinician ask and look for in the initial consultation? – T. Hargreave (United Kingdom)

Essentials in male sexual history taking – S. Arver (Sweden)

Sperm functional tests – beyond the normal – C. Barratt (United Kingdom)

Why test for oxidative stress and DNA (damage) – S. Lewis (United Kingdom)

Sperm aneuploidy screening – is it indicated? – D. Carrell (USA)

Minimal diagnostic clinical and laboratory procedures in men with reduced semen quality – K. Kamischke (Germany)

Inhibin-B and Antimüllerian Hormone as predictors of sperm retrieval through an FNA or TESE procedure – D.G. Goulis (Greece)

Current recommendations for genetic testing in the infertile male – S. Repping, (The Netherlands)

Use of donor semen in the treatment of male infertility – M. Curfs (The Netherlands)

IUI in the treatment of male infertility – P. De Sutter (Belgium)

How to retrieve sperm in azoospermia for ART – H. Tournaye (Belgium)

Cryopreservation of semen: necessary or just useful? – Th. Zeginiadou (Greece)

Possible use of stem cells in male fertility preservation – H. Tournaye (Belgium)

Varicocele repair – What is the evidence? – G. Dohle (The Netherlands)

Non-surgical treatment of the infertile male – M. Nikopoulou (Greece)

Diagnosis and treatment of male accessory gland infections (MAGI) – W. Weidner (Germany)

Male circumcision and HIV prevention – protection for the individual or the population? – T. Farley (Switzerland)

The new European Union directives and their implications on art – Dominique Royère (France)

Erectile dysfunction – Dimitris Hatzichristou (Greece)