The search for excellence in IVF: a practical approach

ESHRE Campus symposium

Maribor, Slovenia

22-23 January 2010

Organised by the ESHRE Special Interest Group Embryology in collaboration with the University Clinical Centre Maribor and the “Slovene Society for Reproductive Medicine”

A laboratory set up: important clues – Ronny Janssens (Belgium)

The choice of culture media and strategies: advantages and potential risks – Etienne van den Abbeel (Belgium)

From GV to MII – Julius Hreinsson (Sweden)

The impact of hormonal stimulation on oocyte quality – Johan Smitz (Belgium)

Morphological markers of oocyte quality - Thomas Ebner (Austria)

Is there an external influence on sperm quality (medicine, fever, vitamin E)? – Rachel Levy (France)

New approaches for sperm selection – Magnus Bach (Austria)

Testicular biopsy – a valuable source of spermatozoa – Davor Ježek (Croatia)

ICSI vs. IVF: the correct choice – Milan Reljič (Slovenia)

Zygote morphology and implantation – Cristina Magli (Italy)

Evaluation of embryo morphology – Inge Agerholm (Denmark)

Embryo development and viability - K. Lundin (Sweden)

Day 2-3 versus Day 5 transfer: advantages and disadvantages – Veljko Vlaisavljevic (Slovenia)

Oocyte cryopreservation: slow cooling versus vitrification – Laura Rienzi (Italy)

Embryo / blastocyst cryopreservation: laboratory aspects - Etienne van den Abbeel (Belgium)

Embryo/blastocyst cryopreservation in natural and stimulated cycles: clinical aspects – Tonko Mardešić (Czech Republic)

Culture and evaluation of blastocyst morphology - B. Kovacic (Slovenia)