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Wednesday 3rd April 2019

ACADEMY HALL

Poster Area

15:30

Sponsored Opening Symposium

15:30–17:00 – ACADEMY HALL

    		  

    17:15

    Opening Ceremony Opening Ceremony

    17:15–18:00 – ACADEMY HALL

    • Introduction by Liselotte Mettler
      The IAHR Executive Board:
      Joseph Schenker
      Martin Birkhaeuser
      Andrea Genazzani
      Liselotte Mettler
      John J. Sciarra
    • Introduction by Liselotte Mettler
      The Scientific Societies and Institutions
      Fionnuala McAuliffe – Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI)
      Nick Panay – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG)
      Ted Anderson – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
      C N Purandare – International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
    		 

    18:00

    Opening Lecture Reproduction and ART(OL01) Reproductive technologies – social influence

    18:00–18:30 – ACADEMY HALL

    Chairperson/s: John Sciarra

    • Joseph Schenker ART Practice – Social Influence
    		 

    18:30

    Opening Lecture Pregnancy and Labor(OL02) Lifestyle interventions in pregnancy to improve pregnancy outcome

    18:30–19:00 – ACADEMY HALL

    Chairperson/s: John Sciarra

    • Fionnuala McAuliffe Lifestyle interventions in pregnancy to improve pregnancy outcome
    		 

    19:00

    		  

    Poster Session

    19:00–21:00 – Poster Area

      Thursday 4th April 2019

      ACADEMY HALL

      LIFFEY 2

      LIFFEY 1

      LIFFEY MEET 2

      LIFFEY MEET 3

      08:30

      Academy Focus Reproduction and ART(AF06) Ethics

      08:30–09:45 – ACADEMY HALL

      Chairperson/s: Christos Coutifaris

      • Asim Kurjak The beginning of human life: scientific, religious and legal controversies
      • Joseph Schenker ART Practice – Ethical Issues

      Academy Focus Oncology, Breast and Gynecological Surgery(AF07) Uterine anomalies

      08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY 2

      Chairperson/s: Victor Gomel

      • Leila Adamyan Symmetric and non-symmetric anomalies of the uterus and vagina. New in diagnosis and surgical methods
      • George Creatsas Creatsas vaginoplasty. Thirty years experience

      Scientific Society Symposium Unexpected effects of reproductive hormones -Organized by the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (ISGE) –

      08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY 1

      Chairperson/s: Andrzej Milewicz , Rossella Nappi

      • Martin Birkhaeuser Androgen substitution: unexpected effects on the cardiovascular system
      • Frederick Naftolin New vistas for KNDY neurons
      • Tommaso Simoncini Extragonadal actions of gonadotrophins

      Scientific Society Symposium Progestogen only pill and its therapeutic indications and effects -Organized by the European Progestogen Club (EPC) –

      08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY MEET 2

      Chairperson/s: Adolf Schindler , René Druckman

      • Christian Egarter Progestogen-only-pill: which progestin would be ideal ?
      • Wolfgang Kuepker Progestin – the golden bullit in the treatment of endometriosis
      • Michael Oettel A progestin isn’t a progestin: Dienogest for endometriosis patients
      • Konstantinos Nirgianakis Anti-inflammatory effects of Dienogest
      • Howard Carp Progestogens only pill in luteal support
      • Pedro-Antonio Regidor Drosperinone-only pill: the new approach in contraception

      Oral Presentation (OP06) Labour and delivery

      08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY MEET 3

      Chairperson/s: Wolfgang Holzgreve , Michael Robson

      • Gillian Ryan Women with One Cesarean Delivery: A Multi-center Survey on their Views on Vaginal Birth after Cesarean, Elective Repeat Cesarean & a Future RCT Pertaining to Mode of Delivery.
      • Helena Bartels Induction of labour: Introducing Propess vaginal delivery system
      • Simin Taavoni Effect of Watching Nature Sights with Nature Sounds on Physiologic Labor Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial
      • Lijun Zhu Analysis of impending maternal death in recent decade in Shanghai: a retrospective study
      • Gillian Corbett Outcomes in Pregnancies Conceived through Assisted Reproduction in an Irish tertiary referral centre – A Five Year Review
      • Irina Ignatko Doppler investigation of the blood flow in fetal bain in breech presentation
      • Bobby O’Leary Anal sphincter injury associated with vaginal twin delivery
      • Claire McCarthy DEBUNKING DEBRIEFING: DEVELOPING A DIRECTED DISCUSSION POST-DELIVERY

      10:00

      Academy Session Reproduction and ART(AS06) Fertility preservation

      10:00–11:30 – ACADEMY HALL

      Chairperson/s: Nikhil Purandare , Paolo Artini

      • Pedro Barri Elective fertility preservation
      • Chiara Benedetto Mothers beyond cancer: a model to be shared
      • Edgar Mocanu Fertility preservation: multidisciplinary management of the high risk patient

      Sponsored Symposium

      10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY 2

        Academy Session Reproductive endocrinology and Menopause(AS11) PCOS: a systemic lifestyle endocrinopathy

        10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY 1

        Chairperson/s: Jerome Strauss , Arantza Delgado

        • Alessandro Genazzani Impaired metabolism and reproduction from adolescence to fertile life in PCOS
        • Luigi Devoto Significance of angiogenic factors in the pathogenesis of PCOS
        • Naomi Burke Pregnancy outcomes in women with PCOS
        • Andrzej Milewicz Looking for a consensus in PCOS- from diagnosis to treatment

        Academy Session (AS23) Fertility enhancing gynecological endoscopic surgery

        10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY MEET 2

        Chairperson/s: George Creatsas , Bruno Imthurn

        • Meenu Agarwal Myomectomies: when are and which ones indicated ?
        • Liselotte Mettler Mysteries of the uterine cavity – how to access
        • Ted Anderson Laparoscopic surgery in the pregnant patient for non-obstetric indications

        Oral Presentation (OP03) Psychological, sociological and ethical concerns

        10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY MEET 3

        Chairperson/s: Joseph Schenker , Fionnuala McAuliffe

        • Lucia Hartigan Fertility on Ice- the first case of oophorectomy for fertility preservation in Ireland
        • Irit Rosenblum The Biological Will – A New Paradigm in Fertility
        • Irina Ignatko The course of pregnancy and outcomes of labor in recipients of oocytes in surrogate motherhood programs
        • Jaziel Ramos-Ortiz Contextualizing Challenges of Reproduction and Motherhood in Florence, Italy: A Qualitative Study
        • Andrea L. DeMaria “You never know what may happen:” Pregnancy and birth perceptions in Italy
        • Terri Foran Opening the Jade Gate- the Vulva’s place in Ritual, Religion and Myth
        • radhouane ACHOUR Fertility problems in women with vaginismus in Tunisia
        • radhouane ACHOUR Fertility among older women in Tunisia

        11:30

        Break in the Commercial Exhibition

        12:00

        Meet the Experts Reproductive endocrinology and Menopause; Reproduction and ART;(MTE01) Sexual rights and sexual health

        12:00–13:00 – ACADEMY HALL

        Chairperson/s: Sheryl Kingsberg

        • Johannes Bitzer The endemic catastrophy of sexual violence – a challenge for all of us
        • Rosella Nappi Understanding the link between dyspareunia and low desire at menopause

        Sponsored Meet the Experts

        12:00–13:00 – LIFFEY 2

          Meet the Experts Reproduction and ART(MTE02) News from IVF

          12:00–13:00 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Gab Kovacs

          • Nikhil Purandare Adjuvants in IVF: what is the evidence
          • Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter What is special about oocyte spindle and chromosomes ?

          Key Lecture Pregnancy and Labor(KL01) Mifepristone for Induction of labor

          12:00–12:30 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Michael Geary

          • Archil Khomasuridze Mifepristone for Induction of labor

          Case Report (CR01) Case Report 1

          12:00–13:00 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: Rudolf Klimek , Donal Brennan

          • THAIS CAMILA DURAN Herlyn Werner Wünderlich syndrome in a teenager attended at a hospital in the Western Amazon: Case Report.
          • THALITA BRASIL MATURE OVARIAN CYSTIC THERAPY IN PREGNANT SERVED IN AN HOSPITAL OF THE WESTERN AMAZON: CASE REPORT
          • MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO SIMÕES SYNDROME OF AMNIOTIC FLANGE IN PREGNANT ACCOMPANIED IN AN AMBULATORY OF THE WESTERN AMAZON: CASE REPORT
          • MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO SIMÕES EDWARDS SYNDROME IN FEMALE FETUS ATTENDED IN AN AMBULATORY OF THE WESTERN AMAZON: CASE REPORT
          • BRUNA MARIA BARATELLA SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CYSTO SERENOUS OVARIAN ADENOMA IN PREGNANT SERVED AT THE HOSPITAL OF THE WESTERN AMAZON: CASE REPORT
          • Marzieh Ghafarnejad Management of Pregnancy in rudimentary horn
          • THAIS CAMILA DURAN Vaginal tumor of smooth musculature with stump-type maligny potential in women at an hospital of the western amazon: Case Report.
          • Barbara Keroleny Cabrobó Abdominal ectopic management in pregnant attended in an hospital of the Western Amazon: Case Report
          • Barbara Keroleny Cabrobó Fetal tachyarrhythmia in pregnant attended in a hospital of the amazon region: Case Report

          12:30

          Key Lecture (KL12) Global cesarean section rate: a dilemma

          12:30–13:00 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Fionnuala McAuliffe

          • Chittaranjan N Purandare Global cesarean section rate

          15:00

          Academy Session Reproduction and ART(AS18) Environmental factors in reproduction

          15:00–16:30 – ACADEMY HALL

          Chairperson/s: Alan De Cherney , Chiara Benedetto

          • Hugh Taylor Environmental factors- the role of xenoestrogens in development
          • Andrzej Milewicz Serum Bisphenol A and hormonal-metabolic profile in women with PCOS
          • Rudolf Klimek Informational diseases and causal therapy of infertility

          Academy Session Reproductive endocrinology and Menopause(AS01) Contraception: what is new?

          15:00–16:30 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Giuseppe Benagiano , Johannes Bitzer

          • Archil Khomasuridze What is new ?
          • George Creatsas Adolescent contraception today and STDs
          • Wolfgang Holzgreve The folate containing oral pill- a major advance in contraception and birth defects prevention
          • David Vasquez Awad Contraception in the menopause transition period

          Academy Session (AS22) Carnitines and human reproduction

          15:00–16:30 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Ashraf Virmani , Sven Skouby

          • Andrea Genazzani From basic studies to clinical use of carnitines
          • Blazej Meczekalski Metabolic relevance of carnitines in human biology
          • Alessandro D. Genazzani Acetyl-L-carnitine and L-carnitine as integrative tools for neuro-endo-metabolic control female reproduction
          • Paolo G. Artini Infertility and carnitines: their role as promoters of oocyte receptivity in human reproduction

          Academy Session Reproduction and ART(AS19) Microbioma frontiers in Human Reproduction

          15:00–16:30 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Alberto Revelli , Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter

          • Karsten Kristiansen Female reproductive tract microbioma: a non-sterile environment
          • Christophe Beloin Novel approaches to combat biofilm related reproductive infections
          • Gary Ventolini Vaginal microbioma: frontline shield for successful human reproduction
          • Jerome Strauss Contraception and the vaginal microbiome

          Oral Presentation (OP01) Gynecological Endocrinology and Menopause

          15:00–17:15 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: Frederick Naftolin , Naomi Burke

          • Ivan Fistonić Erbium YAG laser efficacy in the treatment of genito-urinary syndrome of menopause
          • Ingrid Pinas Aftercare for premenopausal women over 50 years of age undergoing preventive bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (PBSO): case report and narrative literature review
          • Liping Zhu Demands for perimenopausal healthcare in women aged 40-60 years—a hospital-based cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China
          • Li Du Prevalence of Menopausal Symptoms and experiences on climaterical care seeking in 40-60 years old Chinese women- a community-based study in Shanghai, China
          • Yulia Absatarova TURNER SYNDROME: ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS
          • David Byrne Is there evidence to support probiotic supplementation to improve metabolic health in women of reproductive age? A systematic review
          • Gabriela Sokołowska Ulipristal acetate: the expression profile of genes related to inflammation and angiogenesis in uterine leiomyomas before and after treatment
          • Maria Khmil Myo-inositol (FT 500Plus) infertility pre-treatment and «short» protocols with agonist trigger in women with PCOS
          • Marthe Gottschalk Temporal trends in age at menarche and age at menopause: a population study of 312 656 women in Norway.
          • Lali Pkhaladze Formation of reproductive function in adolescent girls born after treatment of PCOS in their mothers
          • Elisabeth K. Bjelland The association of birthweight with age at natural menopause. A population study of women in Norway.
          • Yulia Absatarova Analysis of genomic and post-genomic factors influenced on the ovarian reserve in women of reproductive age with type 1 diabetes
          • Yulia Absatarova The relationship of ovarian reserve and autoimmune thyroid disease in women of reproductive age
          • XiuYing Chen Rapamycin, a promising panacea for ovarian reserve in Cyclophosphamide treated mice
          • Milena Brkic The significance of transdermal progesterone gel therapy in disturbed balance of sex hormones in women with fibrocystic breast disease

          16:45

          Key Lecture Oncology, Breast and Gynecological Surgery(KL08) Estrogens, Estetrol and Breast Cancer

          16:45–17:15 – ACADEMY HALL

          Chairperson/s: Andrea Genazzani

          • Herjan Coelingh Bennink Estrogens, Estetrol and Breast Cancer

          Key Lecture Pregnancy and Labor(KL07) The story of birth

          16:45–17:15 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Gary Ventolini

          • Rhona Mahony The story of birth

          Key Lecture Reproduction and ART(KL06) Has ART replaced endometrioma resections in infertility/endometriosis patients without pain ?

          16:45–17:15 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Leila Adamyan

          • Liselotte Mettler Has ART replaced endometrioma resections in infertility/endometriosis patients without pain ?
          		 

          17:30

          Academy Session Oncology, Breast and Gynecological Surgery(AS17) Gynecological oncology

          17:30–19:00 – ACADEMY HALL

          Chairperson/s: Rudolf Klimek , Aleksandar Stefanovic

          • Donal Brennan Understanding obesity-related cancer
          • Pier Luigi Benedetti Panici Update in the surgical management of cervical cancer
          • Denis Querleu Overview of the current management of ovarian cancer in young women
          • Roberto Tozzi Laparoscopic debulking of patients with stage IIIC-IV ovarian cancer

          Academy Session Reproduction and ART(AS16) The road to biomarkers discovery In ART: tools to overcome barriers

          17:30–19:00 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Seang Lin Tan , Edgar Mocanu

          • Alberto Revelli Biochemical and genetic markers of oocyte competence to fertilization
          • Arantza Delgado Time-lapse technology: results in the daily IVF practice
          • Paolo G. Artini Biomarkers of oocyte/embryo/reproductive competence to predict IVF outcome:how can we find some help in artificial intelligence systems
          • Jenny Cloherty Semen parameters, optimisation and ART outcomes

          Academy Session Reproduction and ART(AS04) Endometriosis

          17:30–19:00 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Liselotte Mettler , Sanja Kupesic Plavsic

          • Hugh Taylor CPP- Either novel endometriosis biomarkers
          • Giuseppe Benagiano Pathogenesis of endometriosis in the adolescent
          • Michelle Nisolle Management of endometriosis in infertility
          • Leila Adamyan New possibilities in diagnosis and management of endometriosis in adolescent, reproductive age and menopausal women

          Academy Session Reproduction and ART(AS15) Mitochondria and Human Reproduction

          17:30–19:00 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Pasquale Patrizio , Karsten Kristiansen

          • Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter Mitochondria quality in oocyte and embryo: an overview
          • Dagan Wells Mitochondrial DNA copy number as biomarker of oocyte and embryo competence
          • Carla Tatone Mitochondrial sirtuins and oocyte aging

          Oral Presentation (OP02) Implantation and early pregnancy

          17:30–19:00 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: Gab Kovacs , Rhona Mahony

          • Vladimir Zuev LASER FLUORESCENT SPECTROSCOPY AND PHOTOTHERAPY OF ENDOMETRIAL HYPOXIA IN WOMEN WITH IMPLANTATION FAILURE AND EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS
          • Krzysztof Lukaszuk Time of oocyte recruitment can affect their ploidy status
          • VIJAY KUMAR Role of Rac1 during trophoblast migration, and pregnancy maintenance
          • Rebecca Moore Early pregnancy metabolic health, lifestyle and the microbiome
          • Sarah Louise Killeen Maternal nutrition in pregnancy: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set
          • Maria Schindler Embryonic fatty acid metabolism in response to a maternal diabetes mellitus – the difference between embryoblast and trophoblast
          • David Crosby Dysregulation of the Interleukin-17 pathway affects ART pregnancy outcome in unexplained infertility
          • Leila Nazari The effects of autologous platelet-rich plasma in repeated implantation failure: a randomized controlled trial
          • BENEDIKTUS ARIFIN THE USE OF TAMOXIFEN IN IMPROVING ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS ON THIN ENDOMETRIUM IN FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER (FET) PATIENTS: CASE SERIES
          • Oxana Melkozerova TISSUE AND MOLECULAR EFFECTS OF THE CAVITATED DRUG SOLUTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ENDOMETRIAL RECEPTIVITY DISORDERS
          • Irena Antonova The oocyte or the endometrium? Who has the leading role for the impaired implantation rate in morbidly obese women?

          Friday 5th April 2019

          ACADEMY HALL

          LIFFEY 2

          LIFFEY 1

          LIFFEY MEET 2

          LIFFEY MEET 3

          08:30

          Academy Focus Reproductive endocrinology and Menopause(AF04) Modern management of the Menopause

          08:30–09:45 – ACADEMY HALL

          Chairperson/s: Tommaso Simoncini

          • Martin Birkhaeuser Prevention of postmenopausal fragility fractures – why oestrogens ?
          • Andrea Genazzani DHEA replacement therapy: a new possibility for menopause and anti-aging

          Academy Focus Reproduction and ART(AF05) Social freezing

          08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Pedro Barri

          • Pasquale Patrizio Medical and social egg freezing: key insights from women’s perspectives
          • Zion Ben Rafael Social freezing is not cost effective

          Scientific Society Symposium Preventive Reproduction -Organized by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics(FIGO)

          08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Chittaranjan N Purandare

          • Nikhil Purandare Preventive gynaecological surgery
          • Dov Feldberg Fertility treatment and preservation in transgender men and women
          • Edgar Mocanu Oncofertility – what all oncologists should know

          Scientific Society Symposium Gynecological Endocrinology and Obstetrical Endocrinology – Organized by the Polish Society of Gynecological Endocrinology

          08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Andrzej Milewicz , Blazej Meczekalski

          • Grzegorz Breborowicz Use and abuse of oxitocin in perinatology
          • Agnieszka Podfigurna Why discussion on cardiovascular disorders in Premature Ovarian Insufficiency is such important?
          • Krzysztof Lukaszuk Endometrium receptivity- an update on the fast growing science
          • Grzegorz Jakiel Is the classical semen analysis good enough?

          Oral Presentation (OP13) Male infertility: problems and solutions

          08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: Christos Coutifaris , Andrea Giannini

          • Mounir Ajina Association between Seminal Oxidative Stress, Sperm Parameters and the Sperm Deformity Index
          • Saghar Salehpour Effects of supplement with L-carnitin on male infertility
          • KATARZYNA JANKOWSKA Pituitary tumor as a cause of male infertility
          • Yanfeng Li Preliminary clinical observation of injection of botulinum-A toxin into the bulbospongiosus muscle to treat primary premature ejaculation
          • Yanfeng Li The beneficial effects of pulsatile GnRH pumps in the treatment of adult male IHH
          • Yanfeng Li Etiology of 305 cases of refractory hematospermia and therapeutic options by emerging endoscopic technology
          • Jenaro Kristesashvili Sperm DNA Fragmentation (SDF) in Male Partners of Couples with Unexplained Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) and Infertility in Georgia
          • Ivelina Oprova Does number of follicles and timing of intrauterine insemination affect clinical pregnancy rate in the treatment of unexplained infertility and mild male subfertility?

          10:00

          Academy Session Reproductive endocrinology and Menopause(AS08) Menopause: from personal risks to individual solutions

          10:00–11:30 – ACADEMY HALL

          Chairperson/s: Martin Birkhaeuser , Frederick Naftolin

          • Tommaso Simoncini Managing metabolic risk at the menopausal transition
          • Irene Lambrinoudaki Menopause and diabetes
          • Nick Panay Evidence based management options
          • John Stevenson Safety issues in osteoporosis management

          Academy Session Pregnancy and Labor(AS10) Prenatal testing

          10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Tina Buchholz , Dov Feldberg

          • Wolfgang Holzgreve Non- invasive prenatal testing
          • Luca Gianaroli Novelties in preimplantation genetic testing
          • Peter McParland Prenatal diagnosis in Ireland where termination is not legal
          • Pasquale Patrizio Pre-Implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: not ready for prime time yet

          Scientific Society Symposium Innovative approaches in reproductive medicine: how to bring science to clinical practice (Organized by the Russian Society for Reproductive Medicine and Surgery; Russian Association of Gynecologists-Endoscopists; Russian Endometriosis Society ;Russian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

          10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Leila Adamyan , Vladimir Serov

          • Leila Adamyan The future of antibleeding treatment in patients with structural causes of AUB (leyomyoma, adenomyosis, hyperplasia)
          • Maria Yarmolinskaya New trends in diagnostics and management of endometriosis
          • Elena Andreeva Planning pregnancy in women with endocrine disorders
          • Andrey Kozachenko Kozachenko I. Infertility: when IVF or surgery? Pros et contra
          • Victoria Kasyan Life-long journey with PCOS

          Academy Session Reproduction and ART(AS12) Myoma

          10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Klaus Diedrich , Blazej Meczekalski

          • Sanja Kupesic Ultrasound studies of the cross talk between uterine fibroids and the endometrium
          • Pedro Barri Medical treatment of uterine myomas in infertile patients
          • John J. Sciarra Surgical management of uterine fibroids
          • Stefano Angioni Morcellation of myomas. What changed after 2014

          Oral Presentation (OP05) Contraception : daily life and latest advances

          10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: Giuseppe Benagiano , Edgar Mocanu

          • Victoria Jennings Digital smartphone applications (apps) for pregnancy prevention: a model for assessing effectiveness
          • Danielle OLaughlin Pregnancy Reasonably Excluded Guide (PREG) Evaluation of Pregnancy Status Prior to Contraceptive Procedures
          • Terri Foran Contraception and the Media- the ultimate in uneasy bedfellows
          • Ilan Baram Assessment of 12 months real-world experience with IUB TM Ballerine® MIDI: a multinational cohort of 382 women
          • Manuela Sailer Microbial adhesion in a new generation contraceptive vaginal ring Ornibel®. Comparison versus the current contraceptive vaginal ring NuvaRing®
          • Monica Reynoso-Prieto Menstrual cycle-dependent alterations in glycosylation: a roadmap for defining biomarkers of favorable and unfavorable cervical mucus
          • THALITA BRASIL TRANSLOCATION OF AN INTRA-UTERINE DEVICE FOR THE LEFT ANNEX ON WOMEN AT AN AMBULATORY OF THE AMAZON REGION: CASE REPORT

          11:30

          Break in the Commercial Exhibition

          12:00

          Meet the Experts Pregnancy and Labor(MTE03) Feto maternal medicine

          12:00–13:00 – ACADEMY HALL

          Chairperson/s: Asim Kurjak

          • Fionnuala Breathnach Twin perinatal care: an evidence-based approach
          • Eytan Barnea Preimplantation factor (PIF): determining role in successful maternal-fetal interaction

          Meet the Experts Reproductive endocrinology and Menopause(MTE04) PCOS and cardiovascular diseases

          12:00–13:00 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Alessandro Genazzani

          • Andrzej Milewicz Serum VDBP and CVD predictors in women with PCOS
          • Sven Skouby The CVD enigma of PCOS

          Key Lecture (KL09) How to interpret biochemical pregnancies

          12:00–12:30 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Paolo Mannella

          • Howard Carp How to interpret biochemical pregnancies

          Meet the Experts (MTE05) Cancer in young patients: treatments and fertility options

          12:00–13:00 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Roberto Tozzi

          • Aleksandar Stefanovic New challenges in treatment options of young women with early stages of cervical cancer
          • Katarina Jeremic Fertility options on young patients with cancers

          Case Report (CR02) Case Report 2

          12:00–13:00 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: Sanja Kupesic Plavsic , Peter McParland

          • Madalina Ciuhodaru Caesarean scar endometriosis- a case presentation of potential complications
          • geya gottipati Labial fusion – An unlikely presentation
          • Mohamed Abdelrahman Case Report: Unusual case of Mullerian Duct Anomaly (MDA)
          • Sarah Nicholson A case of vulval swelling in a 12 year old girl
          • Rifaat Abo-Leyah Recurrent Spontaneous Ovarian Hyperstimulation
          • Juliana Christofolini It is not only to be obese, but body fat location influences pregnancy rates
          • JAQUELINE ABBOUD Monoamniotic Monocytic Gemellar Pregnancy in pregnant women attending an outpatient clinic in the Amazon Region: Case Report
          • radhouane ACHOUR Congenital malformations of the cervix and fertility problems
          • Yanfeng Li A case report of micro-surgical replantation for completely disconnected penis and bilateral testes and literature review
          • JAQUELINE ABBOUD Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome in a patient attended in the ambulatory of the Western Amazon: Case Report

          12:30

          Key Lecture (KL10) The biological clock in human reproduction

          12:30–13:00 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Luca Gianaroli

          • Dov Feldberg The biological clock in human reproduction

          15:00

          Academy Session Reproductive endocrinology and Menopause(AS13) Contraception

          15:00–16:30 – ACADEMY HALL

          Chairperson/s: Archil Khomasuridze , David Vasquez-Awad

          • Gabor Kovacs The role of LARCs in reducing unintended pregnancies
          • Sven Skouby The solution of pill scare: personalized medicine trumps register data!
          • Gabriele Merki What is the evidence for negative effects of hormonal contraceptives on mood ?
          • Blazej Meczekalski Contraception and obesity

          Academy Session Pregnancy and Labor(AS20) Labor and its management

          15:00–16:30 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Paolo Mannella , Rhona Mahony

          • Michael Geary Ideal timing of induction of Labour in low-risk women – 39, 40 or 41 weeks ?
          • Michael Turner VBAC: have obstetricians lost their confidence clinically ?
          • Michael Robson Classification of caesarean section: 10 groups – a recent update
          • Niamh Daly The challenge of rotational operative vaginal delivery

          Academy Session Reproductive endocrinology and Menopause(AS07) Brain vulnerability and reproductive events

          15:00–16:30 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Luigi Devoto , Nick Panay

          • Martin Birkhaeuser Endocrine depression – a neglected field
          • Frederick Naftolin Mood and cognition, and MHT
          • Andrea Genazzani Are there sufficient data in Alzheimer risk prevention by reproductive hormones ?
          • Michael Schumacher Progesterone, a female reproductive hormone and a male neuroprotective brain steroid

          Academy Session Pregnancy and Labor(AS21) Imaging in reproduction

          15:00–16:30 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Stefano Angioni , Michael Turner

          • Sanja Kupesic With an eye toward the future of imaging in reproduction
          • Asim Kurjak 3D HD silhouette ultrasound in the assessment of early human development
          • Igal Wolman Ultrasonographic evaluation of deep infiltration endometriosis
          • Seang Lin Tan Vaginal ultrasound guided embrio transfer

          Oral Presentation (OP10) Pregnancy : problems and management

          15:00–17:15 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: Jerome Strauss

          • Lorella Battini Angiogenetic Factors Ratio In Diabetic Pregnancies at Preeclampsia Risk: Searching for the best diagnostic cut-off
          • Jennifer Enright NCHD CURRENT PRACTICE OF ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE (AC) MEASUREMENT IN ANTENATAL CLINIC (ANC) IN CORK UNIVERSITY MATERNITY HOSPITAL (CUMH) AND THE LEVEL OF TRAINING REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE
          • Eileen O’Brien LatchOn: A multi-centre, randomised controlled trial of perinatal support to improve breastfeeding outcomes in women with overweight and obesity
          • Irina Ignatko THE IMPORTANCE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN THE DEVEL-OPMENT OF PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY AND THE INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION: PREDICTION AND PREVENTION.
          • Irina Ignatko Role of polymorphisms of connective tissue synthesis genes during pregnancy in women with connective tissue dysplasia and mitral valve prolapse.
          • Irina Ignatko PERIODONTAL DISEASES AND COMPLICATED PREGNANCY
          • Irina Ignatko Antenatal endocrine programming in high risk pregnancy
          • Rifaat Abo-Leyah Reservation of Fertility Potentials in patients with Placenta Increta. Three cases with different clinical Scenarios
          • Marta Caretto OPTIMIZING OBSTETRIC TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS: A ROLE FOR SIMULATION TRAINING
          • Aisling Geraghty Macrosomia and high birth weights: long-term impact on later child body composition
          • Shauna Callaghan Exploration of factors influencing intentions to breastfeed and breastfeeding duration in an Irish cohort
          • Cara Yelverton Maternal well-being in early pregnancy is important for breast feeding initiation in well-educated women: Findings from the ROLO Study
          • Sharleen O’Reilly Diabetes After Pregnancy prevention trials: systematic review for the development of a core outcome set
          • PRIYA SELVARAJ Effectiveness of intrauterine perfusion of Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) on ART outcomes in women with recurrent implantation failure
          • Eimer O’Malley The 75g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test – Is the 2-hour test necessary?
          • Eimer O’Malley Point of care testing for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus.
          • Anna Drobintseva Melatonin in blood and placenta: possible target molecule for treatment of chronic placental insufficiency

          16:45

          Key Lecture Pregnancy and Labor(KL04) Gene X environment interaction and preterm birth

          16:45–17:15 – ACADEMY HALL

          Chairperson/s: Eytan Barnea

          • Jerome Strauss Gene x environment interaction and preterm birth

          Key Lecture Reproduction and ART(KL03) Will the US lose the eugenics wars

          16:45–17:15 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Hugh Taylor

          • Alan De Cherney Will the US lose the eugenics wars ?

          Key Lecture (KL11) What’s new with progesterone in threatened and recurrent miscarriage, the never-ending story

          16:45–17:15 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Andrea Genazzani

          • Paul Piette What’s news with progesterone in threatened and recurrent miscarriage, the never-ending story

          Key Lecture Oncology, Breast and Gynecological Surgery(KL05) Uterine Transplantation: a reassessment

          16:45–17:15 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Michelle Nisolle

          • Victor Gomel Uterine transplantation: a reassessment

          17:30

          Academy Focus Oncology, Breast and Gynecological Surgery(AF01) Advances in endoscopic surgery

          17:30–18:45 – ACADEMY HALL

          Chairperson/s: John Sciarra

          • Liselotte Mettler Do robotics, single port entry ,mini-laparoscopy, new mechanical possibilities
            increase the liberty of instrumental movements or new coagulation techniques make you a better endoscopic surgeon?
          • Tommaso Simoncini Will new technologies, computers, simulation and surgical navigation, along with robotics make us able to reach 100% success in the treatment of advanced prolapse?

          Academy Focus Oncology, Breast and Gynecological Surgery(AF02) Gynecologic Oncology in clinical practice

          17:30–18:45 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Joseph Schenker

          • Frederick Naftolin Is Ezrin responsible for the transition to invasion ?
          • Victor Gomel The fallopian tube and ovarian cancer

          Scientific Society Symposium Consent and welfare considerations in providing fertility treatments – Organized by the Irish Fertility Society (IFS)

          17:30–18:45 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Una Conway , Ralph Roberts

          • James Lawford Davies Informed consent to fertility treatments – protecting all parties
          • Vanya Savova The dilemma of patient welfare – to treat or not to treat ?

          Oral Presentation (OP11) Abortion and Pre-eclampsia

          17:30–18:45 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Tina Buchholz , Daly Niamh

          • Puput Moehas Pathway to Sexual Resilience: A study on Post Abortive Young Women in Indonesia
          • Lucia Maria Procopciuc Genetic risk factors for early- and late-onset preeclampsia
          • Ivelina Oprova First trimester medical abortion with self ‐ administered low ‐ dose Mifepristone and oral Misoprostol: a prospective study
          • Leo Simanjuntak THE EFFECTS OF PHALERIA MACROCARPA (SCHEFF.) BOERL EXTRACT ON TNF-α AND LC3-II LEVEL IN PREECLAMPSIA-INDUCED HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL (HUVEC) CULTURE
          • Svetlana Dubrovina Early predictors of late-onset preeclampsia
          • DANUBIA GARCIA Severe pre-eclampsia complicated by hemorrhagic encephalic vascular accident in a pregnant woman attended at a hospital in the Western Amazon: Case Report

          Oral Presentation (OP08) I V F : problems and solutions

          17:30–18:45 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: Alan De Cherney , Mary Wingfield

          • Krzysztof Lukaszuk Rescue in vitro maturation of oocytes as a promising option for patients under 39 years of age
          • Rosalia Battaglia Identification of extracellular vesicles and characterization of miRNA expression profiles in human blastocoel fluid
          • Krzysztof Lukaszuk Benefits of progesterone pituitary suppression stimulation protocol in comparison with a standard long protocol
          • Oytun Turkkan Outcome of IVF/ICSI cycles according to the different TSH level categorization
          • DENISA MARINA PROTOPOPESCU FERTILITY OVER 40
          • Vehbi Tokgoz Can the ratio of estradiol to follicle number be a predictor of the outcome of IVF/ICSI cycles?
          • Beatriz Rodríguez Villegas Comparison of β-hCG levels, and perinatal weight in pregnancies obtained by fresh embryo transfer versus frozen embryo transfer.
          • Bianca Bianco Ovarian reserve tests as predictors of ovulation induction in IVF treatments
          • Ludmila Barbakadze Age as a Crucial Marker for Prediction of in Vitro Fertilization Outcome
          • Camila Trevisan Polymorphisms in the KISS1/KISS1R System and GNRHR Modulate Hormonal Profile and IVF/ICSI Outcomes
          • Mary Anisimova The role of uterine, endometrial and subendometrial blood flow measured by 3D power Doppler ultrasound in the prediction of pregnancy during in vitro fertilisation treatment
          • Sharon Vanetik The importance of mid-follicular phase luteinizing hormone rise in GnRH antagonist-based ovarian stimulation for IVF.
          • Jose Moreno Sepulveda Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer Cycles Have a Lower Incidence of Preterm Birth Compared With Fresh Embryo Transfer Cycles: Spanish Cohort Study

          Saturday 6th April 2019

          LIFFEY 2

          LIFFEY 1

          LIFFEY MEET 2

          LIFFEY MEET 3

          08:30

          Academy Focus Oncology, Breast and Gynecological Surgery(AF03) Fertility preservation in difficult cases

          08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: John Sciarra

          • Klaus Diedrich Breast cancer and fertility preservation
          • Alan De Cherney Fertility preservation in patients with rare genetic diseases

          Scientific Society Symposium Menopause 4.0: managing woman’s health at midlife in the era of e-medicine -Organized by the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) –

          08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: John Stevenson , Irene Lambrinoudaki

          • Blazej Meczekalski How to predict and prevent the long-term risks of POI
          • Irene Lambrinoudaki Androgen excess after the menopause, clinical consequences and personalized approach
          • John Stevenson From risk stratification to risk reduction in postmenopausal cardiovascular medicine

          Scientific Society Symposium Pelvic pain: from diagnosis to therapies – Organized by the European Society of Gynecology (ESG) –

          08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Liselotte Mettler , Gabriele Merki

          • Pedro Barri Adenomyosis and women’s wellbeing
          • Sven Skouby Pelvic pain: on the clinical challenges
          • Johannes Bitzer Chronic pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction – the need for a comprehensive approach

          Oral Presentation (OP12) Genital infection

          08:30–09:45 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: Zeev Shoham , Amanda Cotter

          • Nadja Melo New target- microenvironment mycobiome impacts on human infertility
          • Pedro-Antonio Regidor Open prospective study to evaluate the efficacy of a new pessary containing 300 mg tinidazole, 200 mg tioconazole and 100 mg lidocaine with a 3-day regime (GynomaxXL®) in the treatment of vaginal infections due to bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis and mixed infections
          • Dario Garcia-Rojo URINARY HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS INFECTION AND BLADDER CANCER RISK: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.
          • Louise Glover Endometrial innate immunity and implantation: a role for antimicrobial peptides.
          • Mariangela Badalotti Incidence and characteristics of endometrial microbiota positivity, in patients with implantation failed, undergoing assisted reproduction therapy
          • Pralhad Kushtagi Perinatal Death Audit System for Improvements in Quality of Care – A Health System Intervention Research
          • Priya Ballal Labour onset pre eclampsia – need for separate categorisation.
          • Nikil Shetty EFFECT OF INCOMPLETE ADMINISTRATION OF ANTENATAL CORTICOSTEROIDS ON PERINATAL OUTCOME IN PRETERM LABOURS

          10:00

          Academy Session Reproduction and ART(AS02) ART: Implantation and its failure

          10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Zion Ben Rafael , Cathy Allen

          • Christos Coutifaris ART: implantation/placentation and perinatal outcomes
          • Gabor Kovacs How can we improve the chance for implantation
          • Zeev Shoham Luteal support in ART cycles: clinical aspects following 3 surveys among IVF providers

          Academy Session Reproductive endocrinology and Menopause(AS09) Menopause: from symptoms to therapies

          10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: John Stevenson , Irene Lambrinoudaki

          • Nick Panay Bio-identical Hormone therapy: the way forward ?
          • Mary Ann Lumsden The hot flush: what is new ?
          • Andrea Giannini Empowering women cope with menopause through e-medicine
          • Bruno Imthurn Herbal medicine – when to use and what to expect

          Academy Session Pregnancy and Labor(AS05) Pregnancy

          10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Howard Carp , Timothy Draycott

          • Giuseppe Benagiano Placental bed vascular pathology and subsequent risk for cardiovascular disease
          • Frederic Chantraine Abnormally invasive placenta
          • Amanda Cotter Infectious diseases in pregnancy
          • Mary Higgins Obesity in pregnancy

          Oral Presentation (OP07) Cancer and surgery

          10:00–11:30 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: René Druckman , Victor Gomel

          • sungyob Kim Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy compared with open abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse repair : an experience of single operator
          • Vera Korennaya Hysteroscopy and myomectomy: a new frontire
          • CHAO GU A retrospective study of uterine smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (uSTUMP): an analysis of 19 cases and its obstetric outcomes
          • Lucia Hartigan Knowledge and attitudes of health care professionals working in oncology regarding fertility preservation for patients.
          • Lucia Hartigan The Complete Septate Uterus: A Review of the Management of Four Women
          • Daiga Baranovska Pregnancy after ovarian cancer therapy
          • Ting Guo PARP inhibition shows anticancer activity in small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) and can be enhanced by androgen receptor (AR) blockade
          • Giorgio Bogani Laparoscopy improves medium-term outcomes of nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy: a propensity-matched analysis with open surgery
          • BRUNA MARIA BARATELLA CANCER OF THE CERVIX DURING PREGNANCY AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS
          • Tea Dzhibladze Office hysteroscopy and Laser technologies in the diagnostics and treatment of intrauterine abnormalities in women with infertility.

          12:00

          Academy Session Reproduction and ART(AS03) ART: outcomes and patients characteristics

          12:00–13:00 – LIFFEY 2

          Chairperson/s: Zeev Shoham , Jenny Cloherty

          • Zion Ben Rafael How to treat women over 40
          • Tina Buchholz Evidence of ART adaptation according to genetic profiles
          • Mary Wingfield The oocyte – number, quality and competence in ART
          • Cathy Allen Health and disease after ART

          Academy Session Oncology, Breast and Gynecological Surgery; Pregnancy and Labor; Reproduction and ART(AS14) Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology: training and learning in the new millennium

          12:00–13:00 – LIFFEY 1

          Chairperson/s: Ted Anderson , Mary Ann Lumsden

          • Paolo Mannella Learning with simulation in obstetrics
          • Timothy Draycott Obstetric emergencies: the role of simulation
          • Henk W. Schreuder Learning curve in gynecological surgery
          • Joseph Schenker Training future specialist in reproductive medicine

          Scientific Society Symposium Fertility preservation in cancer patients and survivors- Organized by the Société Européenne de Langue Française et Allemande de Gynécologie et Obstétrique (SELFAGO-EGGG)

          12:00–13:30 – LIFFEY MEET 2

          Chairperson/s: Adolf Schindler , René Druckman

          • Jerome Mathis Fertility preservation in women with early ovarian cancer
          • Laura Knabben Fertility in BRCA mutated patients
          • Michèle Lachowksy Sexual dysfunction in gynecologic cancer patients and quality of life
          • Walther Kuhn The oncological patient in obstetrics-therapeutical procedure and perinatal outcome
          • Christian Singer Pregnancy after cancer: promise and caveat after cryo-conservation and ovarian re-implantation

          Oral Presentation (OP04) Endometriosis : basic and clinical aspecs

          12:00–13:30 – LIFFEY MEET 3

          Chairperson/s: Nikhil Purandare , Liselotte Mettler

          • Andrei Malutan The association between interleukin-10 (IL-10) 2592C/A, 2819T/C, 21082G/A promoter polymorphisms and endometriosis
          • Louise Glover Endometriosis-associated infertility: Innate immune factors predict successful implantation
          • Marta Ribeiro Hentschke No treatment versus surgical management or aspiration of endometrioma: results on in vitro fertilization outcomes.
          • Elisabetta Corvetto Single-port access laparoscopy versus multiport access laparoscopy in endometrioma excision surgery. Impacts on the ovarian reserve.
          • Lutz Konrad Endometrial glands are the prerequisite for adenomyosis
          • Hendi Hendarto Expression of macrophage M1 M2, interleukin-1 and interleukin-6 in menstrual blood flakes of women with endometriosis as potential non-invasive diagnostic biomarker
          • Liudmila Hutsikava COMPARATIVE CLINICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ADENOMYOSIS, MYOMA AND ADENOMYOSIS IN COMBINATION WITH LEIOMYOMA OF THE UTERUS
          • soledad henriquez Effects of Estrogens Metabolites (EM) on angiogenesis in endometrial stromal cells from women with or without endometriosis.
          • Maria Yarmolinskaya The role of ARID1A and prostaglandin E2 in progressing of genital endometriosis.
          • Svetlana Dubrovina The prognosis factors for recurrence of endometriomas
          • DANUBIA GARCIA Endometriosis-complications of videolaparoscopic surgery with spontaneous evolution of gestation: case report

          13:40

          		  

          Closing Ceremony Closing Ceremony

          13:40–14:00 – LIFFEY 1