INFERTILITY/ART/IVF
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2
| 08:30-10:00 | THE FUTURE OF IVF I | HALL A |
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| Chairperson | Zion Ben Rafael, Israel Joyce Harper, UK |
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| 08:30-09:00
08:30 |
Debate: Preparation: Should we be using expanded genetic screening in all patients?
Yes: Rita Vassena, Spain must be on Friday |
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| 09:00-09:30
09:00 |
Debate: Stimulation: We should not use more than 150 units in most patients
Pro: Frank Broekmans, Netherlands |
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| 09:30-10:00
09:30 |
Debate: Automation in IVF
Automation in embryo culture: Laura Rienzi, Italy |
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| 10:00-10:20 | Coffee break, poster viewing and visit the exhibition | Exhibition Area |
| 10:20-11:50 | THE FUTURE OF IVF II | HALL A |
| Capsule | Laura Rienzi, Italy Frank Broekmans, Netherlands |
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| 10:20-10:40 | Why the PGT-A hypothesis for biological reasons, simply, cannot work Norbert Gleicher, USA |
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| 10:40-11:15
10:40 |
HFEA recently downgraded PGT-A from “Amber” to “Red”, suggesting it has no proof. Are we all in agreement?Debate: PGT-a – More Harm than good?
No: |
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| 11:15-11:50
11:15 |
Debate: Standard IVF vs Add-on IVF – Futile expense? What if the patient is willing to pay for add-ons?
Pro: |
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| 11:50-12:10 | Break | |
| 12:10-13:40 | INDUSTRY SUPPORTED SESSION | HALL A |
| 13:40-14:30 | Lunch break, poster viewing and visit the exhibition | Exhibition Area |
| 14:30-16:30 | SURGICAL TREATMENT | HALL A |
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| Chairperson | Joop Laven, Netherlands | |
| 14:30-14:55 | Update on Müllerian duct anomalies: Modern surgical approaches Sara Brucker, Germany |
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| 14:55-15:40
14:55 |
Debate: Cesarean scar defect: When to correct, by which method?
Pro hysteroscopy: Sylvia Mechsner, Germany |
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| 15:25-15:50 | End of endometrial scratching? Ben Mol, Australia |
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| 15:50-16:15 | Fibroids must be treated prior to IVF – Con Michelle Nisolle, Belgium |
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| 16:15-16:30 | Discussion | |
| 16:30-16:50 | Coffee break, poster viewing and visit the exhibition | Exhibition Area |
| 16:50-18:20 | ISMAAR SESSION | HALL A |
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| Chairperson | Geeta Nargund, UK | |
| 16:50-17:05 | Natural and mild IVF – When and how to do it Geeta Nargund, UK |
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| 17:05-17:20 | The microbiome does it really matter to ART Joop Laven, Netherlands |
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| 17:20-17:50
17:20 |
Debate: Duo-stim advantages and disadvantages
Pro: Filippo Maria Ubaldi, Italy |
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| 17:50-18:20
17:50 |
Debate: Freeze only strategy for all?
Con: Ben Mol, Australia |
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3
| 08:30-10:00 | PCOS | HALL A |
| Capsule | The definition of PCO/PCOS has changed several times during the last 4 decades. Should we change it again? Despite our better understanding, the treatment remains a challenge | |
| Chairpersons | Bart Fauser, Netherlands Ben Mol, Australia |
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| 08:30-08:55 | PCOS: A Brain Disease? Joop Laven, Netherlands |
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| 08:55-09:20 | Defining the polycystic ovary: AMH or ultrasound? Antonio La Marca, Italy |
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| 09:20-09:40 | Does Cochrane reviews show any role for metformin in the management of PCOS? Thomas Tang, UK |
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| 09:40-10:00 | The hypo-androgenic PCOS-like phenotype at advanced ages, one of the most frequent causes of repeat IVF failure Norbert Gleicher, USA |
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| 10:00-10:20 | Coffee break, poster viewing and visit the exhibition | Exhibition Area |
| 10:20-11:50 | ADD-ONS LABORATORIES AND CLINICAL PROCEDURES | HALL A |
| Chairpersons | Laura Rienzi, Italy Zion Ben Rafael, Israel Bart Fauser, Netherlands |
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| Discussants | Rita Vassena, Spain Catherine Racowsky, France Norbert Gleicher, USA Antonio La Marca, Italy Joop Laven, Netherlands |
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| 11:50-12:00 | Break | |
| 12:00-13:30 | ENDOMETRIOSIS ADENOMYOSIS | HALL A |
| Capsule | The concept that uterine adenomyosis and pelvic endometriosis as well as endometriotic lesions at distant sites of the body share a common pathophysiology with endometriosis was promoted almost a decade ago. What is the current thinking? | |
| Chairpersons | Zion Ben Rafael, Israel Olivier Donnez, Belgium |
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| Adenomyosis and deep endometriosis: Two linked diseases? Jacques Donnez, Belgium |
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| 12:00-12:20 | Adenomyosis and deep endometriosis: Two linked diseases? Jacques Donnez, Belgium |
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| 12:20-12:40 | Uterine adenomyosis: Can surgery help? | |
| 12:40-13:10
12:40 |
Debate: The endometrioma and the ovarian reserve: The challenge of the surgeon
To operate first: |
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| 13:10-13:30 | Medical targets in endometriosis Ludwig Kiesel, Germany |
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| 13:30-14:20 | Lunch break, poster viewing and visit the exhibition | Exhibition Area |
| 14:20-15:50 | HORMONAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN FERTILITY | HALL A |
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| Chairperson | Edgardo Somigliana, Italy | |
| 14:20-14:40 | The luteal phase in ART: are we gaining ground? | |
| 14:40-15:05 | Women’s biological clock, the molecular mechanisms Eva Hoffmann, Denmark |
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| 15:05-15:25 | 40 years of experience with the German IVF registry Klaus Bühler, Germany |
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| 15:25-15:50 | Does social egg freezing increase woman’s emancipation? Guido Pennings, Belgium |
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| 15:50-16:00 | Break |
| 16:00-17:00 | SURGICAL ASPECTS OF FERTILITY | HALL A |
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| Chairperson | Ludwig Kiesel, Germany | |
| 16:00-16:20 | 40 years of experience with the German IVF registry Klaus Bühler, Germany |
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| 16:20-16:40 | Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL)- what are the solutions | |
| 16:40-17:00 | Fertility surgery, myoma | |