Format of the school
The activities of the school will start on Sunday afternoon and will finish the following Friday evening. The structure will include 3 hours teaching in the morning from 8.30 to 11.30 and 3 hours and an half in the afternoon (lessons from 16.30 to 19.30 and a general discussion from 19.30 to 20.00) for a total of 31 hours of formal teaching.
Each lesson will be of 45 minutes plus 15 minutes of questions and answers.
Official Language All the lessons will be in English. No simultaneus translation will be provided.
Sunday January 26th
| Opening Lecture | |
| TBD |
Fauser Bart (NL) New developments in ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF |
Monday January 27th
| ASSISTED REPRODUCTION: THE ENDOCRINE IMPACT | |
| 08.00-09.00 | Artini Paolo G. (I) In patients with only one or two oocytes, is it better IVF-ET or ICSI? |
| 09.00-10.00 |
Tarlatzis Basil (GR) ART: The role of pre-ovulatory progesterone rise in hyper – and hypo – responders |
| 10.00-11.00 | Artini Paolo G. (I) Supplementation with DHEAS in poor responder patients |
| 15.00-16.00 | Meet the expert session – participation is optional Exacoustos Caterina (I) Sonographic evaluation of the infertile patient : how to assess uterine cavity and vascolarization, ovarian function and patholgy, tubal patency and patholgy of the salpinx |
| 16.00 – 17.00 |
Bitzer Johannes (CH) Heavy menstrual bleeding – the daily challenge for the gynaecologist |
| 17.00 – 18.00 | Tommaso Simoncini (I) Hormone dependent menstrual cycle dysfunction and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding |
| SPECIAL LECTURE | |
| 18.00 – 18.00 | Bouchard Philippe (F) Progesterone and progestins: neuroendocrine effects and mechanisms of action |
| 19.00 – 19.30 | General Discussion |
Tuesday January 28th
| ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY | |
| 08.00-09.00 | Creatsas George (GR) Disorders of the menstrual cycle during adolescence |
| 09.00-10.00 | Bouchard Philippe (F) Hypogonadotrophic Hypogonadism, functional and organic: lessons to learn |
| 10.00-11.00 | Creatsas George (GR) Prevention of adolescent pregnancies |
| 15.00-16.00 | Meet the expert session – participation is optional Schindler Adolf (D) Non contraceptive benefits of hormonal contraceptives |
| SEXUALITY AND TRANSSEXUALISM: HORMONAL INFLUENCES | |
| 16.00-17.00 | Bitzer Johannes (CH) Hormonal influences on women’s sexuality throughout the reproductive life span |
| 17.00-18.00 | Vujovic Svetlana (SRB) Transsexualism: endocrine aspects |
| SPECIAL LECTURE | |
| 18.00-19.00 | Sultan Charles (F) Management of Adolescent hyperandrogenism |
| 19.00 – 19.30 | General Discussion |
Wednesday January 29th
| POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME | |
| 08.00-09.00 | Fauser Bart (NL) Polycystic ovary syndrome; diagnosis and female health implications |
| 09.00-10.00 | Genazzani Alessandro (I) From life-style to insulin sensitizers for PCOS |
| 10.00-11.00 | Genazzani Andrea R. (I) Polycystic ovary syndrome: from contraception to Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| 15.00-16.00 | Meet the expert session – participation is optional Pluchino Nicola (I) Strategies for fertility preservation |
| PREGNANCY: THYROID DISORDERS AND ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS RISKS | |
| 16.00-17.00 | Milewicz Andrzej (PL) Thyroid Disorders and Pregnancy |
| 17.00-18.00 | Sultan Charles (F) Endocrine disruptors: impact for the pregnant woman? |
| SPECIAL LECTURE | |
| 18.00-19.00 | Tarlatzis Basil (GR) PCOS: Health risks in PCOS |
| 19.00 – 19.30 | General Discussion |
Thursday January 30th
| MYOMETRIAL PATHOLOGY AND ADENOMYOSIS | |
| 08.00-09.00 | Mettler Liselotte (D) Fibroids and adenomyosis, current treatment options |
| 09.00-10.00 | Pluchino Nicola (I) Effects on sexual function of medical and surgical therapy for endometriosis |
| 10.00-11.00 | Exacoustos Caterina (I) Myometrial pathology: sonographic evaluation of myomas and adenomyosis |
| 15.00-16.00 | Meet the expert session – participation is optional Simoncini Tommaso (I) Pelvic floor and sexual dysfunction between hormones |
| OBESITY AND METABOLIC SYNDROME | |
| 16.00-17.00 | Genazzani Alessandro (I) Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome: impact and relationship with menopausal transition |
| 17.00-18.00 | Milewicz Andrzej (PL) Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders in Aging Women |
| SPECIAL LECTURE | |
| 18.00-19.00 | Mettler Liselotte (D) Conservative and operative treatment of endometriosis |
| 19.00 – 19.30 | General Discussion |
Friday January 31st
| HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION | |
| 08.00-09.00 | Schindler Adolf (D) Hormonal contraceptives: progestogens and thromboembolic risk |
| GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER | |
| 09.00-10.00 | Biglia Nicoletta (I) Breast cancer: preservation of fertility and pregnancy after cancer |
| 10.00-11.00 | Sismondi Piero (I) Ovarian low Malignant Potential Tumors? |
| PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE AND MENOPAUSE | |
| 16.00-17.00 | VUJOVIC SVETLANA (SRB) Premature ovarian failure: how to solve fertility |
| 17.00-18.00 | SIMONCINI TOMMASO (I) Cardiovascular prevention at the menopausal transition: role of hormonal therapies |
| 18.00-19.00 | Genazzani Andrea R. (I) Menopause and HRT: doubts and certainties |
| 19.00-19.30 | General Discussion |
| 19.30-20.00 | Closing Ceremony of the ISGRE Winter Teaching Course |
About the Meet the expert Sessions
Each day there will be a Meet the expert session. It will be divided into a presentation part and a discussion part where participants can expose and ask questions about clinical cases.
Meet the expert sessions are included into the course registration, participation is optional.