Every year, Serono Symposia International Foundation produces many compelling and informative programs on reproductive health. Most are highly valued as the only educational forums available to researchers and practitioners who focus on certain critical subspecialties.

NEW ONLINE COURSE

Genetic markers of ovarian response

Genetics is expected to provide a considerable contribution in defining the 'infertility profile' of the couple as a basis for treatment personalization.

In this new online course Professor Manuela Simoni offers a state of the art overview of genetic markers of ovarian response. She introduced the topic, reviewing the methodology of genetic association study and describing the influences of FSH’s and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) receptors’ genetic polymorphisms on reproductive function physiology. Polymorphisms of FSH receptors, anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and AMH receptors and 5,10-methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) as markers of response to ovarian stimulation are then reviewed in depth providing updates on data published and proposing future lines of research.

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Presentations are now available online for the following recent meetings. Log in to download these presentations:

World Congress on Fertility Preservation (Brussels, Belgium; December 10-12, 2009)

Advances in infertility treatment: The Asian perspective (Hangzhou, China; November 21-22, 2009)

IVF Preceptorship - Current practice in the 21st century (Madrid, Spain; November 13-14, 2009)