Wednesday, September 3, 2003

19:30 – 19:50 Welcome and introductory comments
R. Abdelmassih

19:50 – 20:30 Access to infertility therapy: A major Ethical and Economical Challenge for Latin America
F. Zegers

Thursday, September 4, 2003

1. DIAGNOSING/DEFINING INFERTILITY

8:30 – 09:00 A critical assessment of the traditional Infertility Evaluation
M. Ludwig

9:00 – 09:45 Evaluation of the male. Do we need it? Evidence based andrology
F. Comhaire

09:45 – 10:15 Ovarian reserve Assessment
C. Sueldo

10:15 – 10:45 Round Table

10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break

2. PRODUCING THE BEST OOCYTES

11:15 – 11:45 GnRHA Vs Antagonists
M. Ludwig

11:45 – 12:15 Oocyte donation: How to choose the best Donors? Results
A. Pellicer

12:15 – 12:45 Role of the LH in COH
M.Ludwig

12:45 – 13:15 Ovarian hiperstimulation (OHSS)
A. Pellicer

13:15 – 13:45 Round Table

13:45 – 15:15 Lunch

3. MULTIPLE PREGNANCY IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY

15:15 – 15:45 Endometrium and Implantation
A. Pellicer

15:45 – 16:15 Improving the transfers
C. Sueldo

16:15 – 16:45 Coffee Break

16:45 – 17:15 Monozygotic twins relation with ART possible explanations
M. Alikani

17:15 – 17.45 Questions and Answers

Friday, September 5, 2003

4. MULTIPLE PREGNANCY IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY (Cont.)

09.00– 09:40 Multiple pregnancies, main ART complication: epidemiological and logical prevention
F. Zegers

09.40 – 10:10 Single embryo transfer
P. Nagy

10:10 – 10:40 Questions & Answers

10.40 – 11:10 Coffee Break

5. IVF-LAB

11:10 – 11:40 Embryo Culture Strategies
M. Alikani

11:40 – 12:10 Invasive and Non Invasive assessment of embryos
D. Dozortsev

12:10 – 12:40 Cleavage anomalies
D. Dozortsev

12:40 – 13:10 Embryos selection for transfer
M. Alikani

13:10 – 13:40 Round Table

13:40 – 15:10 Lunch

15:10 – 15:50 Chromosomal analysis and embryo performance: Int. survey on PGD
M. Hughes

15:50 – 16:20 ICSI a decade of progress: New questions on Newborn outcome
P. Nagy

16:20 – 16:50 Coffee Break

16:50 – 17:20 PGD indications and future
M. Hughes

17:20– 17:50 Round Table

Saturday, September 6, 2003

6. FUTURE REASEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE

08:30 – 09:00 Stem Cell research and Cloning
J. Cibeli

09:00 – 09:30 Cloning and assisted reproductive technology
J. Cibeli

09:30 – 10:00 Round table

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:30 INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Laboratory Aspects
M. Alikani / D. Dozortsev

Clinical Aspects
M. Ludwig / A. Pellicer

Genetics in Reproduction
P. Nagy / M. Hughes

Male Factor
F. Comhaire / C. Carizza

Closing Ceremony
R. Abdelmassih