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Scientific Program

8:00am Registration

8:30am Welcome Introduction
Peter Illingworth

SESSION 1: BIOLOGY OF THE NORMAL ENDOMETRIUM

Chair: Peter Illingworth

8:40am The Plasma Membrane Transformation is Central to Uterine Receptivity in Humans and Other Animals
Christopher Murphy

9:15am Normal Human Implantation
Steven Fleming

9:55am Morning Tea

10.25am Comparative Aspects of Implantation
Marilyn Renfree

11.00am Relaxins: New Endometrial Hormones
Richard Ivell

SESSION 2: ENDOMETRIOSIS

Chair: Geoff Driscoll

11:35am New Insights into the Aetiology of Endometriosis
Asgi Fazleabas

12.10pm Endometriosis: Does it Contribute to Infertility?
Yohannes Evers

12:50pm Lunch

SESSION 3: MANAGEMENT OF THE LUTEAL PHASE

Chair: Steven Fleming

1:50pm Luteal Phase Defect: Myth or Reality?
Peter Illingworth

2:25pm An Evidence Based Approach to Luteal Phase Support in ART
Peter Brinsden

3:05pm Afternoon Tea

SESSION 4: CLINICAL DISORDERS OF IMPLANTATION

Chair: Mark Bowman

3:30pm Modern Management of Early Pregnancy Bleeding
Devora Lieberman

4:05pm The Contribution of Thrombophilias to Recurrent Miscarriage
Henry Murray

4:40pm The Contribution of Immunological Problems to Recurrent Miscarriage
Gavin Sacks

5:15pm Closing Remarks
Mark Bowman

5:20pm Close