Christchurch, New Zealand
September 4, 2005
Over the last decade significant progress has been made in the in vitro environment of oocyte and embryo for human reproductive technologies. Parallel with this has been the development of differing protocols of ovarian stimulation aiming at maximising the ovarian response and it’s control while minimising the inconvenience for the patient. While pregnancy rates continue to improve some individual’s ovarian responses in terms of numbers and quality of oocytes still continue to surprise and baffle practitioners. This program attempted to address the manner in which individuals respond to ovarian stimulation for ART and how that may impact on the quality of the oocytes they produce.
This meeting was a satellite symposium to the Fertility Society of Australia’s 24th Annual Scientific Meeting being held on September 4-7, 2005 at The Christchurch Convention Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand. Details can be found at www.waldronsmith.com.au/fsa2005
OBJECTIVES
The aim of this symposium was to explore and present the latest information, focussing on:
- The basic science of intra-ovarian follicle communications and response to hormonal manipulation;
- The assessment of follicular health;
- The prediction of ovarian responsiveness;
- The impact of varied stimulation protocols on oocyte and thus embryo wellbeing.
This symposium was approved by:
- RANZCOG as a RANZCOG Approved O&G Meeting and eligible Fellows of this College will earn 8 CPD points for attendance.
- RACP for registrants to claim points based on their hours of participation through their MOPS program (self-reporting program).
