8:15 am-5:00 pm Saturday & Sunday Postgraduate Course

27. Human Embryology and Andrology for Physicians

8:15 am-5:00 pm Saturday, October 12, 2013 Postgraduate Courses

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Global Approaches to Preventing Infections in the ART laboratory: From Theory to Practice Coding for Reproductive Medicine Practices 2013 Complications of ART: In Search of a Happy Ending Cryopreservation of Reproductive Cells and Tissues: Real World Approaches and Laboratory Pearls A Simplified Risk-free IVF Without Compromising Outcome Crossing Borders and Other Hot Legal Issues for the Healthcare Provider and Legal Practitioner Ultrasound Imaging in ART Criteria for World Class Performance Excellence The Art of Genetics: Reproductive Genetics in the ART Setting New Families on Trial Third Party Reproduction in the United States: Legal, Medical and Psychological/Ethical Aspects Endometrium and Embryo Cross-Talk: How to Predict and Achieve Implantation Success Modern Management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescents
8:15 am-5:00 pm Sunday, October 13, 2013 Postgraduate Courses

Clinical Practice Turkish Society for Reproductive Medicine Implantation Problems in an IVF Patient 7:00 am - 8:45 am Surgery Day Hands-on Hysteroscopy Intensive Keith B. Isaacson, M.D. Newton Wellesley Hospital 7:00 am - 8:45 am Workshop ASRM Reviewer Workshop Antonio Pellicer, M.D., Craig Niederberger, M.D.
Editors-in-Chief, Fertility and Sterility

9:00 am - 9:45 am Plenary Lecture 1

Endowed by a 1987 grant from Ortho Womens Health

ASRMs Presidents Guest Lecture Chromosome Ends: Why We Care About Them Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco 9:45 am - 10:30 am Plenary Lecture 2 IFFS - DeWatteville Lecture Early Genetic Testing and the Architecture of Human Genetic Disease Richard A. Gibbs, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine 10:30 am - 11:15 am Break/Exhibits 11:15 am - 12:45 pm Scientific Program Prize Paper Abstract Session 1 11:15 am - 12:45 pm Trilogies 1. David Healy, M.D., Ph.D., Memorial Trilogy: Endometriosis Endometriosis Genetics and Epigenetics of Endometriosis Grant Montgomery, M.D. Queensland Institute of Medical Research Clinical Applications of Stem Cells Hugh S. Taylor, M.D. Yale University The Management of Pelvic Pain with Infertility Mauricio S. Abrao, M.D. So Paulo University 2. Female Fertility Preservation Fundamentals of Cryobiology Claus Yding Andersen, M.Sc., D.M.Sc.
University Hospital of Copenhagen

14. PCOS: Caring for a Woman Over Her Lifetime 15. Bridging the Gap Between Science and Clinical Care in Endometriosis Related Infertility 16. Leiomyomata: Clinical Updates, Research Developments and Disparities in Disease, Outcomes and Access to Care 17. Cryobiology, Cryophysics and Quality Control Concerns of Gamete, Embryo and Tissue Vitrification 18. Early Life Toxicant Exposures and Adult Reproductive Disorders: A Potential Role for Nutritional Intervention in Both Sexes 19. Ultrasound Imaging in Reproductive Medicine: A Practical Approach 20. Global Family Planning: The Key to Achieving Millennium Development Goals 21. Optimizing the Safety of In Vitro Fertilization 22. The Significance, Implications and Heritability of Male Infertility as a Disease 23. Training People in Low-cost Infertility and ART Treatment 24. PGD Impact on ART Efficiency with Introduction of Microarray Technology for 24 Chromosome Aneuploidy Testing 25. Managing Menopause...with Fingers on the Pulse and Eyes on the Future 26. Hysteroscopy for the REISurgeon:Indications, Procedures and Hands-on Experience 28. CAP:Reproductive Laboratory Accreditation Program Inspector Training Seminar 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Poster Set-up 6:30 pm Opening Ceremony and Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall

Contemporary Approaches to Ovarian Tissue and Oocyte Cryopreservation Jacques G. Donnez, M.D. Universite catholique de Louvain Clinical Application of Fertility Preservation Mitchell P. Rosen, M.D. University of California, San Francisco 3. IFFS/WHO Trilogy: Contraception Male Contraception Regine L. Sitruk-Ware, M.D. The Population Council Evaluation of New Approaches to Female Contraception Narendra Malhotra, M.D. Malhotra Hospitals Global Perspectives on Contraception Sheryl Ziemin Vanderpoel, Ph.D. World Health Organization 4. Obesity and Reproduction Pathophysiological Effects of Obesity on Reproduction Renato Pasquali, M.D. St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna Reproductive Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery Roland Devlieger, M.D., Ph.D. University Hospitals Leuven Weight Management to Improve Outcomes in Infertility Lisa Moran, Ph.D. The University of Adelaide

Monday, October 14, 2013

7:00 am - 12:00 pm Poster Set-up 7:00 am - 8:45 am IFFS Regional Meetings: Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine Recent Progress and New Trends of ART in Japan Italian Society of Fertility Factors Influencing Embryos Implantation and their Use in

11:15 am - 12:45 pm Symposia Menopause Day Symposium Focus on Psychological Well-being in Aging Women Lubna Pal, M.B.B.S., M.Sc. (Chair) Yale University JoAnn E. Manson, M.D., Dr.P.H. Harvard Medical School Nanette F. Santoro, M.D. University of Colorado School of Medicine Marcelle I. Cedars, M.D. University of California, San Francisco Association of Reproductive Managers Symposium Improving Patient Retention and Experience Joseph J. Travia, Jr., M.B.A. (Chair) Center/Repro Med, Boston, MA Brad Senstra, M.H.A. Seattle Reproductive Medicine Carol Levy, B.S.W. Integramed

11:15 am - 12:45 pm Symposia (continued) Mental Health Professional Group Symposium Challenges and Controversies in Providing Fertility Preservation to Cancer Patients Elizabeth A. Grill, Psy.D. (Chair) Weill Cornell Medical College Melissa B. Brisman, J.D. Melissa B. Brisman, Esq. LLC Glenn L. Schattman, M.D. Weill Medical College of Cornell University Nurses Professional Group Symposium Research and the Nurse Cynthia F. Willson, B.S.N. (Chair) Pacific Fertility Center Patricia Hershberger, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N. University of IL, Chicago Monica R. Benson, B.S.N., R.N., Reproductive Medicine Assoc N.J. Mary D. Hennessy, R.N., Ph.D., C.N.M. University of Illinois,Chicago Society of Reproductive Surgeons Telesurgery Surgery Day: Fertility-preserving Endometriosis Surgery Jeffrey M. Goldberg, M.D. (Chair) Cleveland Clinic Steven F. Palter, M.D. (Chair) Gold Coast IVF and Fertility Grace M. Janik, M.D. (Chair) Reproductive Specialty Center Ceana H. Nezhat, M.D. (Surgeon) Atlanta Center for Special
Minimally Invasive Surgery and Reproductive Medicine

Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Interactive Session Multiple Pregnancies: Risks and Benefits Glenn L. Schattman, M.D. (Chair) Weill Med College Cornell University Eric S. Surrey, M.D. Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology Special Interest Group Interactive Session Biology of Male Germ Cell Differentiation Sherman J. Silber, M.D. (Chair) Infertility Center of St. Louis Ans M. M. van Pelt, Ph.D. University of Amsterdam Sjoerd Repping, Ph.D. University of Amsterdam Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Interactive Session Advanced Paternal Age: Cause for Concern? Mark Sigman, M.D. (Chair) Brown University and Lifespan Rebecca Z. Sokol, M.D., M.P.H. Keck School of Medicine, USC 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Plenary Lecture 3 Society of Reproductive Surgeons Lecture Modern Hysteroscopy
Endowed by a 1999 grant from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Keith B. Isaacson, M.D. Newton Wellesley Hospital

12:45 pm - 2:30 pm Interactive Session International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies Interactive Session: Comparisons of International Access to ART Elizabeth Sullivan, M.D. (Chair) University of New South Wales Fernando Zegers-Hochschild, M.D. Clinica Las Condes G. David Adamson, M.D. Fertility Physicians of Northern California Glenn L. Schattman, M.D. Weill Medical College of Cornell University Joe Leigh Simpson, M.D. March of Dimes Sheryl Ziemin Vanderpoel, Ph.D. World Health Organization 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Roundtable Luncheons - ticket required 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Surgical Tutorial Surgery Day Interactive Video Tutorial: Tubal and Adnexal Surgery Jeffrey M. Goldberg, M.D. (Chair) Cleveland Clinic Michel Canis, M.D. Polycliniques Htel Dieu Liselotte Mettler, M.D. University of Schleswig-Holstein 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Interactive Sessions Surgery Day Interactive Session Role of Medical Therapy Prior to TESE for Men with Non-obstructive Azoospermia Craig Niederberger, M.D. (Chair) University of Illinois Peter N. Schlegel, M.D. Weill Cornell Medical College Paul J. Turek, M.D. Turek Clinic, San Francisco Menopause Day Interactive Session Cognitive Issues and Sleep Concerns: Hormones, Aging, or Both? Melissa Wellons, M.D. (Chair) Vanderbilt University Hadine Joffe, M.D., M.Sc. Harvard Medical School Environment and Reproduction Special Interest Group Interactive Session Reproductive Health Issues in the Environment Russ B. Hauser, M.D., Sc.D., M.P.H., (Chair) Harvard Sch, Public
Health

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Break/Exhibits 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm Surgery Day Hands-on Hysteroscopy Intensive Keith B. Isaacson, M.D. (Chair) Newton Wellesley Hospital 3:15 pm - 6:00 pm IFFS General Assembly (Delegates only) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Free Communication/Oral Abstract Sessions 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Symposia Menopause Day Symposium Aging and Sexuality Sandra A. Carson, M.D. (Chair) Women and Infants Hospital Sheryl A. Kingsberg, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University Jan L. Shifren, M.D. Massachusetts General Hospital Surgery Day Symposium Congenital Mllerian Anomalies Samantha M. Pfeifer, M.D. (Chair) University of Pennsylvania Marjan Attaran, M.D. Cleveland Clinic Assia A. Stepanian, M.D. Center for Womens Core and Reproductive
Surgery

KY Cha Symposium in Stem Cell Technology and Regenerative Medicine Uterine Stem Cells
Supported by the Asia-Pacific Biomedical Research Foundation Carlos A. Simn, M.D., Ph.D. (Chair) Fundacion IVI, University of Valencia Erin F. Wolff, M.D. NICHD Robert F. Casper, M.D. Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Technology

Chinese Society of Reproductive Medicine Symposium Female Fertility Preservation in China Zi-Jiang Chen, M.D., Ph.D. (Chair) Shandong Provincial Hospital,
Shandong University

Faculty To be determined Androgen Excess SIG Interactive Session Hirsutism Treatment Frank Gonzalez, M.D. (Chair) Indiana University School of Medicine Daniel A. Dumesic, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles Nurses Professional Group, Mental Health Professional Group and the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Interactive Session Nursing and Mental Health Care for the Infertile Male James F. Smith, M.D. (Chair) University of California, San Francisco Susanne Quallich, N.P. University of Michigan William D. Petok, Ph.D. Private Practice, Baltimore Alan W. Shindel, M.D. University of California at Davis

Xiang Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Huashan Hospital Jie Qiao, M.D., Ph.D. Peking University Third Hospital Mexican Association of Reproductive Medicine Symposium: Simposio de Tcnicas en Reproduccin Asistida Carlos Salazar, M.D. (Chair) Hospital Espaol de Mexico Julio de la Jara Procrea Centro de Reproduccin Carlos Flix Arce Centro de Reproduccin Asistida S.C. J. Ricardo Loret de Mola, M.D. South Illinois University Jose M. Mojarra-Estrada Asociacin Mexicana de Medicina de la
Reproduccin

Uterine Function and Dysfunction Hilary O.D. Critchley, M.D. (Chair) University of Edinburgh Francesco J. DeMayo, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine S.K. Dey, Ph.D. Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Symposia (continued) Lifestyle Factors and Reproductive Health: What Matters? Stacey A. Missmer, D.Sc. (Chair) Harvard Medical School Kathleen M. Hoeger, M.D., M.P.H. U of Rochester Medical Center Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Sc.D. University of Massachusetts Empiric Medical Therapy for the Infertile Male: A Critical Assessment
Supported by an educational grant by Merck Edmund S. Sabanegh, M.D. (Chair) Cleveland Clinic Edward D. Kim, M.D. U of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Robert D. Oates, M.D. Boston University School of Medicine

11:15 am - 12:45 pm Symposia Contraception Day Symposium IUDs in Nulliparous Women Rebecca H. Allen, M.D. (Chair) Brown University Katharine OConnell White, M.D., M.P.H. Tufts University
School of Medicine

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Minisymposium Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Minisymposium How to Get a Walrus Pregnant: A Proven Recipe Holley Muraco, B.S. Vallejo Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

7:00 am - 8:45 am Poster Abstract Session 7:00 am 8:45 am IFFS Regional Meetings Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction Polish Gynaecological Association Section of Fertility and Sterility - Reproductive Law and ART 7:00 am - 8:45 am Workshop IFFS Author Workshop Jacques Cohen, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Association of Reproductive Managers Symposium The Integration of Mental Health Professionals in the REI Practice Eric J. Forman, M.D. (Chair) Reproductive Medicine Associates/N.J. Andrea M. Braverman, Ph.D. Braverman Center for Health Journeys Elizabeth A. Grill, Psy.D. Weill Cornell Medical College Mental Health Professional Group Symposium Whats Good for the Goose Should Also be Good for the Gander: A Medical and Psychological Discussion of Differences in Donor Oocyte and Donor Sperm Screening, Compensation, and Matching Linda D. Applegarth, Ed.D. (Chair) Weill Medical College of
Cornell University

Rene Almeling, Ph.D. Yale University Alice H. Ruby, M.P.H., M.P.P.M. The Sperm Bank of California Nurses Professional Group and the Society of Reproductive Biologists and Technologists Joint Symposium A Review of Multi-Cell Embryo and Blastocyst Grading Systems: Stages, Methods, and Timing of their Cryopreservation Carli W. Chapman, M.S. (Chair) Reproductive Medicine Institute,
Chicago, Illinois

9:00 am- 9:45 am Plenary Lecture 4 IFFS - Jean Cohen Lecture Endometriosis Related to Infertility: Global Approach Charles Chapron, M.D. LUniversit Paris Descartes 9:45 am - 10:30 am Plenary Lecture 5 Camran Nezhat, M.D. Lecture - Small RNAs, Stem Cells, and Self-Renewal Endowed by a 2011 Gift from Camran Nezhat, M.D.
Dr. Camran Nezhat pioneered techniques of video-assisted endoscopic surgery, which revolutionized modern day surgery. He along with his brothers, Drs. Farr and Ceana Nezhat, performed some of the most advanced procedures with these techniques for the first time, thus opening the vistas for endoscopic surgeons all over the world. Haifin Lin, Ph.D. Yale Stem Cell Center

Catherine Racowsky, Ph.D. Brigham & Womens Hospital ART Center Barry R. Behr, Ph.D. Stanford Fertility & Reproductive Medicine Center Holly A. Hughes, B.S.N. Brigham & Womens Hospital ART Center

10:30 am - 11:15 am Break/Exhibits 11:15 am - 12:45 pm Trilogies 5. Adhesions and Reproductive Surgery Pathophysiology and Prevention of Adhesions Michael P. Diamond, M.D. Georgia Regents University Decision Making in Reproductive Surgery Luk Rombauts, Ph.D. World Endometriosis Research Foundation New Technologies in Reproductive Surgery Geoffrey H. Trew Hammersmith Hospital, London 6. Endometrial Receptivity Science of Implantation Jan Brosens, M.D., Ph.D. University of Warwick Trophoblasts and Implantation Christos Coutifaris, M.D., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Hormonal Conditioning of the Endometrium Claire Bourgain, M.D. Vrije Universiteit Brussel 7. IFFS/WHO Trilogy: ART in the Developing World Access to Reproductive Medicine in the Developing World Willem Ombelet, M.D., Ph.D. University of Hasselt - Genk Institute for
Fertility Technology

Cost Effective Protocol in IVF Korula George, M.D. Bangalore Baptist Hospital Innovative Laboratory Practice for Developing Countries Jonathan Van Blerkom The University of Colorado 8. Premature Ovarian Failure and Perimenopause Genetic Studies in POF and Early Menopause Joe Leigh Simpson, M.D. March of Dimes Health Risks in POF and Early Menopause Bart C. Fauser, M.D., Ph.D. University Medical Center, Utrecht Reproductive Aging and Fertility Therapy Marcelle I. Cedars, M.D. University of California, San Francisco

11:15 am - 12:45 pm Scientific Program Prize Paper Abstract Session 2 ASRM Video Session 1 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Roundtable Luncheons - ticket required 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Interactive Sessions Fertility Preservation SIG Interactive Session Ovarian Stimulation Protocols in the Cancer Population Lynn M. Westphal, M.D. (Chair) Stanford University Nicole L. Noyes, M.D. New York University Society of Reproductive Biologists and Technologists and the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Interactive Session Merits of the WHO 5th Edition Semen Analysis Parameters and their Predictive Value for IVF Success Michael A. Stout, Ph.D. Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Ctr Kristen Ivani, Ph.D. Reproductive Science Center of the Bay Area Ajay K. Nangia, M.D. University of Kansas Medical Center Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology SIG Interactive Session Sexual Abuse of Children/Adolescents Michael J. Heard, M.D. (Chair) Heard Clinic R. Walton Weaver, J.D. Private Practice, Amarillo, TX Chinese Special Interest Group Interactive Session Natural Cycle and Minimal Stimulation IVF and IVM Ri-Cheng Chian, Ph.D. (Chair) McGill University Frank D. Yelian, M.D., Ph.D. Life IVF Center Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Interactive Session Physiologic Sperm Selection for ICSI: What Is It and Why Do It? Denny Sakkas, Ph.D. (Chair) Boston IVF Gianpiero Palermo, M.D., Ph.D. Weill Cornell Medical College Erma Z. Drobnis, Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia Imaging in Reproductive Medicine Special Interest Group Interactive Session To Doppler or Not to Doppler for Adnexal Masses Elizabeth E. Puscheck, M.D. (Chair) Wayne State University
School of Medicine

Laurel A. Stadtmauer, M.D., Ph.D. Jones Institute for

Reproductive Medicine 3

James M. Shwayder, J.D., M.D. University of Mississippi

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Interactive Sessions (continued) Society of Reproductive Surgeons Interactive Session Management of Ectopic Pregnancy Togus Tulandi, M.D., M.H.C.M. (Chair) McGill University Kurt T. Barnhart, M.D., M.S.C.E. University of Pennsylvania Society of Reproductive Surgeons Interactive Session Pros and Cons of Robotics in Benign Gynecology Steven F. Palter, M.D. (Chair) Gold Coast IVF and Fertility Jeffrey M. Goldberg, M.D. Cleveland Clinic Balasubramanian Bhagavath, M.D. University of Rochester
Medical College

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Minisymposium Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Minisymposium Can Sperm Contribute to Poor Embryo Quality? The Role of Sperm RNA Steven A. Krawetz, Ph.D. Wayne State University School of Medicine

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

7:00 am - 8:45 am Poster Abstract Session 7:00 am - 8:45 am IFFS Regional Meetings Turkish German Gynecological Education and Research Foundation - Endometriosis Related Pain: From Pathophysiology to the New Treatment Options The Philippine Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility REI in the Philipine Setting 9:00 am - 9:45 am Plenary Lecture 7 American Urological Association Bruce Stewart Memorial Lecture: Moving the Needle on Male Reproductive Health David de Kretser, M.D. Monash University 9:45 am - 10:30 am Plenary Lecture 8 Society for the Study of Reproduction Exchange Lecture: Endometrial Development, Differentiation and Function: Keys to Early Pregnancy Success Thomas E. Spencer, Ph.D. Washington State University 10:30 am - 11:15 am Break/Exhibits 11:15 am - 12:45 pm Prize Paper Abstract Presentations 3 11:15 am - 12:45 pm Trilogies 9. Fibroids The Science of Fibroids (Pathobiology of Uterine Fibroids) Erica E. Marsh, M.D., M.C.S.I. Feinberg School of Medicine,
Northwestern University

Contraception Day Interactive Session Thrombosis Risk with Hormonal Contraceptives Michael A. Thomas, M.D. (Chair) University of Cincinnati Juergen Dinger, M.D., Ph.D. Berlin Center for Epidemiology and
Health Research

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Contraception Day Keynote Lecture High Hopes versus Harsh Realities: The Public-Health Impact of Emergency Contraceptive Pills James Trussell, Ph.D. Princeton University 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Plenary Lecture 6 ASRM/IFFS Plenary Joint Lecture Hormone Therapy During Menopause and Its Relation to Breast Cancer and Bone Health Endowed by a 1992 grant from Wyeth Richard J. Santen, M.D. University of Virginia Health System 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Break/Exhibits 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Free Communication/Oral Abstract Sessions 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Symposia Howard and Georgeanna Jones Symposium on ART The Gamete and Infertility
Endowed by a 2010 educational grant from EMD Serono, Inc. Marco Conti, M.D. (Chair) University of California, San Francisco Paul J. Turek, M.D. Turek Clinic, San Francisco Andrea Borini, M.D. Tecnobios Procreazione

Natural History of Fibroids Celine Lnnerfors Lund University Treatment Options Michal Mara, M.D. Centre for Gynaecological Endoscopy and
Minimally Invasive Surgery

Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction Symposium Optimizing ART Results: Step By Step Hrishikesh D. Pai, M.D. (Chair) Lilavati Hospital Rishma Dhillion Pai, M.D. Jaslok and Lilavati Hospitals, Mumbai Nandita P. Palshetkar, M.D. Lilavati Hospital Middle East Fertility Society Symposium High Dose Gonadotropin Stimulation for IVF: Is it Necessary and Does it Have a Negative Effect or Outcome? Suheil J. Muasher, M.D. (Chair) Duke University Johnny T. Awwad, M.D. American University of Beirut Fady I. Sharara, M.D. Virginia Center for Reproductive Medicine Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction Symposium Strategies for Implantation Disorder in ART Bruno Lunenfeld, M.D., Ph.D. (Chair) Bar Ilan Univ Ramat Gan Israel Yoshiharu Morimoto, M.D., Ph.D. IVF Namba Clinic Robert J. Norman, M.D. University of Adelaide Andon Hestiantoro, M.D. Division of Reproductive Immunoendocrinology Jaideep Malhotra, M.D. Malhotra Hospitals Endometriosis Update Robert N. Taylor, M.D., Ph.D. (Chair) Wake Forest School of Medicine Hugh S. Taylor, M.D., Yale University Pamela Stratton, M.D. NICHD Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Richard S. Legro, M.D. (Chair) Penn State College of Medicine Daniel A. Dumesic, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles Robert F. Casper, M.D. Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive
Technology

10. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Meiotic Errors and Polar Body Diagnosis Anver Kuliev, M.D., Ph.D. Reproductive Genetics Institute Array CGH Dagan Wells, Ph.D. University of Oxford Does PGD Improve Live Birth Rates? Luca Gianaroli, M.D. Societ Italiana Studi di Medicina della Riproduzione 11. Multiple Pregnancy (Evidence-based Practice) Embryo Selection Arne Sunde, M.D. St. Olavs Hospital Single-Blastocyst Transfer Osamu Ishihara, M.D., Ph.D. Saitama Medical University Economics in the Development of Embryo Transfer Policies G. David Adamson, M.D. Fertility Physicians of Northern California 12. Safety in ART Towards an Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome-free Clinic Edgar V. Mocanu, M.D. RCSI and HARI, Rotunda Hospital Safety Analysis of ARTLaboratory Procedures Kersti Lundin, Ph.D. Sahlgrenska University Hospital The Outcomes for Children Following Infertility Management Richard Kennedy, M.B.B.Ch. University Hospital, Coventry 11:15 am - 12:45 pm Symposia Association of Reproductive Managers Symposium The Best Defense is a Strong Offense: Prevention Rita Gruber, B.A. (Chair) Reproductive Medicine Associates of N.J. Lisa A. Rinehart, M.S.N., J.D. Reproductive Medicine Institute,
Chicago, IL

Health Policy and ART

Supported by an educational grant by Merck Alan H. DeCherney, M.D. (Chair) National Institutes of Health Michael Levy, M.D. Shady Grove Fertility, Reproductive Science Center Christine Grady, R.N., Ph.D. National Institutes of Health Clinical Center 4

Stephanie Sgambati, Esq. Duane Morris, LLP Demetrios C. Batsides, Esq. Duane Morris, LLP

11:15 am - 12:45 pm Symposia (continued) Mental Health Professional Group Symposium Developments in Egg Freezing: Medical, Psychological and Ethical Perspectives Julianne E. Zweifel, Ph.D. (Chair) University of Wisconsin Lisa Schuman, L.C.S.W. Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York Alan B. Copperman, M.D. Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York Andrea M. Braverman, M.D. Jefferson Medical College Nurses Professional Group Symposium Risk Management for Nurses: Dont Make it Risky Jeanette Rodriquez, M.S., R.N.C. (Chair) Cornell University Margaret Swain, R.N., J.D. Private Practice, Baltimore Sharon G. Edwards, R.N., B.S.N. Boston IVF 11:15 am - 12:45 pm ASRM Video Session 2 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Roundtable Luncheons - ticket required 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Interactive Sessions Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Biology Special Interest Group Interactive Session Properties of Spermatogonial Stem Cells Stefan Schlatt, Ph.D. (Chair) Centrum fr Reproduktous medizin und
Andrologie, Westflische Wilhelms-Universitt Mnster

Nutrition Special Interest Group Interactive Session Interactive Roles of Nutrition and Medicine and the Importance of Taking Into Account a Patients Nutritional Status Prior to Medical Management of Disease Kaylon L. Bruner-Tran, Ph.D. (Chair) Vanderbilt University
Medical Center

John Eppig, Ph.D. Jackson Laboratory David Whittingham, Ph.D. St. Georges, University of London Ginny Papaioannou, Ph.D. Columbia University Jay Baltz, Ph.D. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Symposium Present and Future of Personalized Reproductive Medicine Anna Veiga, Ph.D. (Chair) Institut Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona Luca Gianroli, M.D. Societa Italiana Studi di Medicina della Riproduzione Anna Maria Suikkari, M.D. Family Federation of Finland Latin American Association for Reproductive Medicine and the Argentinean Society for Reproductive Medicine Symposium El Diagnstico y Tratamiento Integral de la Paciente con Endometriosis J. Ricardo Loret de Mola, M.D. (Chair) Southern Illinois University Marcos Horton, M.D. Pregna Center, Buenos Aires Guillermo Marconi, M.D. Medical Director of IVI Buenos Aires Guido Parra, M.D. Asociacin Latinoamericana de Medicina Reproductiva Juan Garcia-Velasco, M.D. IVI Madrid, Spain Claudio Ruhlmann, M.D. Fertilidad San Isidro Human Oocyte Development and Egg Quality in the Oncofertility Setting Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D. (Chair) Northwestern University Kutluk Oktay, M.D. Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Fertility
Preservation, New York Medical College Johan E. Smitz, M.D. Laboratory for Hormonology & Clinical Chemistry

Dian Shepperson-Mills, M.A. Endometriosis and Fertility Clinic Society of Reproductive Surgeons Interactive Session Male Fertility Preservation Peter Chan, M.D. (Chair) McGill University Kirk C. Lo, M.D. University of Toronto Society of Reproductive Surgeons Interactive Session Endometriosis and Cancer: Is There a Link? Farr R. Nezhat, M.D. St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals Health Disparities Special Interest Group Interactive Session Biological, Social and Environmental Disparities in Reproduction Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D. (Chair) Univ. Arkansas Medical Sciences Ayman Al-Hendy, M.D., Ph.D. Meharry Medical College Victor Y. Fujimoto, M.D. University of California, San Francisco Nurses Professional Group Interactive Session Current Trends with Endometriosis Management Tamara M. Tobias, N.P. (Chair) Seattle Reproductive Medicine Paul C. Lin, M.D. Seattle Reproductive Medicine

Assessment of Embryo and Blastocyst Quality Barry R. Behr, Ph.D. (Chair) Stanford Fertility and Reproductive
Medicine Center

Carli W. Chapman, M.S. Reproductive Medicine Institute, Chicago, IL Juergen Liebermann, Ph.D., H.C.L.D. Fertility Centers of Illinois-River
North IVF

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Minisymposium Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Minisymposium Where Are We With Germ Line (Sperm & Eggs) Stem Cells? Amander Clark, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 7:00 pm - 10:00 11:00 pm IFFS/ASRM Gala, Museum of Science, Boston $100 advance ticket required

Thursday, October 17, 2013

7:00 am - 8:45 am Poster Abstract Session 7:00 am - 8:45 am IFFS Regional Meetings Asociacin LatinoAmericana de Medicina Reproductive and Sociedad Argentina de Medicina Reproductiva Men and ART, What is New? Arab Associations of OBGYN Societies - Pan Arab Fertility Meeting 9:00 am - 9:45 am Plenary Lecture 10 Stem Cells in Endometrium and Endometriosis
Endowed by a 1990 grant from Astra-Zeneca Hugh S. Taylor, M.D. Yale University

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Plenary Lecture 9 Herbert H. Thomas Lecture - The Effect of ART and IVF on Epigenetic Programming in the Embryo
Endowed by a 1990 grant from TAP Pharmaceutical Renee A. Reijo Pera, Ph.D. Stanford University

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Break/Exhibits 3:15 pm - 6:00 pm IFFS General Assembly (Delegates only) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Free Communication/Oral Abstract Sessions 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Symposia ABOG Foundation - Kenneth J. Ryan Ethics Symposium Moving Innovations to Practice Paula Amato, M.D. (Chair) Oregon Health and Science University Dan W. Brock, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School Richard T. Scott, M.D. Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey Elena Gates, M.D. University of California, San Francisco Pioneer Symposium Physiology of the Oocyte and Embryo: From Reproductive Biology to Reproductive Medicine - A Celebration of Professor John D. Biggers
Supported, in part, by an educational grant by LifeGlobal (IVF Online) Catherine Racowsky, Ph.D. (Chair) Brigham & Womens Hospital ART Center

9:45 am - 10:30 am ASRMMembers Meeting 10:30 am - 11:15 am Break 11:15 am - 12:45 pm Trilogies 13. Toxicants and Reproduction The Testis
To Be Determined

The Ovary Robert F. Casper, M.D. Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive
Technology

Toxicants in Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcome Tracey Woodruff, Ph.D., M.P.H. University of California, San Francisco 14. Contemporary Approaches to PCOS Management (PCOS Update) Genetics of PCOS Zi-Jiang Chen, M.D., Ph.D. Shandong Provincial Hospital,
5 Shandong University

11:15 am - 12:45 pm Trilogies (continued from page 5) Global Differences in Presentation of PCOS Fahrettin Kelestimur, M.D. Erciyes University Medical School, Turkey Management of PCOS Basil C. Tarlatzis, M.D., Ph.D. Medical School of Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki

15. Optimizing ART Outcomes / Evidence-based Medicine

Supported by an educational grant by Merck

11:15 am - 12:45 pm IFFS Surveillance 11:15 am - 12:45 pm AAGL Film Festival Video Session 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Plenary Lecture 11 Mechanisms of Energy Expenditure in Oocytes and Implications for Pregnancy Outcomes Endowed by a1992 grant from EMD Serono, Inc. Kelle H. Moley, M.D. Washington University 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Summary of Meeting - Awards/Closing Ceremony

Chasing the Holy Grail of Pregnancy Rates at the Expense of Safety? Paul Devroey, M.D., Ph.D. Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Belgium Systematic Reviews: Building Blocks for the Best Practice of ART Cynthia Farquhar, M.D., M.P.H. University of Auckland Translating Evidence into Practice Siladitya Bhattacharya, M.D. The University of Aberdeen

3:30 pm - 5:45 pm Thursday 8:00 am - 12:45 pm Friday NICHD/ASRM Determinants of Gamete and Embryo Quality
$125 advance registration required

The International Federation of Fertility Societies 21st World Congress on Fertility and Sterility and The 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Transforming Reproductive Medicine Worldwide Second Preliminary Program

October 12-17, 2013 Boston Convention &Exhibition Center
See the complete Second Preliminary Program @ www.asrm.org/IFFS-ASRM2013 CME/CEcredits available

Register for the IFFS/ASRM Meeting @ www.asrm.org

or call (866) 471-7224 or (703) 449- 6418 Register for NICHD/ASRM Determinants of Gamete and Embryo Quality: www.asrm.org

The International Federation of Fertility Societies 21st World Congress on Fertility and Sterility and The 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Transforming Reproductive Medicine Worldwide Second Preliminary Program

ASRM 1209 Montgomery Highway Birmingham, AL 35216 USA

October 12-17, 2013