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Saturday

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1999

08:30 - 10:30 HALL A

B1: 

GESTATIONAL DIABETES
Capsule: Despite increasing knowledge many questions remained unanswered.

Chairpersons: 

D.R. Coustan, USA
M. Hod, Israel
G.H. Breborowicz, Poland

08:30 

IS IT A CLINICAL ENTITY? SHOULD WE SCREEN?
D.R. Coustan, USA

08:50 

CAN FETAL WEIGHT BE ESTIMATED ACCURATELY? WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE?
Z. Hagay, Israel

09:10  CAN MACROSOMIA BE PREVENTED?
M. Hod, Israel
09:30 

TIMING AND MODE OF DELIVERY; VAGINAL VS CS DELIVERY
S. Kjos, USA

09:50 

INDUCTION OF LABOR IN GESTATIONAL DIABETES
J. Atad, Israel

10:10 

CAN SHOULDER DYSTOCIA BE PREVENTED?
I. Blickstein, Israel

10:30 

Coffee Break

11:00 - 13:00 HALL A

B8: 

MANAGEMENT OF TWIN PREGNANCY
Capsule: Twins increase pregnancy complications.

Chairpersons: 

F. Chervenak, USA
L.G. Keith, USA
D. Farine, Canada

11:00 

CONTROVERSIES IN ZYGOSITY ASSESSMENT
L.G. Keith, USA

11:25 

THE BEST TIME TO ESTABLISH ZYGOSITY
I. Meizner, Israel

11:50 DIFFERENT MODE OF MANAGEMENT FOR TTS
N.M. Fisk, UK
12:15 

CESAREAN SECTION FOR ALL TWINS?
I. Blickstein, Israel

12:40 

ETHICAL CONTROVERSIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE PREGNANCIES
F. Chervenak, USA

13:00 

Lunch Break

14:30 - 16:30 HALL A

E1: 

THE HORMONE CONTINUUM
Capsule: A disease Prevention Strategy During the 4th and 5th Decades of Life
Sponsored by: Johnson & Johnson

Chairpersons:

J.S. Lippman, USA

14:30 

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
J.S. Lippman, USA

14:35 

OVERVIEW - THE HORMONE CONTINUUM: A DISEASE PREVENTION STRATEGY
J.S. Lippman, USA

14:55 

BREAST CANCER REVIEW (Ocs/HRT) AND NONCONTRACEPTIVE HEALTH BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTINUED HORMONE USE
L.P. Shulman, USA

15:20 

DISFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING
J. Lippman, USA

15:45 

RATIONALE FOR THE HORMONE CONTINUUM DURING THE 4TH AND
5TH DECADES OF LIFE AND THE TRANSITION TO HRT
A.M. Kaunitz, USA

16:10 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Panel

16:25 

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
A.M. Kaunitz, USA

16:30 

Coffee Break

17:00 - 19:00 HALL A

E2: 

ORAL CONTRACEPTION
Capsule: OC are most commonly used. Is it suitable for adolescents and women over 40?

Chairpersons: 

J. Horejsi, Czech Republic
G. Creatsas, Greece
V. Bruni, Italy

17:00  GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN CHILDREN - (PRO)
J. Horejsi, Prague, Czech Republic
17:20

 IS THERE ANY JUSTIFICATION TO REDUCE ESTROGEN DOSES?
M. Short, Ireland

17:40  CONTRACEPTION FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS (PRO)
G. Creatsas, Greece
18:00 

CONTRACEPTION FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS (CON)
V. Bruni, Italy

18:20 

STD's AND ORAL CONTRACEPTION
V. Unzeitig, Czech Republic

18:40 

CONTRACEPTION IN THE 4th AND 5th DECADE OF LIFE
M. Short, Ireland

08:30 - 10:30 HALL B + C

A6: 

MICROMANIPULATION
Capsule: Micromanipulation is being used in increasing frequency and seems safe.

Chairpersons: 

P.N. Barri, Spain
J.J. Cohen, France
P. Devroey, Belgium

08:30 

SHOULD ICSI BE APPLIED TO ALL IVF CYCLES?
W. Schoolcraft, USA

08:55 

GENETIC TESTING AND COUNSELING BEFORE ICSI IS CONSIDERED
P. Devroey, Belgium

09:20 

INHERITANCE OF INFERTILITY - DANGERS FOR GENERATIONS DOWNSTREAM
A.O. Trounson, Australia

09:45 

THE ROLE OF CYTOPLASMTIC TRANSFER
R.G. Gosden, UK

10:10 

PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS BY POLAR BODY BIOPSY
Y. Verlinsky, USA

10:30 

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:00 HALL B + C

A9: 

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF ENDOMETRIOSIS, UTERINE FIBROIDS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING
Capsule: Does hysterectomy still have a place in modern management?
Sponsored by:AstraZeneca

Chairperson: 

D. Olive, USA

00:01 

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
J. Donnez, Belgium

00:02 

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
E. Thomas, UK

12:00 - 13:00 HALL B + C
A3: 

ENDOMETRIOSIS
Capsule: A mystery tour for the clinician and patient?
Sponsored by:AstraZeneca

Chairperson: 

D. Olive, USA

00:01 

FERTILITY EXPERT
W. Ledger, UK

00:02 

ENDOMETRIOSIS EXPERT
W. Schlaff, USA

13:00 

L u n c h B r e a k

14:30 - 16:30 HALL B + C

B2: 

ATOSIBAN - A SPECIFIC EVOLUTION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PRETERM LABOUR
Capsule: The debate continues, is there a safe way to arest preterm labour?
Sponsored by: Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Chairperson: 

P.J. Steer, UK

INTRODUCTION
P.J. Steer, UK

US PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIALS OF ATOSIBAN IN THE TREATMENT OF PRETERM LABOUR
T.M. Goodwin, USA

WORLDWIDE COMPARATIVE TRIALS OF ATOSIBAN IN THE TREATMENT OF PRETERM LABOUR
R.F. Lamont, UK

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ATOSIBAN IN THE TREATMENT OF PRETERM LABOUR
J-M. Moutquin, Canada

INTERACTIVE DEBATE
D. Cabrol, UK, K. Marstal, Sweden

INTERACTIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER FORMAT
P. J.Steer, UK

CONCLUSION
P.J. Steer, UK

16:30 

Coffee Break

17:00 - 18:30 HALL B + C

B5: 

MULTIPLE PREGNANCY REDUCTION
Capsule: ART and ovulation induction increased the rate of multiple pregnancies.

Chairpersons: 

R. Frydman, France
T. Mardesic, Czech Republic
Z. Ben-Rafael, Israel

17:00 

TIMING - FIRST OR SECOND TRIMESTER?
S. Lipitz, Israel

17:22

THE DILEMMA OF TRIPLETS - TO REDUCE OR NOT TO REDUCE? - HOW MANY IN ONE SESSION - THE TECHNIQUE?
I.E. Timor, USA

17:45 

SHOULD WE REDUCE TO ONE?
T. Mardesic, Czech Republic

18:08

MULTIPLE REDUCTION - GENETIC DIAGNOSIS BEFORE OR AFTER?
I.E. Timor, USA

 

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