PG12: Endometrium And Embryo Cross-Talk: How To Predict And Achieve Implantation Success
Date:October 12,
2013
Time:8:15 am - 5:00 pm
Location:Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
Presenters
Antonis Makrigiannakis, M.D., Ph.D. (Chair), University of Crete Medical School
Roy G. Farquharson, M.D., Liverpool Womens Hospital
Sophia N. Kalantaridou, M.D., Ph.D., University of Ioannina Medical School
Iannis E. Messinis, M.D., Ph.D., University of Thessalia
Supporters
Developed in Cooperation with the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
ACGME Competency
Medical knowledge
NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND COURSE DESCRIPTION
During implantation, the cross-talk between the embryo and the endometrium remains largely unknown. Local and systemic players interact for the achievement of human pregnancy. Impaired implantation is currently considered the most important limiting factor for the establishment of viable pregnancies in assisted reproduction. It is expected that elucidating the molecular background of the process will enable accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of implantation failure and/or miscarriages. The purpose of this live course for embryologists and clinical reproductive medicine specialists is to identify factors that predict implantation success and investigate potential treatment modalities to manage implantation failure and/or miscarriages.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Summarize the physiology and pathophysiology of implantation.
- Describe local and systemic factors leading to miscarriages and/or implantation failure.
- Discuss the challenges of predicting and achieving implantation success.