10th Congress of the European Society of Contraception

"Non-contraceptive impact of contraception and family planning"

APRIL 30 - MAY 3 2008 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME


Keynote lectures Plenary sessions Congress sessions (state of the art) Fora
Workshops Meet the expert sessions Working groups sessions Society sessions
Symposia Free communication sessions Young scientist session Posters CME credits

Congress sessions (state of the art): in each of these 6 sessions, three or four experts will provide up to date information on a topic, with plenty of opportunity for questions. There will be two selected free communications added to each session.
 

Critical evaluation and clinical management of side effects | Screening and management of STI in family planning | Intrauterine contraception | Do guidelines make any change? (WHO special session) | Induced abortion - An update | Contraception for medically compromised women

 
Critical evaluation and clinical management of side effects
Chair: D. Cibula (Czech Rep) • K. Sedlecki (Serbia)
 

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Mood changes/depression, R. Van Lunsen (The Netherlands)

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Weight changes, M. Lech (Poland)

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BMD, D. Cibula (Czech Rep.)

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Breakthrough bleeding, D. Archer (USA)

Screening and management of STI in family planning
Chair: V. Cupanik (Slovakia) • T. Bombas (Portugal)
 

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WHO Global STI Epidemiology Update , G. Lazdane (WHO, Copenhagen)

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Testing for STIs in a Family Planning Setting – How to Make It Simple?, A. Bigrigg (United Kingdom)

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Guidelines for HPV DNA Testing – To Test or not to Test, Speaker TBC

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Genital Chlamydial Infection: Has the Risk for Tubal Factor Infertility and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome been Exaggerated? Speaker TBC

 

Intrauterine contraception
Chair: G. Bartfai (Hungary) • C. McNicholas (Ireland)
  

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IUD/IUS in nulliparous women, I. Sivin (USA)

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Management in special clinical conditions (dysplasia, postpartum insertion, HIV, emergency contraception ...), D. Serfaty (France)

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Non-contraceptive benefits, D. Mansour (United Kingdom)

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Long-term use/use beyond recommended time, I. Batar (Hungary)

 

Do guidelines make any change? (WHO special session)
Chair: V. Cupanik (Slovakia) • I. Savelieva (Russia)
  

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The WHO family planning cornerstones: a living testimony to the power of partnership, P. van Look (WHO, Geneva)

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Implementation of family planning guidelines in Europe – adoption and adaptation, G. Lazdane (WHO, Copenhagen)

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Recommended changes in practice, A. Glasier (United Kingdom)

Induced abortion - An update
Chair: V. Prilepskaya (Russia) • A. Pretnar-Darovec (Slovenia)
 

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The challenge of post-abortion contraception, K. Gemzell (Sweden)

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Follow-up after induced abortion: current practice and evidence, C. Fiala (Austria)

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Access to safe abortion: legal and other obstacles, M. Vekemans (United Kingdom)

Contraception for medically compromised women
Chair: S. Φzalp (Turkey) • H. Missey-Kolb (France)
 

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Hormonal Contraception in women with disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, A. Cagnacci (Italy)

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Hormonal contraception in women with coagulation disorders and thrombophilia, J. Connard (France)

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Hormonal Contraception in Women with Mental Diseases, T. Backstrom (Sweden)

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Contraceptive Management of women or couples with HIV, S. Killick (United Kingdom)

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