Program
Welcome to European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Congress 2024
ESHRE 2024 Main programme
Monday 08 July 2024
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited Session 01: Keynote session |
| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Human Reproduction Keynote lecture: Progesterone for pregnant people with threatened miscarriage Wentao Li, Australia |
| 09:00 - 09:30 |
CRISPR-Cas, from a bacterial defense system to a novel genetic tool in humans. Raymond Staals, The Netherlands |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Coffee break in the exhibit hall |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | 6 Parallel Selected oral communications sessions |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Poster discussion session |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Invited session 02: Debate: Late o’clock: Are slow growing embryos clinically usable? |
| 11:45 - 12:00 |
Con - the faster the better Borut Kovacic, Slovenia |
| 12:00 - 12:15 |
Pro -better late than never Danilo Cimadomo, Italy |
| 12:15 - 12:20 |
Rebuttal Borut Kovacic, Slovenia |
| 12:20 - 12:25 |
Rebuttal Danilo Cimadomo, Italy |
| 12:25 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Invited session 03: Data reporting session |
| 12:15 - 12:45 |
Nutritional habits might improve your fertility Charlotte Dupont, France |
| 11:45 - 12:25 |
Data from the ESHRE PGT Consortium - year 2022 Francesca Spinella, Italy |
| 12:15 - 12:45 |
EUMAR report Speaker to be announced |
| 11:45 - 12:45 |
Pro Raoul Orvieto, Israel |
| 12:00 - 12:15 |
Con Anja Pinborg, Denmark |
| 12:15 - 12:20 |
Rebuttal Raoul Orvieto, Israel |
| 12:20 - 12:25 |
Rebuttal Anja Pinborg, Denmark |
| 12:25 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Invited session 05: ASRM Exchange session: Assisted reproductive technologies: New horizons |
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Chairs Chair invited, but not yet confirmed Elizabeth Ginsburg, U.S.A. |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
The promise and peril of germline gene therapy Paula Amato, U.S.A. |
| 12:00 - 12:05 | Discussion |
| 12:05 - 12:20 |
Does PGT improve outcomes in poor responders? Elizabeth Ginsburg, U.S.A. |
| 12:20 - 12:25 | Discussion |
| 12:25 - 12:40 |
Fertility preservation in the male across the lifespan: A new paradigm Robert E. Brannigan, U.S.A. |
| 12:40 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Invited session 06: Live Journal Club |
| 11:45 - 12:15 |
TBD Speaker to be announced |
| 12:15 - 12:45 |
TBD Speaker to be announced |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Poster discussion session |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Poster discussion session |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch break in the exhibit hall |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Invited session 07: Endometriosis associated infertility |
| 14:00 - 14:20 |
Understanding endometrial functionality and embryo-maternal communication via in vitro ‘’OMICs’’ platforms Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes, The Netherlands |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30 - 14:50 |
Can we tailor ART to endometriosis patients? Velja Mijatovic, The Netherlands |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Invited session 08: New identified genetic causes of female infertility |
| 14:00 - 14:20 |
Newly identified female mutations causing failed fertilization Arantxa Cardona Barberán, Belgium |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30 - 14:50 |
Newly identified female mutations causing oocyte maturation defect and embryo developmental arrest Özlem Okutman, Belgium |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Invited session 09: IFS/ISAR Exchange session: The ovary |
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Chairs Pankaj Talwar, India Sunita Tandulwadkar, India |
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| 14:00 - 14:12 |
ART in PCOS Rishma Dhillon Pai, India |
| 14:12 - 14:15 | Discussion |
| 14:15 - 14:27 | Ovarian rejuvenation - fact or fiction? Kuldeep Jain, India |
| 14:27 - 14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30 - 14:42 | Ovarian cancer and fertility - current understanding Kanad Dev Nayar, India |
| 14:42 - 14:45 | Discussion |
| 14:45 - 14:57 | New strategies in ovarian stimulation Ameet Patki, India |
| 14:57 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Selected oral communication session |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Invited session 10: International Reproductive Health Education Collaboration (IRHEC) – An update |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | An update from the International Reproductive Health Education Collaboration. Joyce Harper, United Kingdom |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Educating young people about reproductive health. Rina Biswakarma, United Kingdom |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Poster discussion session |
| 15:15 - 16:30 | 6 Parallel Selected oral communication sessions |
| 15:15 - 16:30 | Poster discussion session |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee break in the exhibit hall |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Invited session 11: Implantation update from research and practice |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | Implantation 2024 - What do we know? Siobhan Quenby, United Kingdom |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30 - 17:50 | Chronic endometritis - Research and practice Dana McQueen, U.S.A. |
| 17:50 - 18:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Invited session 12: DNA damage in gametes: origin, repair and clinical relevance |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | From spermatozoa to embryos instead of the male part Brett Nixon, Australia |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30 - 17:50 | From oocytes to embryos instead of the female part Grazyna Ptak, Poland |
| 17:50 - 18:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Invited session 13: Family size in ART |
| The challenge of European populations: between low and late fertility, aging and growing migration flow | |
| 17:00 - 17:10 | Speaker Gianpiero Dalla Zuanna, Italy |
| 17:10 - 17:20 | Speaker Maria Castiglioni, Italy |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30 - 17:50 | Return rate in ART Georgina Chambers, Australia |
| 17:50 - 18:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Selected oral communication session |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Invited session 14: Guidelines session: ESHRE Guidelines for clinicians |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | Adenomyosis : the challenge of classification and diagnosis Anis Feki, Switzerland |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30 - 17:50 | Premature ovarian insufficiency: new data and updated guidance Nick Panay, United Kingdom |
| 17:50 - 18:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Poster discussion session |
Tuesday 09 July 2024
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 15: Live imaging of preimplantation embryos |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Non-invasive evaluation of embryo metabolic activity through hyperspectral microscopy Kylie Dunning, Australia |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 09:30 - 09:20 | Instructions for assembly of early mammalian embryos Nicolas Plachta, Singapore Rep. of |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 16: Fertility in transmasculine people |
| 08:30 - 08:50 | Ovarian function in transmasculine people Molly Moravek, U.S.A. |
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Discussion |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Fertility in transmasculine people Norah Van Mello, The Netherlands |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 17: Novel technology and concepts for preimplantation and prenatal testing |
| 08:30 - 08:50 | Advances in PGT diagnostics - technologies beyond copy number Christian Simon Ottolini, Italy |
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Discussion |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Advances in prenatal diagnosis for the follow-up of PGT pregnancies Masoud Zamani Esteki, The Netherlands |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 18: Channeling sperm motility |
| 08:30 - 08:50 | Architecture and in situ arrangement of the CatSper-channel complex in the sperm flagellum Jean-Ju Chung, U.S.A. |
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Discussion |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | The role of CatSper in male infertility - from bench to bedsite and back Timo Strünker, Germany |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 19: IFFS session: Fertility Free Fall - where do you stand? |
| Chairs Chair invited, but not yet confirmed Chair invited, but not yet confirmed |
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| 08:30 - 08:50 | Why do we need to act NOW? Bart C.J.M. Fauser, The Netherlands |
| 08:50 - 09:10 | Promoting family building strategies - a global call to action Luca Gianaroli, Italy |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 20: The fallopian tube surgery in the era of ART |
| 08:30 - 08:50 | What is the role of tubal surgery in the era of ART? Antoine Watrelot, France |
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Discussion |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | How to evaluate the tubal function before and during surgery Kamal Ojha, United Kingdom |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Poster discussion session |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Coffee break in the exhibit hall |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | 5 Parallel Selected oral communication sessions |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Poster discussion session |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Invited session 21: European and Global ART Monitoring |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) in Europe 2021 and development of a strategy of vigilance: Preliminary results generated from European registers by the ESHRE EIM Consortium Jesper M.J. Smeenk, The Netherlands |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | ICMART Preliminary World Report 2020 G. David Adamson, U.S.A. |
| 12:30 - 12:45 | Trends and Challenges in The Practice of ART in China Fu Bai, China |
| 10:00 - 12:45 | Invited session 22: Live surgery session |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Invited session 23: Stem cells in reproductive medicine: from basic science to clinical applications |
| 11:45 - 12:05 | Modelling early human development and implantation using stem cells Thomas Freour, France |
| 12:05 - 12:15 | Discussion |
| 12:15 - 12:35 | The therapeutic potential of stem cells for ovarian rejuvenation Emre Seli, U.S.A. |
| 12:35 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Invited session 24: Third-party reproduction - how will the paradigm change counselling? |
| 11:45 - 12:05 | Advances in oocyte freezing: implications for donors, recipients, counsellors and clinics Nicky Hudson, United Kingdom |
| 12:05 - 12:15 | Discussion |
| 12:15 - 12:35 | The next generation of adolescents will consider more and more multiparenthood, poliparenthood Lize Leunens, Belgium |
| 12:35 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Invited Session 25: FSANZ Exchange session |
| 11:45 - 12:05 | Apicobasal RNA asymmetries regulate cell fate in the early mouse embryo Azelle Hawdon, Australia |
| 12:05 - 12:15 | Discussion |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Poster discussion session |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch break in the exhibit hall |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Invited session 26: MHR symposium: Basic principles of human development revealed by natural embryos and stem cell-generated embryo models |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Live imaging reveals key events in preimplantation embryo development Robin Skory, U.S.A. |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Gastruloids: a pluripotent stem cell model of gastrulation and body plan engineering in development and disease Alfonso Martinez-Arias, United Kingdom |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Invited session 27: Sustainability in the ART lab - essential, but is it feasible? |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Marginal gains: can small actions in the ART lab improve the environmental impact of medically assisted reproduction? Francesca Farlie, United Kingdom |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Sustainable animal use in ART Cristina Richie, United Kingdom |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Invited session 28: Pregnancy loss: the emotional toll for parents and providers |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Hoping for the best, expecting the worst: pregnancy after loss Sarah Bailey, United Kingdom |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Emotional experiences of staff caring for parents suffering a pregnancy loss Johnson Judith, United Kingdom |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 15:00 - 15:10 | Empowering excellence: Elevating Fertility Nursing Practice through ESHRE’s Certification Valerie Peddie, United Kingdom |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Invited session 29: Patient session: Donation: a 360° view |
| Chairs Chair invited, but not yet confirmed Chair invited, but not yet confirmed |
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| 14:00 - 14:15 | From secrecy to transparency: The journey of donor identity in reproductive medicine in Portugal Speaker invited, but not confirmed |
| 14:15 - 14:20 | Discussion |
| 14:20 - 14:35 | On being whole – fantasy and the unthought known Speaker invited, but not confirmed |
| 14:35 - 14:40 | Discussion |
| 14:40 - 14:55 | It takes more than genes to build a family Maciej Śmiechowski, Poland |
| 14:55 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Invited session 30: To err is human: building a safer fertility clinic |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | To err is human, also for those working in ART Alessandra Alteri, Italy |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Building a safer fertility clinic Kelly Tilleman, Belgium |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Poster discussion session |
| 15:15 - 16:30 | 6 Parallel Selected oral communication sessions |
| 15:15 - 16:30 | Poster discussion session |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee break in the exhibit hall |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | 5 Parallel Selected communication sessions |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Poster discussion session |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Annual General Assembly of Members |
Wednesday 10 July 2024
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 31: Fertilty preservation in endometriosis: current trends and future directions |
| 08:30 - 08:50 | Indication for fertility preservation in patients with endometriosis Laurie Henry, Belgium |
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Discussion |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Techniques and outcomes of fertility preservation in patients with endometriosis Pietro Santulli, France |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 32: Pregnancy loss trios |
| 08:30 - 08:50 | Why one is not enough when studying pregnancy loss - a European perspective Tanja Schlaikjær Hartwig, Denmark |
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Discussion |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Why one is not enough when studying pregnancy loss - an American perspective Hugh Taylor, U.S.A. |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 33: ALMER Exchange session: Are we in the era of Precision Reproductive Medicine? |
| Chairs Chair invited, but not yet confirmed Chair invited, but not yet confirmed |
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| 08:30 - 09:00 | Artificial intelligence in the assessment of oocyte quality and endometrial receptivity Dan Nayot, Canada |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Automation in the embryology laboratory Santiago Munne, U.S.A. |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 34: Guidelines session:ESHRE Guidelines: Focus on embryos |
| 08:30 - 08:50 | Embryo assessment: The Istanbul consensus revised Giovanni Coticchio, Italy |
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Discussion |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | ESHRE guidance on embryo transfer: when to do DET? Zdravka Veleva, Finland |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 35: EU session: ESHRE & the EU: Navigating the new SoHO regulation and the EuMAR project |
| 08:30 - 08:50 | The New Regulation on Substances Of Human Origin (SoHO) (DG SANTE (European Commission) Speaker to be announced |
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Impact of the new SoHO regulation on ART practices Speaker to be announced |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Discussion |
| 09:10 - 09:20 | The road to a European prospective cycle-by-cycle data collection: EuMAR Speaker invited, but not confirmed |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Invited session 36: ASPIRE Exchange session: The Relevance of AMH in 2024 |
| Chair Chair invited, but not yet confirmed |
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| 08:30 - 08:50 | AMH levels in infertile women in APAC region - prospective study in multiple countries, ethnicities and centres Chii-Ruey Tzeng, Taiwan R.O.C. |
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Discussion |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Is Measuring AMH Relevant for Egg Freezing in Young Oncology Patients? Kate Stern, Australia |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Discussion |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Poster discussion session |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Coffee break in the exhibit hall |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | 6 Parallel Selected oral communication sessions |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Poster discussion session |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Invited session 37: Safety issues for restoration of fertility using cryopreserved tissues and cells |
| 11:45 - 12:05 | Detection and elimination of malignant cells from cryopreserved testis and ovarian tissue? Kirsi Jahnukainen, Finland |
| 12:05 - 12:15 | Discussion |
| 12:15 - 12:35 | Preventing transmission of genetic disorders in embryos and gametes Helen O'Neill, United Kingdom |
| 12:35 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Invited session 38: The Yin to my Yang: gamete compatibility in reproductive partners |
| 11:45 - 12:05 | Evidence for gamete recognition mechanisms in humans Enrica Bianchi, United Kingdom |
| 12:05 - 12:15 | Discussion |
| 12:15 - 12:35 | Incompatible gametes: implications for infertility diagnosis and treatment Jukka Kekäläinen, Finland |
| 12:35 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Invited session 39: Debate: Commercialisation is a necessity for ART to flourish |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Pro Rita Vassena, Spain |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Con Lucy van de Wiel, United Kingdom |
| 12:15 - 12:20 | Rebuttal Rita Vassena, Spain |
| 12:20 - 12:25 | Rebuttal Lucy van de Wiel, United Kingdom |
| 12:25 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Invited session 40: Preconception weight intervention |
| 11:45 - 12:05 | Weight loss interventions prior to infertility treatment does it make sense? Annemieke Hoek, The Netherlands |
| 12:05 - 12:15 | Discussion |
| 12:15 - 12:35 | Body composition analysis and metabolic monitoring before fertility treatment: hype or hope? Elisabeth De Waele, Belgium |
| 12:35 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Poster discussion session |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch break in the exhibit hall |
| 14:00 - 15:15 | 6 Parallel Selected oral communication sessions |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Session 41: Exchange session |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Closing reception |
ESHRE 2024 Precongress Courses
Sunday 7 July 2024
Precongress Courses have been organised by ESHRE’s Special Interest Groups, on a variety of subjects. Information will regularly be added along with additional courses, so make sure you check back in for the latest updates. Please note that during these courses it will only be possible to ask questions in-person, in Amsterdam. Sli_do will not be available during the livestream
Times are shown in CEST – Central European Summer Time.
Precongress Course 1
Bacterial or viral infection in males and reproductive health
organised by the Special Interest Group Andrology
Precongress Course 2
IVF 2.0: a metamorphosis powered by AI
organised by the Special Interest Groups Embryology and Ethics and Law
Precongress Course 3
Management of endometriosis- and adenomyosis-associated infertility: lights and shadows
organised by the Special Interest Group Endometriosis and Endometrial Disorders
Precongress Course 4
Preserving possibilities, restoring hope: advancements in fertility preservation and restoration
organised by the Special Interest Groups Fertility Preservation and Stem Cells
Precongress Course 5
Reprotravel
organised by the Special Interest Group Global and Socio-cultural Aspects of Infertility
Precongress Course 6
Failures in reproduction-how to handle - and to prevent
organised by the Special Interest Group Implantation and Early Pregnancy
Precongress Course 7
Virtual Healthcare in the fertility setting: the new standard of care?
organised by the Special Interest Group Nursing and Midwifery
Precongress Course 8
What happens when everything “fails”? - psychosocial counselling on unsuccessful trajectories
organised by the Special Interest Group Psychology and Counselling
Precongress Course 9
Individualisation of ovarian stimulation and beyond
organised by the Special Interest Group Reproductive Endocrinology
Precongress Course 10
An update on Genetics in Reproduction
organised by the Special Interest Group Reproductive Genetics
Precongress Course 11
Endometriosis-associated infertility: to operate or not?
organised by the Special Interest Group Reproductive Surgery
Precongress Course 12
Improving ART: mastering clinical efficiency and patient-centred care
organised by the Special Interest Group Safety and Quality in ART
Precongress Course 13
Navigating Scientific Integrity in the Digital Age: The Role of AI and Recent Notions in Scientific Publishing and artificial intelligence
Academic authorship course Editorial board of the four ESHRE journals
Precongress Course 14
Procedure and technique for embryo transfer in humans
Half day course
American Society for Reproductive Medicine Exchange course
Precongress Course 15
Eight innovative interventions to improve ART outcomes: Promising or sobering facts?
Middle East Fertility Society Exchange course
Precongress Course 16
All about PRP treatment in infertility and IVF (theoretical and hands on training for preparation and use)
Mediterranean Society for Reproductive Medicine Exchange course