European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting

Sunday 27 June – Wednesday 30 June 2010

Fiera Roma

Via Portuense, 1645-1647

00148 Rome

Italy www.fieraroma.it

New research findings from fertility experts from Europe, the
Americas, Asia & Australasia

• Free registration for bona fide media presenting official press
  credentials – all sessions open
• Media centre with free computing, fax, international phone
  & internet facilities & IT support
• English, Italian, Spanish, German, French, and Swedish speaking
  press office staff [NB: The official conference language is
  English, but press packs in Italian, French and Spanish will be
  available]

Reproductive medicine is one of today’s most exciting scientific
and clinical areas. Every month brings announcements of research
developments, medical ‘firsts’, new rulings by regulatory bodies,
or ethical controversies – often sparking heated debate among
practitioners in the field themselves, as well as ethicists,
legislators, the media and the public. ESHRE 2010 provides the
media with the opportunity to hear the latest research news and
interview the experts. All sessions, including Sunday pre-congress
discussions, are open to the media.

News briefings will be held:

11.45 hrs CEST Monday 28 June (English)

13.00 hrs CEST Monday 28 June (Italian)

10.00 hrs CEST Tuesday 29 June (English)

09.15 hrs CEST Wednesday 30 July (English)

Here are a few of the new results to be announced at the
conference:

• Researchers develop accurate way to predict the age when women
  will hit the menopause; the development could help young women plan
  when to start their families
• Understanding the mechanism behind why some sub-fertile women
  respond poorly to ovarian stimulating hormones opens the way to
  designing personalised treatments
• Mothers who drink alcohol while pregnant may be damaging the
  semen quality of their future sons
• Cheap and simple, non-invasive blood test could replace
  invasive diagnostic techniques for detecting chromosomal
  abnormalities in early pregnancy
• The rejuvenating effects of ovarian transplants: not only can
  they restore fertility, but could they also lengthen life?
• In vitro maturation: do eggs matured in the laboratory result
  in babies with Large Offspring Syndrome?
• New, non-surgical treatment for uterine fibroids can improve
  quality of life and maintain fertility
• How do pregnancy rates from vitrified oocytes compare with
  those obtained from fresh eggs?
• Two surveys throw light on why women choose egg freezing for
  social rather than medical reasons
• How does being overweight affect women’s chances of successful
  pregnancy through ART?
• EU requirement for viral screening at each gamete donation is
  expensive and unnecessary, say Irish researchers
• Endometriosis affects women’s productivity at work more than
  other conditions causing pelvic pain
• Latest figures on the use of ART in Europe and across the
  world

For further information about the media programme, please
contact

Hanna Hanssen, ESHRE Communications Manager, on +32 (0) 2 269 0969,

hanna@eshre.eu

or conference press officer Mary Rice on +33 (0)3 21825444;
mary@mrcommunication.org

To register, download the form at:

http://www.eshre.eu/ESHRE/English/Annual-meeting/Rome-2010/For-the-media/First-media-alert/page.aspx/586

and fax or email it with a scanned copy of your press
credentials before Wednesday 23 June to:

Hanna Hanssen

ESHRE Communications Manager

Fax: +32 (0) 2 269 56 00

Tel: +32 (0) 2 269 09 69

Email:
hanna@eshre.eu

Registration in advance is recommended. You may register on site
providing that you produce correct press credentials – an
officially recognised press card and/or a commissioning letter from
a recognised media organisation. Business cards are not
acceptable.

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