Day 1: Genetics of Female Infertility
Substantial genetic variation exists for common traits associated with reproductive lifespan and for common diseases influencing female fertility.T his lecture will cover the complexities involved with the genetics of female fertility and highlight the important observations emerging from the genetic studies investigating reproductive lifespan, fertility traits, menstrual disorders, and the pathophysiology of the disease.
Day 2: Genetics of Male Infertility
Male infertility is a multifactorial pathological condition affecting approximately 7% of the male population. The genetic landscape of male infertility is highly complex as semen and testis histological phenotypes are extremely heterogeneous, and at least 2,000 genes are involved in spermatogenesis. This lecture focus on hypogonadism, monomorphic teratozoospermia or asthenozoospermia, congenital obstructive azoospermia, and familial cases of quantitative spermatogenic disturbances.
Day 3: Diagnostics and Interventions
During the last few decades, there have been a series of striking advancements in reproductive and laboratory medicine that have essentially caused these two fields to become inextricably connected. Laboratory medicine now plays a critical role in all stages of the reproductive process, from diagnostic approaches to the choice of the most complex therapy.