Dr. Sciarra speaks with Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., Democrat from 6th District, New Jersey about his work to establish an inter-agency task force to develop a national strategy to combat the increasing infertility rates in the United States click to select to read the transcript  or  view the video

• Women's Options for Treating Uterine Fibroids - P. D. Indman, MD
• Building A Doctor/Patient Relationship - R. W. Whitted, MD, MPH & P. A. Pietro, MD
• Laparoscopic Skill Training & Robotics -  L. Mettler, MD, PhD & W. L. Heinrichs, MD, PhD
• The importance of an RN in your care - W. Winer, RN, BSN, CNOR
• Alternatives to Treatment of Fibroids - H. Goldfarb, MD

 World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility (COGI)

• The clinical advantages of 3D extended imaging in Ob/Gyn - T.Tritsch, MD & G. Nazzaro, MD 

• Residency Opportunities: Training in Endoscopic Surgery - R. Latif, MD,  T. Lyons, MD & W. Winer, RN
• Introduction to the latest office hysteroscope - Professor S. Bellochi
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• Current management of endometriosis: follow up in teenagers - Charles E. Miller, MD
• Endometriosis and pelvic pain -  Charles E. Miller, MD
• Endometriosis pain: cause or causation? - Charles Miller MD and David B Redwine MD 
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• Is Endometriosis Angiogenesis Dependent? - Dr Robert Greb and Professor Robert Taylor
• Mesoprogestins in the Treatment of Endometriosis - Professor Horacio Croxatto and Professor Thomas D'Hooghe
• Diagnosis and long-term management of endometriosis - Professor Anthony Luciano and Professor Thomas D'Hooghe

• Fertility Treatment and Management with Regard to Endometriosis - Dr Guy Gudex MD and Deborah Bush QSM

• A Call for Centres of Excellence to Treat Endometriosis - Drs. Charles Koh & Jim Tsaltas interviewed by Deborah Bush QSM

• Trial of Lipiodol Flushing - Dr Neil Johnson and Deborah Bush QSM

• The LUNAProcedure does not work on Endometriosis Pain - Dr Neil Johnson and Deborah Bush QSM

• Adhesions in relation to laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis - Drs. Ossie Petrucco and Robert O’Shea interviewed by Deborah Bush QSM

• Evidenced based approach to treating endometriomas - Dr. Michael Cooper and Professor Cindy Farquhar interviewed by Deborah Bush QSM

• Vaginal repair using organic and synthetic mesh; two viewpoints:
  • Surgical treatment of prolapse and incontinence - Professor Bernard Jacquetin, MD & Dennis Miller, MD
  • The usage of grafts in reconstructive surgery - G. Willy Davila, MD,  Fah Che Leong, MD & Mary McLennan, MD
• The Incontinence Solution - Amy Rosenman, MD & Barbara Nesbitt
• Treatment of incontinence and pelvic prolapse - Dennis Miller, MD,  David B. Robinson, MD & Barbara Nesbitt
• Magnus Murphy, MD & Barbara Nesbitt discuss Pelvic Health & Childbirth, a book by Magnus Murphy, MD and Carol L. Wasson

• Summary of the 12th Annual ISGE Congress
  Professor Hans Brölmann, MD interviews Professor Alberto Valero, MD
• Transvaginal laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis 
  Hugo Verhoeven, MD interviews Professor Stephan Gordts
• The challenges of endometriosis – clinical examination, surgical excision, adhesions, and should surgery be videoed?
  Harry Reich, MD talks with Alan Johns, MD

• Accuracy of Laparoscopic Diagnosis of Endometriosis
  Peter Maher, MD and Liselotte Mettler, MD
• Devices for Endometrial Ablation in Place of Resectoscope 
  Paul Indman, MD interviews Bruno van Herendael, MD
• What to do when the doctor says it's endometriosis Paul Indman, MD and Tom Lyons MD
• Hysteroscopy in the office setting  Paul Indman, MD with Richard Gimpelson, MD

• Highlights from the ASRM 2003, and plans for the future:  The importance of safety and efficacy  Robert Rebar MD PhD & Hugo Verhoeven, MD 
• PGD: A New Tool for Infertile Patients
  Hugo Verhoeven, MD & Professor Luca Gianaroli MD
• The Theory of Origin of Endometriomas
  Camran Nezhat MD &  Hugo Verhoeven, MD
• Endometriosis Surgery: Dos and Don'ts
  Camran Nezhat MD &  Hugo Verhoeven, MD
• The Nutritional Status of Couples Who are Trying to Conceive - Dian Shepperson Mills MA & Stephen Kenned, MD
• A critical appraisal of endometriosis - David Olive MD & Dan Martin MD
• The current status of pre-implantation pre-diagnosis - - Mark Hughes, MD, PhD & William G Kearns, PhD

• Future research directions in endometriosis
  Lone Hummelshøj interviews Professor Thomas D'Hooghe, MD, PhD and Associate Professor Agneta Bergqvist, MD, PhD

• Aromatase in endometriosis
  Professor Serdar Bulun, MD, PhD interviewed by Professor Thomas D'Hooghe, MD, PhD

• Progesterone resistance in endometriosis
  Dr Kristof Chwaliz and Professor Linda Giudice interviewed by Professor Serdar Bulun

• Egg quality and imprinting
  Roger G Gosden, PhD, DSc interviewed by Cees Jansen, MD, PhD

• PCOS: Where are we today?
  Professor Bart CJM Fauser, MD, PhD interviewed by Associate Professor Basil C Tarlatzis, MD, PhD

• Overcoming the dangers of ovarian hyperstimulation
  Juan Garcia Velasco, MD interviewed by OBGYN.net Global Medical Director, Hans W. van der Slikke, MD, PhD  

• Reimbursement of IVF in Belgium if only one embryo is transferred
  Willem Ombelet, MD, PhD interviewed by OBGYN.net Global Medical Director, Hans W. van der Slikke, MD, PhD

• Timing of hCG for ovulation triggering
  Stratis Kolibianakis, MD interviewed by OBGYN.net Global Medical Director, Hans W. van der Slikke, MD, PhD Finding a consensus for PCOS 
  Adam Balen, MD interviewed by Roy Homburg, MD

• PCOS: what is the diagnostic criteria? 
  Professor Bart CJM Fauser, MD, PhD and Associate Professor Basil C Tarlatzis, MD, PhD interviewed by OBGYN.net Global Medical Director, Hans W. van der Slikke, Md, PhD

• ART in Europe 2000: ESHRE Report #4
  Associate Professor Karl-Gцstav Nygren, MD PhD interviewed by OBGYN.net Global Medical Director, Hans W. van der Slikke, Md, PhD

• Intercellular communication in the egg (Audio/Video only)
  Professor Jonathan van Blerkom interviewed by Cees Jansen, MD PhD

• Elective single embryo transfer does not diminish live birth rates (Audio/Video only)
  James Catt, MD interviewed by OBGYN.net Global Medical Director, Hans W. van der Slikke, Md, PhD

• Difference in outcome from IVF and ICSI: gonadotrophin dependent? 
  Professor Johan Smitz, MD, PhD interviewed by Cees Jansen, MD, PhD

• Recurrent miscarriage after giving birth to a boy 
  Ole Bjarne Christiansen, MD PhD interviewed by Hans van der Slikke MD PhD

• Should laser vaporisation and electro-coagulation of endometriosis be banned?
  David Redwine, MD interviewed by Andrew Prentice, MD

• The diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis in teenagers
  Professor Karl-Werner Schweppe, MD interviewed by Hugo Verhoeven, MD

• Lesions et Endométriose Profond [Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis] - French
  Charles Chapron, MD interviewed by Professor Jacques Donnez, MD

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  How Many Embryos Should We Use in IVF?
  Hugo Verhoeven, MD  interviews Pedro Barri, MD

• The importance of FSH and LH in IVF
  Hugo Verhoeven, MD  interviews Lars Westergaard, MD

• Is There a Preferred Protocol for ART?
  Hugo Verhoeven, MD  interviews Professor Antonio Pellicer, MD
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• The Expanding World of Multiple Gestations
  Professor Louis Keith, MD interviews Professor Isaac Blickstein, MD hosted by Hans van der Slikke, MD, PhD

• Antagonist or Agonist – Which to Prefer?
  Hugo Verhoeven, MD interviews Jean Cohen, MD

• New Ideas for Pelvic Support Therapies
  Karen Rae Abbott, MD, FACOG, ACGE
  (slide presentation only) 
• ELEVEST Procedure for Uterine Prolapse
  James Presthus, MD, Minnesota Gynecology & Surgery, Edina, MN
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• Avesta Vault Suspension
  Thomas L Lyons, MD, MS FACOG, Atlanta, Ga
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• Controversies Surrounding Endometriosis at COGI 2003  
  Zion Ben Rafael, MD interviewed by  Mark Perloe, MD

• The Estrogen Alternative: The Soy Solution for Menopause (Book) 
  Hugo Verhoeven, MD with Machelle Seibel, MD

• Identifying the Endometriosis Gene  
  Stephen Kennedy, MD and Mark Perloe, MD

• Contemporary Surgical Management for Endometriosis Related to Infertility  
  Togas Tulandi, MD and Mark Perloe, MD

• Laterality of Endometriosis 
  Togas Tulandi, MD and Mark Perloe, MD

• The Problem with Adhesions 
  Togas Tulandi, MD and Mark Perloe, MD

• Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis
  Mary Lou Ballweg interviewed by Mark Perloe, MD

• Changes in Immune and Endocrine System in Women with Endometriosis
  Mary Lou Ballweg interviewed by  Mark Perloe, MD

• Endometriosis, Pain and the Immune System
  Daniel Martin, MD interviewed by Mark Perloe, MD

• Theories Surrounding Endometriosis
  Craig Witz, MD interviewed by Mark Perloe, MD

• The Great Debate 2002
  William Schlaff MD and William Ledger MD

• Dietary Modification to Alleviate Endometriosis Symptoms  
  Dian Mills, Cert. Ed., BA, Dip. ION, MA and Mark Perloe, MD

• Patterns of Understanding the Genetics of Endometriosis  
  Chii-RueyTzeng, MD interviewed by Mark Perloe, MD

Hans van der Slikke, MD, PhD:

• Ovulation Induction with Matthias Bloechle, MD
• Embryo Transfer Techniques and Pregnancy Outcome with  Professor Stephen L. Corson, MD 
• History of Advances in Infertility Treatment Meeting with Professor Marco Filicori, MD

Mark Perloe, MD: 

• In Vitro Maturation of Immature Oocyte in Patients with PCOS with Seang Lin Tan, MD
• The Use of Different Gonadotropin Regimes with Fady I. Sharara, MD & Karen Elkind-Hirsch, MD
• Gonadotropin use in Ovulation Induction with Kenneth M. Gelman, MD

Operating Room Use of the 5mm Olympus Endoeye
Karen Abbott, MD interviewed by Daniel Tsin, MD

Olympus Flexible Hysteroscopy
Rene Marty, MD interviewed by Michael Moore, MD

The Use of the Resectoscope in Hysteroscopic Surgery
Mark Glasser, MD interviewed by Hugo Verhoeven, MD

Olympus Endo Organizer
Randell Loy, MD interviewed by Beverly Love, MD

Advanced Technology in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Joe Sanfilippo, MD interviewed by Peter Dragonas, MD

Professor Phillips Recognized For His Work With Tianjin Medical University -Professor Louis Keith, MD, PhD and Professor Jordan M. Phillips, MD, PhD

90th anniversary of the Beijing Medical University Health Science Centre - Mary Zoe Phillips interviewed by Barbara Nesbitt

"New Developments in IVF"  
Mark Perloe, MD, interviews Michael J. Tucker, PhD, FIBiolr

"Twins" 
Professor Howard Carp, MD interviews Professor Louis Keith, MD

"Endometriosis and Infertility" 
Mark Perloe, MD, interviews Bruno Lunenfeld, MD and The Father of hMG (human menopausal Gonadotropins)

The Perimoperitoneium (Pneumoperitoneum)
Mark Perloe, MD interviews Douglas E. Ott, MD, MPA

SpindleView: A Tool for Looking at Oocyte Chromosome Spindle Prior to ICSI - Mark Perloe, MD interviews Cathy Bontin

World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and Molecular Reproduction in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002

• About the Congress, State of the Art in Fertility Today and Future of Assisted Reproductive Technology 
  - Dr. Anibal Acosta M.D. and Alicia Lapidus, MD

• The Genetics of Human Ovarian Failure with Professor Paul G. McDonough, M.D. and Héctor Nemirovsky, MD.

• Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - Dr. Luca Gianaroli M.D. and Alicia Lapidus, M.D. 

• The ART's Children- The European Study of Assisted Reproduction Families: Follow up at Age 12 with Professor Dr. Susan Golombock and Alicia Lapidus, M.D. and Héctor Nemirovsky, M.D.

• WHO Recommendations on ART - Professor Alan Trounson and Alicia Lapidus, MD

Advances in Infertility Treatment interviews 

Different Types of Endometriosis"
Hugo Verhoeven, MD, with Professor Jaques Donnez, EndoZone Editorial Advisor

Nutrients and Endometriosis"
Mark Perloe, MD with Diane Mills

Endometriosis Research Center"
Mark Perloe, MD with Michelle Marvel of the Endometriosis Research Center and Heather Guidone

Transgender/PCOS
Paula Puffer with Walter Futterweit, MD

Aging and Fertility - Hugo Verhoeven, MD and Mark Surrey, MD

Surgical Treatments for Infertility - Hugo Verhoeven, MD interviews Robert Hunt, MD

Engineering Endometrial Tissue - Hans van der Slikke, MD, PhD interviews Helen Liu, PhD

Ultrasound Guided Embryo Transfer - Hans van der Slikke, MD, PhD interviews Vishvanath Karande, MD

ASRM/NRAC Practice Survey: IVF in the United States - Hans van der Slikke, MD, PhD interviews Professor Stephen Corson, MD

Role of Fibroids in Infertility - Hugo C. Verhoeven, MD with Juergen Eisermann, MD, FACOG of the South Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine

How to Prevent Multiple Pregnancies - Hugo C. Verhoeven, MD with Juergen Eisermann, MD, FACOG of the South Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine

Endometriosis: Key to Healthy Healing Through Nutrition - Roberta Speyer interviews Dian Mills, Cert. Ed., BA, Dip. ION, MA

VIII World Congress on Endometriosis - Roberta Speyer interviews Professor John Rock, President of The World Endometriosis Society

Predicting Spontaneous Ovulation in Hyperstimulation - Hans van der Slikke, MD, PhD interviews Kaylen Silverberg, MD

CostDoctor.com - Hans van der Slikke, MD, PhD interviews Kaylen Silverberg, MD

A series of interviews by Hans van der Slikke, MD, PhD 

• P.G.A. Hompes, MD, PhD on Single Embryo Transfer

• Gianpiero D. Palermo, MD on How to "Make an Egg"

"BabyStart™ - New Fertility Screening Test for Men" - Roberta Speyer with Robert Barlow, MD and Gwen Barlow

"Importance of Hysteroscopy in Infertility"  - text - Audio/Video Link
Hugo Verhoeven, MD interviews Brian M. Cohen, MD

"Multiple Pregnancies after ART: The View of the Obstetrician" - text - Audio Link
Hugo Verhoeven, MD interviews Professor Isaac Blickstein, Editor-in-Chief of the Israel Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 

"Multiple Pregnancy After ART: The View Of The Guru" - text - Audio Link
Hugo C. Verhoeven MD interviews Professor Louis Keith, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University in Chicago and president of the Center for the Study of Multiple Birth

"Multiple Pregnancy After ART: Social and Psychosocial Aspects" - text - Audio Link
Hugo C. Verhoeven MD, interviews Dr. Elizabeth Bryan, President of the International Society for Twin Studies

"The Responsibility of the Reproductive Endocrinologist: The View of the Neonatologist" - text - Audio Link
Hugo C. Verhoeven MD  interviews Professor Manuel Carrapato, President of the EAPM

"International Congress on Infertility and ART" - text only
James E. Carter, MD, PhD, FACOG, interviews Prashant Mangeshikar, MD

"Myomectomy with Preservation of Fertility" - text only
James E. Carter, MD, PhD, FACOG interviews Charles Miller, MD

"Endometriosis and Infertility" - text - Audio/Video Link
Mark Perloe, MD and Professor Bruno Lunenfeld, MD, the father of hMG (human menopausal Gonadotropins)

"Fertility Centers" - text - Audio/Video Link
Hugo Verhoeven, MD and Mark Surrey, MD

"PCOS, Diagnosis and Treatment" - Audio/Video Link
Barbara Nesbitt, with Professor Monsour 

1999 Book of Proceedings
*Articles with a are available for download in Word document format - click the to begin download

The Value of Luteal Support - S. DAYA

Relevance of Assisted Hatching with Blastocyst Stage Transfer - M. TUCKER

Are Blastocysts the Answer? - D. K. GARDNER

Is the Culture Medium Important for Embryo Viability in Human IVF? - Y. J. R. MÉNÉZO, S. EL MOUATASIM and P. GUÉRIN

Markers of Viability - D. K. GARDNER

Gonadotropin Stimulation Regimens and Oocyte Embryo Quality - U. D. GORDON

Effects of Different Gonadotrophin Preparations in the Management of Anovulation - R. HOMBURG

Role of Luteinizing Hormone Activity in The Stimulation of Multiple Folliculogenesis - M. FILICORI and G. COGNIGNI

Menotropin LH Content and Assisted Reproduction Outcome - L. G. WESTERGAARD

What Is the Evidence that rFSH Is Better than uFSH? - S. DAYA

ICSI: Should It Be Routine in Human in Vitro Fertilization? - W. SCHOOLCRAFT

Inheritance of Infertility – Dangers for Generations Downstream? - A. TROUNSON, D. CRAM, B. SONG, R. McLACHLAN, D. DE KRETSER and E. YONG

The Role of Cytoplasmic Transfer - R. G. GOSDEN

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Polar Body Biopsy - Y. VERLINSKY and A. KULIEV

Hydrosalpinx in IVF. Does It Matter? - A. STRANDELL and L. HAMBERGER

Protein-Free Medium for Embryo Transfer - D. K. GARDNER

Selecting Embryos for Transfer Following Genetic Investigation - A. TROUNSON, C. MAGLI, G. JONES, L. GRAS and L. GIANAROLI

Is Andrology Passé? - F. COMHAIRE and A. MAHMOUD

Treatment of Varicocele: The Best Option for the Management of Subfertile Men - F. COMHAIRE

The Role of FSH Therapy for Male Infertility in the Era of ICSI - D. FELDBERG, I. BAR-HAVA, J. ASHKENAZI, I. VOLIOVITCH, M. SHELEF, A. SHWARTZ and Z. BEN-RAFAEL

Are There Factors Predicting the Success of Sperm Recovery During Mesa-Tese Procedures? - K. KOCÍ, M. TRNKOVÁ, I. JULIŠ, M. MRÁZEK, K. JAROLÍMKOVÁ, Z. MAYER, M. LACHMAN, O. TEPLÁ, J. MÍKA, L. HYBNEROVÁ and J. JIRMANOVÁ

Ovulation Induction and Cancer: Is There a Link? - L. LERNER-GEVA, T. BLUMSTEIN and B. LUNENFELD

Cryopreservation of Ovarian Tissue in Cancer Patients - R.G. GOSDEN

What Can We Expect from Thawing Gametes? - A. TROUNSON, L. KULESHOVA and L. GIANAROLI

"Infertility Patient's first visit to the MD" - text - Audio/Video Link
Barbara Nesbitt, interviews Jane Frederick, MD

"New Uses of Ultrasound in the Treatment of Infertility" - text - Audio/Video Link
Barbara Nesbitt, interviews Alan Copperman, MD

"The Use of Ovulation Kits" - text - Audio/Video Link
Barbara Nesbitt, interviews Jane Frederick, MD