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01-05-2010 | Proceedings Summary
Proceedings of the First World Congress on Fertility Preservation: executive summary
Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics | Issue 5/2010
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The inaugural World Congress on Fertility Preservation was held from December 10–12, 2009 in Brussels under the auspices of the newly formed International Society of Fertility Preservation (ISFP). ISFP President Professor Jacques Donnez organized a three day program bringing together some 35 experts as speakers from around the world. Faculty and session moderators evoked much discussion on a range of topics pertinent to this fast-developing branch of Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ARTs). Over 350 clinicians and scientists from around the world participated. In breaking ground for what is rapidly emerging as an ever-increasing dictum to bring preventive medicine into the forefront of reproductive medicine, this conference served two novel and insightful functions:-
To bring focus to the special needs of cancer patients with respect to their prospects for child bearing in the future.
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To assess the status of clinical and basic science research in human reproduction pertinent to medical or environmental interventions that impact present and future fertility.