13th ESC Congress

This  speech was written by Rune Kier, being the first Danish speechwriter who won a Cicero Speechwriting Award in the category for Government and Environment / Energy / Sustainability. Read more about the 2014 Cicero Speechwriting Award winners 2014…. 

Climate Change and the Story of Sarah

Address by Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, Martin Lidegaard. Delivered at First Global Conference on Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 22 2013

Your Royal Highness, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you for having me.

You might ask why the Minister of Climate, Energy and Building is here at your conference.
Let me be quite frank.

I am here for two reasons:

  • One: Climate change is the single largest threat against human reproductive health.
  • Two: You are part of the solution! And I am here to ask you to play your part.

To work with climate change is to worry about our children’s future.
To work with reproductive health is to worry about our children’s future.
Let us work together.

The world is growing.

As you’ll know, in 2050 we will reach 9 billion people on this planet and it will be 10 billion in 2100. 10 billion people: Using resources, emitting CO2 and increasing global warming.

As health professionals you have a vital part to play when it comes to women’s reproductive rights, family planning and contraception. When we fight climate change we tend to focus on the next ten years.
That is when our global emissions of CO2 will have to peak if we are to keep global warming below two degrees Celsius and limit the most devastating consequences.

But climate change is not done after ten years. We still have a task to perform and here family planning is essential in reaching our climate targets, just as it is for woman rights and for development.

The importance of your work in this field cannot be overestimated.

  • And I want to thank you for your contribution!

It is one thing to give poor women a choice. But I will argue that the challenge lies less with the 10 billion people and more with the growing middle class: People like ourselves.

In the last decades, the global middle class has grown 1 billion. It is a tremendous success: We have taken 1 billion people out of absolute poverty!
As a result, commodity prices have increased significantly since the turn of the century. We have not been able to reduce poverty and increase health in a sustainable way. The most important indicator of this is global warming.

The next 25 years the global middle class will grow another 3 billion people world wide.

That is 3 billion people who will get their first car, buy their first house and eat their first steak. That is good for their health but it is bad for our common climate.

A growing middle class means a growing consumption of energy and a growing emission of greenhouse gasses.

My message is that when more people – uses more things – it causes more climate change. And more climate change – means more health problems – for more people.

Climate change is probably the largest health threat of our generation!
And that is why we need you onboard!

Let us say that a woman has just gotten pregnant. We will call her Sarah.

Sarah will bring her child into a warmer world and not in a good way.
When global temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius, twice as many people will die from heat strokes.

And WHO estimates that 140.000 people already die from global warming every year by ills such as diarrhoea, malnutrition, malaria and dengue fever. By 2030 malaria will increase from 300 million to affect 470 million people every year. By 2080 dengue fever will affect an additional 2 billion people. Pregnant women are the most exposed.

Sarah lives within 60 kilometers of the sea along with more than half of the world’s population.

For every one drought in the past, there will be 10 to 30 in the future.
In some African countries less rain means only half the crops by 2020.

Sarah runs a risk of malnutrition, anaemia or lack of iron which kills as much as one-in-five women during child birth.

In Lima, the Capital of Peru, the people will have to make do with half of their normal supply of water because the glaciers melt.
On a global scale more than 1 billion people lack access to clean water already.

As the warmer weather makes the drought last longer, Sarah will have to walk further to find clean water.
90% of diarrhoea is due to dirty water and bad sanitation.

She won’t have time for school and so she won’t learn when to go see a doctor. She might wait until it is too late.

Eclampsia is responsible for 16 % of mothers dying during child labour and it doubles the risk of children dying in the womb.

After the drought comes the flood. The risk of coastal flooding will increase ten-fold for Sarah.

For all these reasons Sarah could easily end up in the slums on the city outskirts. She is poor – and so are the conditions which will affect her reproductive health and general wellbeing. And make her even more vulnerable to global warming.

That is the story of Sarah and Climate Change.

Obviously, human reproduction influences the challenge of climate change.
And you have a central part to play.

But as the story of Sarah shows, a global rise in temperatures is the single largest threat against human reproductive health.

And here, your role is even greater.

  • You can give Sarah the treatment she needs
  • You can give Sarah the health education she needs
  • You can give Sarah the adaptation advice she needs

And even more importantly:

  • You can give Sarah the knowledge she needs about climate change.
  • You can give Sarah the advice she needs about climate friendly behaviour
  • And you can give Sarah the choice she needs to act in her own – and our common – interest.

My brother is a doctor and he is here today. I know the authority doctors have and I wish – as a politician – I had it too.
We could use some of that authority

  • when negotiating in the UN,
  • when talking to industry
  • or when convincing the public.

As a Danish politician it is hard for me to understand why it has to be so difficult.

  • In Denmark we are set to be fossil fuel free by 2050.
  • We will cut our emission of CO2 with 40 % by 2020 – half will come from wind power.
  • We will use less overall energy.

And we will do it with electricity prices – excluding tax – below the European average, with economic growth and support from the business community, with steady job creation and care for our planet.

We see the symptoms every day, we know the cure by heart and we have the medicine at hand.

As doctors, you are everywhere and people listen when you speak.
People respect what you say and sometimes they even do what you tell them to.

I urge you. Let us battle climate change together.
Please. Ask people to cut down on fossil fuels.
Let it be: “what the doctor ordered”!

Thank you.

Most presentations are available as a pdf file, that will open in a new window by clicking on the link of the title of the presentation.

Abstracts are available in the Book of Abstracts: The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 18 Supplement 1, May 2013.

Congress Session 1: Reproductive health, demography and the environment: empowering women in choice of contraception

S01.1 Demography and contraception – Amy Tsui, (USA)
S01.2 Green contraceptive research and development – Diana Blithe, (USA)
S01.3 Sex – is this the most dangerous human activity to all life on earth? – John Guillebaud, (UK)

Congress Session 2: Threats to sexual health of women: the role and influence of the professional

S02.1 Sex and the possibility to get pregnant: fear or challenge? – Woet L. Gianotten, (the Netherlands)
S02.2 Unplanned pregnancy: the decision phase – damage or opportunity for growth? – Melanie van Heijst, (the Netherlands)
S02.3 Dealing with abortion or dealing with continuation of an unplanned pregnancy: shame & blame or console, help & growth? – Ann Verougstraete, (Belgium)

Congress Session 3: Socio-cultural aspects of reproductive health

S03.1 Religous determinants of human reproduction – Giuseppe Benagiano, (Italy)
S03.2 Culture and reproductive health – Meera Kishen, (UK)
S03.3 Responsibility of the media in disseminating health information on reproductive health – Toni Belfield, (UK)

Congress Session 4: Hormones and the brain

S04.1 Do neuroendocrine pathways help us understand female sexuality? – Johannes Bitzer, (Switzerland)
S04.2 Contraceptive steroids and the brain – Andrea R Genazzani, (Italy)
S04.3 Magnitude of the problems in the reproductive life – Inger Sundström Poromaa, (Sweden)

Congress Session 5: Adolescent sexual health

S05.1 How to talk with an adolescent about sexual health – Ellen Rome, (USA)
S05.2 Adolescent contraception and abortion in the WHO-Europe region – Gunta Lazdane, (WHO Regional Office in Europe)
S05.3 HIV and STI from an African adolescent perspective – Helen Rees, (South Africa)
S05.4 Adolescent sexuality and sexual health – Dan Apter, (Finland)

Congress Session 6: Periconception care including fertility

S06.1 Preconception: should we care? – Regine Steegers, (The Netherlands)
S06.2 The impact of periconceptional diet on development – Tom Fleming, (UK)
S06.3 Preconception care and the fertility specialist Nicholas – S. Macklon, (UK)

Congress Session 7: Organised under the auspices of the Francophone Society of Contraception: Contraception in different phases of reproductive life

S07.1 Long acting contraceptive methods from adolescence until perimenopause – David Serfaty, (France)
S07.2 Oral contraception and risk of thromboembolism from early to late reproductive age – Ulysee Gaspard, (Belgium)
S07.3 Bone and hormonal contraception in different phases of reproductive life – Catherine D’Arcangues, (France)
S07.4 Benefits and risks of IUDs for young women – David Hubacher, (USA)

Congress Session 8: Contraception and disturbances of vaginal bleeding

S08.1 The continuing global problem of unscheduled disturbances of bleeding with hormonal contraceptives – Ian S. Fraser, (Australia)
S08.2 Pragmatic management of poorly tolerated, unscheduled bleeding disturbances – Diana Mansour, (UK)
S08.3 Use of hormonal contraception to treat spontaneous, abnormal uterine bleeding – Jeffrey T. Jensen, (USA)

Congress Session 9: Contraceptive, sexual and RH care for all: the challenge of immigrant populations

S09.1 Working with communities at risk of female genital mutilation – Jean-Jacques Amy, (Belgium) & Fabienne Richard, (Belgium)
S09.2 Europe preventing HIV in communities from high risk regions – Filomena Pereira, (Portugal)
S09.3 The unmet need for contraception among immigrants: a way forward – Ali A Kubba, (UK)

Congress Session 10: Reproductive health care with limited resources

S10.1 Evidence-based reproductive health in developing countries – José Villar, (Switzerland)
S10.2 Reproductive health care in South America – Pablo Lavin, (Chile)
S10.3 Improving quality of reproductive health care in a context of limited resources – Vibeke Rasch, (Denmark)

Congress Session 11: New research in contraceptive technology and future developments

S11.1 Global unmet needs for contraception, reproductive health and justice – John W Townsend, (USA)
S11.2 Progesterone receptor modulators for emergency contraception – Anna Glasier, (UK)
S11.3 Emerging science in contraceptive technology – Regine Sitruk-Ware, (USA)

Congress Session 12: Contraception and medical conditions

S12.1 Use of contraceptives among overweight and obese women – Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, (Sweden)
S12.2 Use of contraceptives among women with cardiovascular diseases – Diana Mansour, (UK)
S12.3 Use of contraceptives among women with breast cancer – Andrew M Kaunitz, (USA)

Congress Session 13: The pleasure principle in sexual health

S13.1 The pleasure principle in sexual health education – Steve Slack, (UK)
S13.2 The pleasure deficit and sexual dysfunction – Ellen Laan, (The Netherlands)
S13.3 “Sexual pleasure on equal terms”: young women’s ideal sexual situations – Eva Elmerstig, (Sweden)

Congress Session 14: Contraception and cancer

S14.1 Interaction of estrogens and progestins with cancerogenesis – Alfred O Mueck, (Germany)
S14.2 Epidemiological evidence – Philip C Hannaford, (UK)
S14.3 Clinical implications – David Cibula, (Czech Republic)

Congress Session 15: Contraceptive and sexual transmitted infections (STI)

S15.1 Contraception and sexual transmitted infections – Gilbert Donders, (Belgium)
S15.2 Dual protection; pregnancy prevention and STI – Thulani Magwali, (Zimbabwe)
S15.3 The effect of contraceptive and condom use in the prevention of STDs in Uganda, a prospective study of high risk women in Kampala – Fred Bawulira Kapaata, (Uganda)

Congress Session 16: What is changing in reproductive medicine in the world?

S16.1 What is changing in reproductive medicine in PR China – Xiangyan Ruan, (PR China)
S16.2 What is changing in reproductive medicine in Africa – Helen Rees, (South Africa)
S16.3 What is changing in reproductive medicine in Latin America – Anibal Faundes, (Brazil)

Congress Session 17: Venous Thromboembolism and contraception – myths and facts

S17.1 Mechanisms of haemostasis in healthy women and women at risk of VT – Beate Luxembourg, (Germany)
S17.2 Summary of relevant epidemiological studies on VTE and contraception – Jeffrey T Jensen, (USA)
S17.3 Methodological limitations of studies on VTE and contraception – Jürgen Dinger, (Germany)

Congress Session 18: Headlines and news in hormonal contraception

S18.1 Combined pills and venous thromboembolism: what are first choice preparations – Ian Milsom, (Sweden)
S18.2 A critical view at apps in contraception – Saira-Christine Renteria, (Switzerland)
S18.3 New estrogens in contraception – Gabriele Merki-Feld, (Switzerland)

Congress Session 19: Prevention of unsafe abortion – a global challenge

S19.1 Overview of unsafe abortion: focus on Africa – Eunice Brookman-Amissah, (Kenya)
S19.2 Global and regional responses to unsafe abortion: the place of state obligations – Charles Ngwena, (South Africa)
S19.3 Revised WHO guidance on safe abortion – key recommendations and challenges in implementation – Ronnie Johnson, (WHO – Department of Reproductive Health and Research)

Congress Session 20: How to provide contraceptive counselling

S20.1 Contraceptive counselling in a multicultural country in transition – the example Malaysia – Jamiyah Hassan, (Malaysia)
S20.2 Contraceptive counselling – the challenges in the Arab world – Ashrat M.F. Kortam, (Egypt)
S20.3 Windows of opportunity for contraceptive counselling – Fatima Palma, (Portugal)
S20.4 Contraceptive counselling in the Latin American context – Nilson Roberto de Melo, (Brazil)

Congress Session 21: Family planning programmes around the world

S21.1 Successful family planning programmes in developing countries – Michael Mbizvo, (Switzerland)
S21.2 Family planning programmes – past, present and the future – Catherine d’Arcanques, (France)
S21.3 Approaches to improving family planning delivery in the developed world – Anna Glasier, (UK)

Congress Session 22: Sexuality and sexual health issues: a look at the Arab region

S22.1 Patterns of sexual behaviour in the Arab Region – Faysal El-Kak, (Lebanon)
S22.2 Sexual and reproductive health myths and misconceptions among Egyptian adolescents – Mamduh Wahba, (Egypt)
S22.3 Sexual health education: a case for the Gulf Region – Atalla Elham Atalla, (Bahrain)

                                                                                                                                             

Note:

All presentations are protected by copyright and meant either for personal viewing or for educational purposes only.

Reproduction of information for commercial purposes is not allowed without written permission of the ESC Central Office.

The content of the presentations doesnot automatically express the opinion of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).

All presentations were up to date at the time of the presentations. Be always aware of the scientific progress after the moment of the presentations.

No liability shall be taken either by the contributors to the content of the presentations or by the ESC.

Most presentations are available as a pdf file, that will open in a new window by clicking on the link of the title of the presentation.

Abstracts are available in the Book of Abstracts: The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 18 Supplement 1, May 2013.

Debate 1: Hormonal contraception, is there a real progress?

D01 – Pro – Chiara Benedetto, (Italy)
D01 – Con – Joaquin Calaf-Alsina, (Spain)

Debate 2: Can we believe epidemiologists?

D02 – Pro – Øjvind Lidegaard, (Denmark)
D02 – Con – Lee P. Shulman, (USA)

Debate 3: Should LARC be the first choice for women of all ages?

D03  Pro – Andrew M Kaunitz, (USA)
D03  Con – Iñaki Lete Lasa, (Spain)

Debate 4: Pill kills sex

D04 – Pro – Rik H.W. van Lunsen, (the Netherlands)
D04 – Con – Alessandra Graziottin, (Italy)

Debate 5: Fertility protection in China – are there any upcoming changes?

D05 – Xiangyan Ruan, (PR China)
D05 – Linan Cheng, (PR China)
D05 – PC Ho, (PR China)

Cutting Edge Panel Discussion: A new pill scare? How did it come about and how should we tackle it?

D06 – Johannes Bitzer, (Switzerland)
D06 – Øjvind Lidegaard, (Denmark)
D06 – Jeffrey T Jensen, (USA)

Session organised by Reproductive Health Matters

Young people, sex and relationships: RHM ‘s May 2013 journal issue – Marge Berer, (UK)

                                                                                                                                             

Note:

All presentations are protected by copyright and meant either for personal viewing or for educational purposes only.

Reproduction of information for commercial purposes is not allowed without written permission of the ESC Central Office.

The content of the presentations doesnot automatically express the opinion of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).

All presentations were up to date at the time of the presentations. Be always aware of the scientific progress after the moment of the presentations.

No liability shall be taken either by the contributors to the content of the presentations or by the ESC.

Most presentations are available as a pdf file, that will open in a new window by clicking on the link of the title of the presentation.

Abstracts are available in the Book of Abstracts: The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 18 Supplement 1, May 2013.

Educational Session 1: Hormonal contraception: European versus Asian view

ES01.1 Hormonal contraception: European view – Alfred O Mueck, (Germany)
ES01.2 The role of the Progestogens for the thromboembolic risk of hormonal contraceptives – Adolf E Schindler, (Germany)
ES01.3 Hormonal contraception: Asian view – Xiangyan Ruan, (PR China)

Educational Session 2: Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)

ES02.1 LARC and HIV – Helen Rees, (South Africa)
ES02.2 LARC and prevention of repeat abortion – Anna Glasier, (UK)
ES02.3 Safety of LARC quick start – Sharon Cameron, (UK)

Educational Session 3: Emergency contraception

ES03.1 Levonorgestrel (LNG) – development of hormonal methods for emergency contraception – PC Ho, (PR China)
ES03.2 Ulipristal acetate (UPA) vs Levonorgestrel (LNG) and quick start of regular contraception – Sharon Cameron, (UK)
ES03.3 Copper-Intrauterine device (IUD) for emergency contraception – Linan Cheng, (PR China)
ES03.4 High hopes versus harsh realities: the population impact of emergency contraceptive pills – James Trussell, (USA)

                                                                                                                                             

Note:

All presentations are protected by copyright and meant either for personal viewing or for educational purposes only.

Reproduction of information for commercial purposes is not allowed without written permission of the ESC Central Office.

The content of the presentations doesnot automatically express the opinion of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).

All presentations were up to date at the time of the presentations. Be always aware of the scientific progress after the moment of the presentations.

No liability shall be taken either by the contributors to the content of the presentations or by the ESC.

Most presentations are available as a pdf file, that will open in a new window by clicking on the link of the title of the presentation.

Abstracts are available in the Book of Abstracts: The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 18 Supplement 1, May 2013.

Free communication session 1 – Young scientist session

FC01.01 Initiatives to improve uptake of effective contraception after emergency contraception from the pharmacy: a pilot study – Lucy Michie, (UK)
P148      Risk of repeat abortion and choice of method for pregnancy termination – Maja Worm Frandsen, (Denmark)
P149      Barriers to IUD Uptake in a rural West African setting – Nuriya Robinson, (USA)
P182      Introducing the Reproductive Life Plan in midwifery counselling – a randomized controlled trial – Jenny Stern, (Sweden)
FC01.04 Validity and reliability of the sexual health education for adolescents (SHEA) questionnaire – Chia Yuen Chong, (Malaysia)
FC01.05 Postpartum and postabortum contraception: a family planning program in Indonesia – M Iqbal Apriansyah, (Indonesia)

Free communication session 2

FC02.06 Efficacy, safety and acceptability of a new contraceptive vaginal ring delivering 150 µg Nestorone® and 15µg Ethinyl Estradiol daily: results from a multi-center open label Phase 3 clinical trial – Ruth Merkatz, (USA)
FC02.07 The PrePreg network – an international research network within preconception health and care – Maria Ekstrand, (Sweden)
FC02.08 Increasing access to long acting reversible contraception in Australia: time for a change? – Deborah Bateson, (Australia)
FC02.09 Social inequality in utilization of reproductive health services in rural India – Mireille Merckx, (Belgium)
FC02.10 Hormonal contraception and hemorrhagic stroke: a national follow-up study 2001-2010 – Øjvind Lidegaard, (Denmark)
FC02.11 Religion, fertility intention and contraceptive use: a study of couples in a peri-urban community of South Western Nigeria – Ernest Orji, (Nigeria)
FC02.12 Medical education in family planning – Uta Landy, (USA)

Free Communication Session 3

FC03.13 “Sweat a bit and try not to swear…” – do faculty registered trainers teach the insertion and removal of subdermal contraceptive implants in a similar fashion? – Aisling Susan Baird, (UK)
FC03.14 Myths and misconceptions about reversible female contraceptive methods among youth through an exploratory study in Karachi, Pakistan – Noureen Nishtar, (Pakistan)
FC03.15 Are we underestimating the value of postnatal advice? – Ruwini Dassanayake Aratchige, (UK)
FC03.16 “Hands off our wombs”: an examination of New Zealand media coverage of the announcement of free long-acting contraception for welfare beneficiaries – Jayne Lucke, (Australia)
FC03.17 Ukraine: A public-private partnership (2006-2011) to improve access to and availability of affordable family planning services and supplies at the primary care and community levels – Tatiana Rastrigina, (Ukraine)
FC03.18 Use of pornography, sexual experiences and health among male high school students in Sweden – Magdalena Mattebo, (Sweden)
FC03.19 Thrombotic diseases in users of estradiol/dienogest oral contraceptives: a historical national follow-up study 2009-2011 – Øjvind Lidegaard, (Denmark)

Free Communication Session 4

FC04.20 Comparison of bleeding patterns between continuous twelve month use of a contraceptive vaginal ring and a low dose pill in a menstrually-signalled regimen – Edith Weisberg, (Australia)
FC04.21 European Consortium for Emergency Contraception: working towards equitable access for women in Europe – Cristina Puig, (USA)
FC04.22 The efficacy, safety, and acceptability of medical abortion provided by nurse midwives or physicians – a randomized controlled equivalence trial – Helena Kopp Kallner, (Sweden)
FC04.23 How to implement effectively sexuality education programs in different cultural contexts? – Sanderijn van der Doef, (the Netherlands)
FC04.24 What about 10 years ago in Cameron as far as the contraceptive use: we are coming from far (1991-2004) – Anne Pelagie Yotchou Tzudjom, (Cameroon)
FC04.25 Contraceptive use and unintended pregnancy among 18-23 year old women in Australia: the first findings of the CUPID study – Jayne Lucke, (Australia)
FC04.26 Attitude of women towards legislation changes in abortions in Russia – Lyubov Erofeeva, (Russian Federation)
FC04.27 Usage patterns and accessibility of emergency contraception over-the-counter versus prescription-only – Elzbieta Bumbul, (Poland)
FC04.28 Male views on female condoms. Results from a Qualitative Study in Zimbabwe, Cameroon and Nigeria – Marije Groot Bruinderink, (the Netherlands)

Free communication session 5

FC05.29 Is teenage pregnancy an obstetric risk in a welfare society? A population-based register study in Finland, 2006-2011 – Suvi Leppalahti, (Finland)
FC05.30 Unplanned pregnancy and contraception choice in women living with HIV: a 12 year case review in a large urban centre – Daniela Brawley, (UK)
FC05.31 Cycle control and bleeding patterns for a new contraceptive vaginal ring delivering 150 ìg Nestorone® and 15 ìg Ethinyl Estradiol: results from a multi-center, multi-national open label Phase 3 clinical trial – Elena Hoskin, (USA)
FC05.32 Awareness of contraception and sexual autonomy among youths in selected states in India – Rawat Ramu, (India)
FC05.33 Risk profiling for ineffective contraceptive behaviors during adolescence: a decision tree approach to assist health care providers – Raquel Pires, (Portugal)
FC05.34 Unwanted pregnancy and contraceptive practice in Latvia – Arta Spridzane, (Latvia)
FC05.35 Critical review of FP and PAFP policies and current practices of integrating PAFP into existing health service in China and worldwide – Jieshuang Xu, (PR China)
FC05.36 Elective abortion in Portugal: a national research project aimed to understand reproductive decisions and psychological adjustment after abortion in different reproductive phases – Joana Pereira, (Portugal)
FC05.37 Building a sustainable reproductive health program that contributes to the achievement of millennium development goals by investing in family planning interventions – O. Kuzmenko, (Ukraine)

                                                                                                                                             

Note:

All presentations are protected by copyright and meant either for personal viewing or for educational purposes only.

Reproduction of information for commercial purposes is not allowed without written permission of the ESC Central Office.

The content of the presentations doesnot automatically express the opinion of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).

All presentations were up to date at the time of the presentations. Be always aware of the scientific progress after the moment of the presentations.

No liability shall be taken either by the contributors to the content of the presentations or by the ESC.

Most presentations are available as a pdf file, that will open in a new window by clicking on the link of the title of the presentation.

Abstracts are available in the Book of Abstracts: The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 18 Supplement 1, May 2013.

Keynote Lecture 1

KL-01 Reproductive Health and Contraception: Global Challenges and Opportunities – Giuseppe Benagiano, (Italy)

Keynote Lecture 2

KL-02 Re-envisioning “family planning” for the 21st century and revising the language – Marge Berer, (UK)

Keynote Lecture 3

KL-03 Historical highlights in oral contraception – Leon Speroff, (USA)

Keynote Lecture 4

KL-04 Future population growth requires a resurgence in contraception – David F Archer, (USA)

Keynote Lecture 5

KL-05 Sexual health and sexual rights – Vicky Claeys, (Belgium)

                                                                                                                                             

Note:

All presentations are protected by copyright and meant either for personal viewing or for educational purposes only.

Reproduction of information for commercial purposes is not allowed without written permission of the ESC Central Office.

The content of the presentations doesnot automatically express the opinion of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).

All presentations were up to date at the time of the presentations. Be always aware of the scientific progress after the moment of the presentations.

No liability shall be taken either by the contributors to the content of the presentations or by the ESC.

Most presentations are available as a pdf file, that will open in a new window by clicking on the link of the title of the presentation.

Abstracts are available in the Book of Abstracts: The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 18 Supplement 1, May 2013.

Keynote Session 1: International and national family planning guidelines – Organised by the World Health Organization (WHO)

KS01.1 WHO Guidelines on family planning use, adding more cornerstones – Michael Mbizvo, (Switzerland)
KS01.2 From publication of guidelines to improving practice – Gunta Lazdane, (Denmark)
KS01.3 National family planning guidance documents in Romania – Mihai Horga, (Romania)

Keynote Session 2: Teaching and quality assurance in sexual reproductive care – a critical look at fertility regulation knowledge and information

KS02.1 Teaching contraception – Jean-Jacques Amy, (Belgium)
KS02.2 Reliability of sexual reproductive health statistics – Miguel Oliveira da Silva, (Portugal)
KS02.3 Contraception and abortion literature: meeting the needs? Biased? – James O Drife, (UK)

                                                                                                                                             

Note:

All presentations are protected by copyright and meant either for personal viewing or for educational purposes only.

Reproduction of information for commercial purposes is not allowed without written permission of the ESC Central Office.

The content of the presentations doesnot automatically express the opinion of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).

All presentations were up to date at the time of the presentations. Be always aware of the scientific progress after the moment of the presentations.

No liability shall be taken either by the contributors to the content of the presentations or by the ESC.

Most presentations are available as a pdf file, that will open in a new window by clicking on the link of the title of the presentation.

Abstracts are available in the Book of Abstracts: The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 18 Supplement 1, May 2013.

Meet the Experts Session 1: VTE in the woman: a specific Reproductive risk

– Professor Pier Giorgio Crosignani, (Italy) & Sven O Skouby, (Denmark)

Meet the Experts Session 2: Assisted medication – a new groundbreaking mhealth-concept for women using the pill

– Imran Rashid, Creator of Videodoctor.dk, (Denmark)

Meet the Experts Session 3: Obstacles in access to safe abortion services in Europe and the USA. A comparative human rights analysis

– Johanna Westeson, Regional Director for Europe, Center for Reproductive Rights: – Obstacles to safe abortion in the United States
– Global RH-strategy (WHO)

Meet the Experts Session 4: ESC Expert Group on Sexual Medicine and Sex Education – Communication about sexuality in a medical setting – pitfalls and recommendations

– Olga Loeber, (the Netherlands), Lyubov Erofeeva (Russia), Olaf Kapella (Austria), Simone Reuter (UK), Ulrike Sauer (UK), Sanderijn van der Doef (the Netherlands), Cristine Winkelmann (Germany)

Meet the Experts Session 6: Estetrol the fourth human fetal estrogen, use in contraception

– Jean-Michel Foidart, (Belgium)

Meet the Experts Session 7: ESC Expert Group on Sexual Transmitted Infections (STI) STI – from adolescence to menopause

EXS7.1 STI/HIV- how to bring attention to teenagers – Babill Stray Pedersen, (Norway)
EXS7.2 Is there cure for recurrent BV – Gilbert Donders, (Belgium)
EXS7.3 Sexual Health & Infections in the perimenopause – Peter Greenhouse, (UK)

Meet the Experts Session 8: ESC Expert Group on Abortion Barriers to the improvement of abortion care

EXS8.1 Conscientious objection is refusal to treat – Christian Fiala, (Austria)
EXS8.2 Stigma of the professionals who works on abortion – Sam Rowlands, (UK)
EXS8.3 Post graduate training in family planning and abortion – Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, (Sweden)
EXS8.4 Instability of Cytotec – Teresa Bombas, (Portugal)

Meet the Experts Session 9: ESC Expert Group on Future of Hormonal And Molecular Contraception Some hot issues in contraception

EXS9.1 Weight and hormonal contraception (including emergency contraception) – Sven O Skouby, (Denmark)
EXS9.2 Specific benefits of OC use for women with endometriosis – Pier Giorgio Crosignani, (Italy)
EXS9.3 Futuristic approach of female and male contraception – Regine Sitruk-Ware, (USA)

Meet the Experts Session 10: ESC Expert Group on Non-Hormonal Methods of Contraception News, developments in non-hormonal contraception

EXS10.1 Mechanical and chemical barrier contraception – Dimitrios Lazaris, (Greece)
EXS10.2 Barriers to IUD use – Irvin Sivin, (USA)
EXS10.3 Female sterilization: trends in sterilization rates in the US and Europe – Rob Beerthuizen, (the Netherlands)
EXS10.4 Male sterilization: Bilateral vasectomy: discussion points in the surgical procedure – Dirk Michielsen, (Belgium)

Natural methods and cycle computers

EXS10.5 Effectiveness of Sensiplan in preventing unwanted pregnancies – Petra Frank-Herrmann, (Austria) & Guenter Freundl, (Germany) 
EXS10.6 Using Trig’s signal for evaluation of the BBT-rise – Len Blackwell, (New Zealand) & Guenter Freundl, (Germany)
EXS10.7 Field trial on the use of cycle computers Ladycomp and Pearly – Guenter Freundl, (Germany) & Ch Gnoth, (Germany)

                                                                                                                                             

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Abstracts are available in the Book of Abstracts: The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 18 Supplement 1, May 2013.

Society Arranged Session 1 Organised by The United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) Supply of quality reproductive health commodities to developing countries: barriers and solutions

SAS01.1 Building national capacity – partnering with national governments to improve contraceptive planning and procurement – Karen Rasmussen, (Denmark)
SAS01.2 Quality assurance – ensuring contraceptive safety and effectiveness in developing countries – Morten Sørensen, (Denmark) & Agnes Chijdanyika, (Denmark)
SAS01.3 AccessRH – an innovative tool for improving access to reproductive health supplies and contraceptive order information in more than 140 countries – Campbell Bright, (Denmark)
SAS01.4 Supply chain logistics – optimizing the reproductive health supply chain – Campbell Bright, (Denmark)

Society Arranged Session 2 Organised by The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Contraception in low income countries

SAS02.1 Additional benefits of hormonal contraception: perceptions from developed and underdeveloped countries – Ali Kubba, (UK)
SAS02.2 Emergency contraception: some meaning in the different global regions? – Xiangyan Ruan, (PR China)
SAS02.3 Differences in compliance and effectiveness among societies – James Trussell, (USA)

Society Arranged Session 3 Organised by International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) Hormones and women’s sexuality

SAS03.1 Women’s sexual function and dysfunction – Annamaria Giraldi, (Denmark)
SAS03.2 Contraception and sexuality – does the pill ruin women’s sexual life? – Johannes Bitzer, (Switzerland)
SAS03.3 Hormonal replacement therapy at the menopause – benefits for women’s sexual life – Rossella E Nappi, (Italy)
SAS03.4 Sexual pain disorder in young women – how do we handle it? – Christina Damsted Petersen, (Denmark)

Society Arranged Session 4 Organised by The Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) Menarche to menopause – a holistic approach to women’s health

SAS04.1 Life course approach to women’s healthcare – Judith Stephenson, (UK) 
SAS04.2 Sexual and reproductive health service delivery in the UK – Zara Haider, (UK)
SAS04.3 Holistic women’s health in UK general practice – Anne Connolly, (UK)

Society Arranged Session 5 Organised by the International Federation of Professional Abortion and Contraception Associates (FIAPAC)Medical abortion in a global perspective

SAS05.1 Self-administered medical abortion – Sam Rowlands, (UK)
SAS05.2 Follow-up after medical abortion. Self assessment versus routine control – Christian Fiala, (Austria)
SAS05.3 An update on post-abortion contraception – Sharon Cameron, (UK)

Society Arranged Session 6 Organised by the Israeli Society of Contraception and Sexual Health Religious and cultural influences on the use of contraception: the melting pot effect

SAS06.1 The attitudes of Christian, Jewish and Moslem customs towards the use of specific forms of contraception – Arie Yeshaya, (Israel)
SAS06.2 The use of contraception among Ethiopian women in Israel: the case of medroxyprogesterone acetate injections – Amos Ber, (Israel)
SAS06.3 Eastern European immigrants to Israel: do they adopt Western European patterns of contraceptive use? – Daniel S Seidman, (Israel)

Society Arranged Session 7 Organised by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) & the Coalition Advancing Multipurpose Technologies Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs) for sexual and reproductive health: meeting a critical need for women and their families

SAS07.1 What are MPTs and why do we need them? – Helen Rees, (South Africa)
SAS07.2 MPTs available now and on the horizon – Wayne C Shields, (USA)
SAS07.3 Aligning investments in MPT R&D and the critical path to MPT introduction – Judy Manning, (USA)

Society Arranged Session 8 Organised by International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) A rights-based approach to the provision of Long-acting reversible contraception (LARCs)

SAS08.1 Good clinical practice: what role do rights and justice have in expanding access to LARCs? – John W Townsend, (USA)
SAS08.2 A fine balance: engaging multiple perspectives to strengthen contraceptive choice and protect rights – Harriet Stanley, (USA)
SAS08.3 Contraceptive choice in highly impoverished communities – choice or by chance? – Edford G Mutuma, (Zambia)

Society Arranged Session 9 Organised by European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG) Hot topics in contraception

SAS09.1 Challenges of contraception in the obese – Ioannis E Messinis,( Greece)
SAS09.2 Migraine and contraception – Chiara Benedetto, (Italy)
SAS09.3 How to become an expert in sexual medicine – Rolf Kirschner, (Norway)
SAS09.4 Standards of care – Peter Hornnes, (Denmark)

Society Arranged Session 10 Organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) & the German Federal Centre for Health EducationHow to get started: guidance on implementing sexuality education in the European Region

SAS10.1 The importance of health promotion and sexuality education in the WHO European Region – Gunta Lazdane, (WHO, Europe)
SAS10.2 The urgent need for sexuality education – the case of Kyrgystan – Tatiana Popovitskaya, (Kyrgystan)
SAS10.3 Making use of the standards for sexuality education – several national examples – Dan Apter, (Finland)
SAS10.4 Discussion – Christine Winkelmann (Germany)

Society Arranged Session 11 Organised by the Russian Contraception Society From contraception to reproductive health

SAS11.1 Evolution ofinput of the contraception in Russia – Vera N. Prilepskaya, (Russian Federation)
SAS11.2 Myths about the contraception in Russia – Natalia M. Podzolkova, (Russian Federation)
SAS11.3 Hormonal contraception and the reproductive health – Klara G. Serebrennikova, (Russian Federation)

Society Arranged Session 12 Organised by the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) A global perspective on the diversity of sexual health

SAS12.1 The youth question for reproductive health in the 21st Century – Antón Castellanos Usigli, (Mexico)
SAS12.2 Sex education in Scandinavia – Charlotta Löfgren-Mårtenson, (Sweden)
SAS12.3 Sexual health and diversity – Sara Nasserzadeh, (USA)

Society Arranged Session 13 Organised by The Russian Association for Population and Development (RAPD) Reproductive choice for reproductive health

SAS13.01 Demographic policy and reproductive rights – is consensus ever possible? – Lyubov Erofeeva, (Russian Federation)
SAS13.02 Why is access to medical abortion limited in the Russian Federation? – Galina Dikke, (Russian Federation)
SAS13.03 Abortion in Russia: the regional picularities as a mirrow of the country-wide problem – Natalia Artimuk, (Russian Federation)

Society Arranged Session 14 Organised by The Asian-Pacific Council on Contraception (APCOC) Responsible sex, better life: APCOC initiatives in meeting challenges in the region

SAS14.01 Introducing APCOC and its initiatives, its role in promoting contraception and sexual health in the region – Jamiyah Hassan, (Malaysia)
SAS14.02 APCOC Initiative 1. The need for sexuality education in Asia-Pacific region – preparing young people for sexual responsibility – Soo-Keat Khoo, (Australia)
SAS14.03 APCOC Initiative 2. Strategies in postabortion contraception – experience in China – Linan Cheng, (PR China)
SAS14.04 APCOC Initiative 3. Why women use unreliable methods of contraception – the issues in Asia-Pacific region – Surasak Taneepanischkul, (Thailand)

Society Arranged Session 15 Organised by Gynuity Health ProjectsImproving and increasing access to medical abortion services in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

SAS15.01 Using research to increase access to medical abortion – the Moldova story – Rodica Comendant, (Moldova)
SAS15.02 Promoting a demedicalized and womancentered model of medical abortion – Ingrida Platais, (USA)
SAS15.03 Extending outpatient medical abortion services through 70 days’ gestation – Erica Chong, (USA)
SAS15.04 Responding to restrictions on abortion practices and political threats in Ukraine – Galina Maistruk, (Ukraine)

Panel Discussion Organised by The Society of Family Planning & SFP Research Fund Current research on contraception and abortion in the US

SAS16.01 – James Trussell, (USA)
SAS16.02 – Lawrence B Finer, (USA)
SAS16.03 – Susan Higginbotham, (USA)

International campaign for women’s right to safe abortion: the first year and the future Organised by International Consortium for Medical Abortion and Campaign

– Marge Berer (Reproductive Health Matters)
– Beverly Winikoff (Gynuity)
– Rodica Comendant (ICMA)
– Galina Maistruk (Eastern European Alliance for Reproductive Choice)
– Lyubov Erofeeva (Russian Association for Population and Development)

 

                                                                                                                                             

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All presentations are protected by copyright and meant either for personal viewing or for educational purposes only.

Reproduction of information for commercial purposes is not allowed without written permission of the ESC Central Office.

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All presentations were up to date at the time of the presentations. Be always aware of the scientific progress after the moment of the presentations.

No liability shall be taken either by the contributors to the content of the presentations or by the ESC.