Scientific Program This scientific program is preliminary and will be updated in the coming months Table Key lectures Symposia Therapeutic forum Meet the experts Debates Isge scholarship courses Key lectures Hall ISGE Key Lecture 13:33-14:33 Bruno Lunenfeld Lecture: Understanding sex Hormones and breast cancer Richard Santen (US) Understanding sex Hormones and breast cancer Hall ISGE Key Lecture 13:33-14:33 Emergency contraception Kristina Gemzell Danielsson (SE) Emergency contraception Hall ISGE Key Lecture 13:33-14:33 Fred Naftolin Lecture: Estrogens for the prevention and management of osteoporosis: State of the art in 2026 Jean Yves Reginster (BE) Estrogens for the prevention and management of osteoporosis: State of the art in 2026 Hall ISGE Key Lecture 13:33-14:33 Menopause and the heart Angela Maas (NL) Menopause and the heart Hall ISGE Key Lecture 13:33-14:33 Presidential Lecture: 40 years of gynecological endocrinology: from the past to the future Andrea Riccardo Genazzani (IT) 40 years of gynecological endocrinology: from the past to the future Hall ISGE Key Lecture 13:33-14:33 Sex steroids, metabolism and diabetes Franck Mauvais-Jarvis (US) Sex steroids, metabolism and diabetes Hall ISGE Key Lecture 13:33-14:33 The evolution of gynecologic oncology Pier Luigi Benedetti Panici (IT) The evolution of gynecologic oncology Hall ISGE Key Lecture 13:33-14:33 The role of AMH in female reproductive health: past, present and future Bart Fauser (NL) The role of AMH in female reproductive health: past, present and future Hall ISGE Key Lecture 13:33-14:33 The science of implantation Carlos Simon (ES) The science of implantation Symposia Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 A modern view of PCOS Alessandro Genazzani (IT) The neuroendocrine loop of PCOS Francis De Zegher (BE) Early development of adolescent PCOS Lourdes Ibáñez (ES) Diagnosis and future treatments of adolescent PCOS Petra Stute (CH) Features and challenges in the management of PCOS in migrants Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Adolescent gynecological endocrinology Zoran Stankovic (RS) Challenges in modern pediatric and adolescent gynecology Charles Sultan (FR) Adult consequences of female precocious puberty Žana Bumbulienė (LT) Navigating the Maze of Adolescent Uterine Bleeding Efthimios Deligeoroglou (GR) PCOS in lean adolescents Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Brain Aging and woman’s health Claudio Soares (CA) Menopause, mood and depression Walter Rocca (US) Premature or early menopause and risk of neurodegenerative diseases Herman Depypere (BE) Is there a link between MHT and dementia? Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Difficult contraceptive care Gabriele Merki (CH) Contraception in women with multiple sclerosis Giovanni Grandi (IT) Contraception in women at increased thromboembolic risk Nestor Siseles (AR) Contraception and comorbidities in the menopausal transition David Vasquez Awad (CO) Contraception and cancer Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Endocrine disorders and woman’s health Elene Asanidze (GR) Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: Complexities in Diagnosis, Management, and Long-Term Follow-Up Elena Armeni (GR) The thyroid gland and woman’s health Andrzej Milewicz (PL) How vitamine D deficiency influence on obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2 Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Ludwig Kiesel (DE) Understanding the basis of endometriosis and adenomyosis Felice Petraglia (IT) The evolution of medical treatments for endometriosis and adenomyosis Tevfik Yoldemir (TR) Endometriosis in Perimenopause and postmenopause Stefano Angioni (IT) Fertility-sparing endometriosis surgery Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Frontiers of medically-assisted procreation Filippo Ubaldi (IT) The DuoStim concept Pedro Barri (ES) Progesterone-primed ovarian stimulation Nicola Pluchino (CH) Effect of IVF on pain and quality of life in women with endometriosis Inmaculada Moreno Gimeno (ES) The impact of the microbiome in reproductive health Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Health Consequences of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea Sarah Berga (US) Stress weight and reproductive function Chrisandra Shufelt (US) The silent impact of stress: health consequences of FHA Rosanna Apa (IT) Irisin and Bone Status in FHA: there is a role for post-menopausal osteoporosis Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Highlights on osteoporosis Antonio Cano (ES) Bone anabolic drugs, the other pathway in bone metabolism Florence Tremollieres (FR) MHT and the bone Santiago Palacios (ES) Are SERMs outdated? Mark Brincat (MT) The intervertebral disk: the silent problem Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Hormones and cancer Frederick Naftolin (US) p80, a novel protein in cancer biology, recognition and management Valentina Bounous (IT) Menopause after breast cancer Jennifer Sassarini (GB) Managing menopause after gynecological cancer Irene Lambrinoudaki (GR) Bone health after breast cancer Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Menopause and the heart Nicolas Mendoza (ES) Exercise and health after menopause Peter Chedraui (EC) Metabolic changes and CVD across the menopausal transition Peter Collins (GB) Microvascular angina and menopause John Stevenson (GB) HRT in women with established coronary disease Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Modern concepts in ovarian cancer Marta Caretto (IT) Contraception and MHT in women with BRCA 1/2 mutations Dirk Timmerman (BE) State-of-the-Art Diagnostic Approaches in Ovarian Cancer Roberto Tozzi (IT) The evolution of mini-invasive surgery for ovarian cancer Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Modern contraception Cuauhtemoc Celis (MX) Combined hormonal contraception for abnormal uterine bleeding Manuela Farris (IT) Overcoming barriers to hormonal contraception Nilson De Melo (BR) Modern contraception in Latin America Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Neuroendocrinology revisited Blazej Meczekalski (PL) Kisspeptin and Neurokinin B - potential therapeutic roles role in gynecological endocrinology Rossella Nappi (IT) Neuroendocrine substrates of sexuality in women Regine Sitruk Ware (US) Progesterone, progestins and the brain Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Obstetric Endocrinology Howard J. A. Carp (IL) Recurrent Miscarriage - The resistant patient Gian Carlo Di Renzo (IT) Current gaps in prevention and predition of preterm birth Herbert Valensise (IT) Current concepts on fetal growth restriction Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 The endometrium Caterina Exacoustos (IT) Modern endometrial imaging Angelica Linden Hirschberg (SE) The latest about breast and endometrial safety for bioidentical progesterone in MHT Andrea Giannini (IT) Hormonal and metabolic control of endometrial hyperplasia and cancer Francesco Fanfani (IT) Modern management of endometrial cancer Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 The gynecologic impact of uterine disorders Steven Goldstein (US) Understanding endometrial function and dysfunction: the role of ultrasounds Stefano Luisi (IT) Modern medical management of myomas Leila Adamyan (RU) Complex uterine surgery Camil Castelo-Branco (ES) Can we create custom/tailored neovaginas in (Rokitanskys-Morrisa)? Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 The troubled journey of the menopausal transition Panagiotis Anagnostis (GR) Is early menopause a different entity than POI? Roberta Brinton (US) The stages of the menopausal transition and its implications for hormone therapy intervention Tommaso Simoncini (IT) Understanding the clinical journey of the menopausal transition Stavroula Paschou (GR) Obesity across menopause Hall ISGE Symposium 13:33-14:33 Understanding and managing infertility Eileen Manalo (PH) Managing fertility in the late reproductive years Basil Tarlatzis (GR) Ovarian stimulation: does the type of gonadotropin matter? Antonio Pellicer (ES) How IVF affects the risks of pregnancy Luca Gianaroli (IT) Oocyte donation: is it the solution? Therapeutic forum Hall ISGE Therapeutic Forum 13:33-14:33 Medical strategies to achieve ovulation induction Basil Tarlatzis (GR) Medical strategies to achieve ovulation induction Hall ISGE Therapeutic Forum 13:33-14:33 Medical strategies to manage stress-related cycle disorders Blazej Meczekalski (PL) Medical strategies to manage stress-related cycle disorders Hall ISGE Therapeutic Forum 13:33-14:33 Medical strategies to manage women with POI Svetlana Vujovic (RS) Medical strategies to manage women with POI Meet the experts Hall ISGE Meet the Expert 13:33-14:33 Breast cancer Alfred Mueck (DE) Can screening reduce the breast cancer risk induced by HRT? Anne Gompel (FR) Endocrine challenges of breast cancer survivors Hall ISGE Meet the Expert 13:33-14:33 Family planning in a changing World Xiangyan Ruan (CN) Hormonal contraception: Asian vs. Western World Martin Birkhaeuser (CH) Hormonal contraception in an ageing World Hall ISGE Meet the Expert 13:33-14:33 From GSM to pelvic floor dysfunction Eleonora Russo (IT) Understanding bladder function through menopause and ageing Tim Hillard (GB) Menopause and urinary incontinence, the way to go Hall ISGE Meet the Expert 13:33-14:33 Hormones and psyche Katie Marwik (GB) The role of the menstrual cycle on psychiatric disorders Peter Schmidt (US) The neurobiological basis of post-partum depression and PMDD Hall ISGE Meet the Expert 13:33-14:33 Precision menopause hormone therapy Paula Briggs (GB) Personalizing contraception at the menopausal transition Pluvio Coronado (ES) Modern tools to assess eligibility and response to MHT Hall ISGE Meet the Expert 13:33-14:33 The challenges of premature ovarian insufficiency Svetlana Vujovic (RS) Role of adrenal and ovarian androgen steroid levels in premature ovarian insufficiency Kenny Rodriguez Wallberg (SE) Fertility Preservation for patients with Turner syndrome and high risk of POI Debates Hall ISGE Debate 13:33-14:33 Gender dysphoria: current ethical and medical challenges Kai Haldre (EE) Gender dysphoria: current ethical and medical challenges Alessandra Fisher (IT) Gender dysphoria: current ethical and medical challenges Hall ISGE Debate 13:33-14:33 Is decreased sexual function a disease? Salvatore Caruso (IT) Is decreased sexual function a disease? Johannes Bitzer (CH) Is decreased sexual function a disease? Hall ISGE Debate 13:33-14:33 Ovarian cancer screening: is it feasible? TBD (AF) Ovarian cancer screening: is it feasible? Anna Fagotti (IT) Ovarian cancer screening: is it feasible? Isge scholarship courses Hall ISGE ISGE Scholarship course 13:33-14:33 Course 1 Frederick Naftolin (US) The biological basis of ovulation Sarah Berga (US) The neuroendocrine mysteries of hypothalamic amenorrhea Angelica Linden Hirshberg (SE) Why muscle and fat are important for the menstrual cycle Hall ISGE ISGE Scholarship course 13:33-14:33 Course 2 Nilson De Melo (BR) The history of hormonal contraception Xiangyan Ruan (CN) Management of infertility in PCOS Peter Chedraui (EC) Diagnosis and management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Hall ISGE ISGE Scholarship course 13:33-14:33 Course 3 Leyla Adamyan (RU) The role of surgery in endometriosis Nicola Pluchino (CH) Preserving and fostering fertility in endometriosis Nestor Siseles (AR) The evolution of menopause hormone therapy