Fertility 2015

Birmingham, 7-9 January, 2015

A1.1 Comprehensive chromosome screening of single sperm using a whole genome sequencing technique

Araz RaberiKatharina SpathDaniel KaaliDagan Wells

A1.2 Correlation between telomere length and genetic complement in human sperm

Federica CariatiSouraya JaroudiSamer AlfarawatiAraz RaberiCarlo AlviggiRosario PivonelloAnnamaria ColaoDagan Wells

A1.3 The use of semen analyses and sex hormone profiles to predict which male factor infertility patients have chromosomal abnormalities found by karyotyping: A retrospective study

Henry MatsonRichard RussellCharles Kingsland

A1.4 Measuring live sperm metabolism using ¹³C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

Jack PearsonSteven ReynoldsMartyn PaleyAllan Pacey

A1.5 Oxidative stress in semen does not affect semen parameters and reproductive outcomes in ICSI cycles

Aïda PujolAlbert ObradorsBeatriz CostillaErica EsteoDesiree GarciaValerie VernaeveRita Vassena

A1.6 Complex phenotype of potassium channel dysfunction in ICSI patient sperm revealed by patch clamp electrophysiology.

Sean BrownHannah WilliamsSarah Martins Da SilvaStuart WilsonSteven MansellChristopher Barratt

A2.1 The dynamics of chromatin configuration during ovine oocyte maturation in vitro

Chutima TopipatJianping LuEsther Collado FernandezJohn HuntrissHelen Picton

A2.2 Using RNA interference as a tool to knock down gene expression in ex vivo cultures of small follicles

Fiona WarranderSofia Granados ApariciRachel CuttingStephen FranksKate HardyMark Fenwick

A2.3 Novel mechanisms of APC regulation in mouse oocyte meiosis

Ibtissem NabtiJohn Carroll

A2.4 Relationship between poor ovarian response and embryo quality

Amira OsmanHanouf Al SomaitSrividya SeshadriMohamed KhalilYakoub Khalaf

A2.5 Effect of vitrification and warming on imprinted genes and DNA methyltransferase expression in MII oocytes from young fertile women

Rita VassenaMontserrat BarraganAïda PujolAlbert ObradorsValerie Vernaeve

A2.6 The study of frequency and origin of segmental aneuploidy in human oocytes and pre implantation embryos

Dhruti BabariyaElpida FragouliSamer AlfarawatiKatharina SpathDagan Wells

A3.1 From expanded genetic carrier screening to single-gene PGD

Neha KumarAlexander BisignanoSantiago MunneRenata PratesBo ChuDagan Wells

A3.2 Analysis of parental origin of chromosomal abnormalities in pre-implantation embryos from fertile couples using karyomapping

Lauren LansdowneJonas SarasaKenny WheelerDagan Wells

A3.3 Is one cycle of PGS predictive of the next?

Dagan WellsSantiago Munne

A3.4 Introducing trophectoderm biopsy (TEBx) and vitrification of all blastocysts to replace day-3 (blastomere) biopsy and fresh embryo transfer for PGD

Yaser DajaniYacoub KhalafVirginia N. Bolton

A3.5 Preclinical validation of a next-generation sequencing-based comprehensive chromosome screening method in cleavage and blastocyst-stage embryos

Katharina SpathElpida FragouliAlfarawati SamerDagan Wells

A3.6 First European pregnancy after genetic diagnosis of embryos using karyomapping, a revolutionary technique for preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Kenny WheelerAlpesh DoshiJonas SarasaLauren LansdowneJara Ben NagiPaul SerhalDagan Wells

A4.1 The effect of EmbryoGlue® as a transfer medium on pregnancy outcome

Shreena TailorMaria VourliotisGemma FrancisPaula Almeida

A4.2 When is the best time to replace slow-developing blastocysts? A prospective observational study

Priya BhideAmol BorkarMerve DilgilAnil GudiAmit ShahRoy Homburg

A4.3 Transmyometrial embryo transfer versus very difficult transcervical embryo transfer; a 10-year review

Mohammed Khairy MahmoudHany ShahMadhurima RajkhowaArravinathan Coomarasamy

A4.4 Introduction of day-4 embryo transfer in an IVF clinic

Lucy JennerAlison CampbellRachel SmithSue MontgomerySimon Fishel

A4.5 Freezing embryos with delayed development on day 5: Implantation rates of grade 1 “blastocysts” are higher following frozen embryo transfer.

Joaquin LlacerAdoración Rodriguez-ArnedoJose Antonio OrtizJaime GuerreroJorge TenRafael Bernabeu

A4.6 Learning curves and embryo transfer outcomes: Is the clinician an independent variable?

Monica MittalPrashant PurohitHaitham HamodaMike SavvasNitish Narvekar

A5.1 Implementation of nurse sedation for assisted conception surgery

Jennifer UlyattVanessa Kay

A5.2 A world-wide web-based survey assessing the clinical practice to minimise the risk of bleeding and infection at trans-vaginal ovum pick-up

Harish BhandariRina AgrawalAriel WeissmanGon ShohomMilton LeongZeev Shoham

A5.3 Management of miscarriage – an audit of patient choice and outcomes

Nicola CoxTomas PriorShyamaly Sur

A5.4 Discussion of fertility preservation with female oncology patients

Lynne CookeSara LightowlersSophie WuJane MacDougall

A5.5 Community-based one-stop fertility clinic service in South East London

Prashant PurohitVishalli GhaiMonica MittalHaitham HamodaMike SavvasNitish Narvekar

B1.1 Incidence of aneuploidy in oocytes from egg donation cycles

Jose A. OrtizHelena BlancaRuth MoralesBelén LledoJaime GuerreroJoaquin LlacerRafael Bernabeu

B1.2 The effect of female age on the fidelity of chromosome segregation during preimplantation development

Samer AlfarawatiKatharina SpathDhruti BabariyaDagan WellsElpida Fragouli

B1.3 Sperm vitrification reduces cryodamage and enhances sperm viability compared to conventional slow freezing

Llanos Medrano-LopezM.Jose Gomez-TorresMarta GuijarroMiguel FernandezSergio RogelJon AizpuruaEugenia Rocafort

B1.4 High progesterone: Transfer or freeze? A UK perspective

James NicopoullosHossam Abdalla

B1.5 Effect of cryopreservation on follicular development in human ovarian tissue

Natalie GetreuTom MorewoodMartin YoungJohn BarryBarry FullerPaul J Hardiman

B1.6 A case control study of melatonin with or without coenzyme Q10 supplementation in improving oocyte quality and outcomes in IVF

Natasha Pritchard

B2.1 The progesterone-to-estradiol ratio as a predictive factor to identify competent oocyte cohorts

Sergio RogelNatalia SzlarbMarta GuijarroMiguel FernandezJon Aizpurua

B2.2 The modified protocol for the Gen II assay shows stable AMH values in whole blood despite adverse environmental conditions

Craig FairbairnJon AndersonDorothy LucasMarco GaudoinRichard Fleming

B2.3 Metformin and the antagonist cycle – a step too far

Susie NicholasChristopher BrewerTommy TangAdam Balen

B2.4 Rate of follicular growth following ovulation trigger in in vitro fertilisation cycles

N. Ellissa BaskindNicolas M. OrsiVinay Sharma

B2.5 Rescue hCG to treat empty follicle syndrome after the use of a GnRH agonist as oocyte maturation trigger: First report on fresh embryo transfer and clinical pregnancy

Georgios ChristopoulosAntonios VlismasEmil Barsoum-DeriasAnna CarbyGeoffrey TrewStuart Lavery

B2.6 Does luteal support beyond biochemical pregnancy reduce the incidence of miscarriage?

Richard RussellZarko AlfirevicMark TurnerPollyanna HardyJohn TownendYasmin SajjadCharles KingslandRafet Gazvani

B3.1 Identification of putative CatSper defects in two IVF patients

Hannah WilliamsChristopher BarrattSarah Martins Da SilvaSean BrownSteve Publicover

B3.2 The interaction of sperm with epithelial cells using Ussing chambers.

Mythili RamalingamKendra TosoniStephen LandChristopher Barratt

B3.3 Calcium Ionophore – reactivating hope for patients with total failed fertilisations

George WoodheadEllen CaterLucy JennerSimon Fishel

B3.4 Oocyte activation for recurrent fertilisation failure: A case report

Victoria WellsEmma WhitneySafira BathaHossam AbdallaJames Nicopoullos

B3.5 Fertilisation rates and embryo development in mouse IVF is improved with the use of oscillation which aims to mimic uterine contractions

Shantal RajahIan Roswell

B3.6 Typology of numeric mitotic deviations in human early embryos

Renata JesenskaMarek DudasBeata KalatovaDaniel Hlinka

B4.1 Healthy human normal endometrial and tubal epithelium is phenotypically and functionally different; implications in gynaecological disease

Eve BunniAreege KamalVeda AvulaAnthony ValentijnJosephine DruryDharani Hapangama

B4.2 Endogenous cannabinoid system dysfunction and embryo-tubal implantation: Does it provide an insight into the possible effects of Cannabis sativa on ectopic pregnancy risk?

Alpha GebehJustin Konje

B4.3 Comprehensive chromosome screening (CCS) improves IVF outcome in recipients suffering recurrent implantation failure (RIF) and pregnancy loss (RPL)

Belen LledoRuth MoralesJose A OrtizJaime GuerreroJorge TenJoaquin LlacerRafael Bernabeu

B4.4 Altered levels of mitochondrial DNA are associated with female age, aneuploidy, and provide an independent measure of implantation potential for chromosomally normal embryos

Elpida FragouliKatharina SpathSamer AlfarawatiDagan Wells

B4.5 First genetically confirmed monozygotic dichorionic diamniotic twin live birth from a day-5 single-blastocyst transfer

Colleen LynchMaha RagunathDeivanayagam MaruthiniSimon Fishel

Best practice update

Stephen Harbottle

B5.1 Morphokinetic comparison of culture medium; LifeGlobal^® supplemented with 10% Dextran Serum supplementation vs Irvine Scientific Continuous Single Culture^™

Sam RhodesLynne NiceSimon FishelAlison Campbell

B5.2 Negative association between multichotomous mitosis of blastomeres within cleavage stage embryos and live birth outcomes in 347 embryos

Natalie BowmanKathryn GardnerElaine PowerSue MontgomerySamantha DuffySimon FishelAlison Campbell

B5.3 The incidence of reverse cleavage events identified by time-lapse imaging of 13,823 embryos

Davina HulmeLucy JennerAlison CampbellSimon Fishel

B5.4 Do embryos derived from eggs fertilised with surgically retrieved sperm develop differently?

Paramjit UppalAbir SaderDima AbdoMarta Jansa PerezGeoffrey TrewStuart Lavery

B5.5 Time-lapse study of the duration, distribution and incidence of specific irregular cleavage patterns in 8988 early embryos

Alison CampbellLouise BestSamantha DuffySue MontgomeryRachel SmithDavina HulmeDevi SivananthamKathryn BerrisfordNatalie BowmanRob SmithLucy JennerSimon Fishel

B5.6 An examination of the efficiency of different published time-lapse imaging embryo selection algorithms and comparison with an in-house-derived algorithm – are we anywhere near the answer?

Amy BarrieHannah NewbyKaren SchnaufferCharles KingslandStephen Troup

P1 Recruitment of donors to the Liverpool Women's Hospital sperm bank 2012–2014

Rodina PeacheyIwan Lewis-Jones

P2 A shift in sperm donor recruitment and demographics following recent changes in HFEA legislation

Helen ClarkeAlison CallowDeborah SaxtonAllan Pacey

P3 ‘Your sperm count is zero’: How do men experience the diagnosis of azoospermia?

Stamatios KaravolosErica HaimesRichard QuintonKevin McEleny

P4 PAWP sperm protein as treatment for male infertility

Nadine MassiahFatima Abu Amna

P5 Association between conventional semen parameters, DNA fragmentation, aneuploidy and male age

Araz RaberiGeorge RozisSamer AlfarawatiKathryn GlynnLauren LansdowneSafira BathaDagan Wells

P6 Case study of high aneuploidy rate in a sperm sample with grossly enlarged head morphology

Emma WhitneyVictoria WellsKathryn GlynnZahra SoughiHossam AbdullaJames Nicopoullos

P7 Novel method of human sperm selection for in vitro fertilisation

Alexey BiryukovSergey Yakovenko

P8 Synergistic role of bicarbonate and pH on sperm motility and velocity in sperm preparations: Implications for optimising sperm washing/suspension buffers

Nadia DeRosaKaren PooleyTracey KohutMarianne DissingBruce CampbellJackson Kirkman-Bro'wnMathew Tomlinson

P9 The use of hyaluronic acid for sperm immobilisation and selection before intracytoplasmic sperm injection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Laurentiu CraciunasNikolaos TsamprasMartina KollmannNicholas Raine-Fenning

P10 Using an in vitro assay system to investigate Advanced Glycation Endproduct-induced damage in human sperm

Michael CarrollClare NevinLauren McNeillChris MurgatroydDaniel BrisonNessar Ahmed

P11 Can sperm morphology be adequately described and classified using unstained samples with digital enhancement?

Elaine FaulkenerKaren PooleyTracey KohutAsad NaeemBruce CampbellMathew Tomlinson

P12 Hyaluronan binding assay-score as a predictor of live birth rates

Christina Michailidou-AhmedNeelam PotdarJane BlowerAmy SharpeEmma Burrell

P13 How do fertility clinics diagnose and manage human Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in sperm donors?

Katrina WilliamsNeil ChapmanPaul GriffithsAllan Pacey

P14 Recombinant versus bovine hyaluronidase for oocyte denudation before intracytoplasmic sperm injection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Laurentiu CraciunasNikolaos TsamprasMartina KollmannNicholas Raine-Fenning

P15 Salpingostomy in the treatment of hydrosalpinx: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Justin ChuHoda HarbIoannis GallosAravinthan Coomarasamy

P16 Grading of tubal disease in association with raised Chlamydia serology total and specific titre: A retrospective controlled study

Nihal AbduShamma Al-IniziAdrian HarropMira BapirJennifer Hoh

P17 Evaluation of proximal tubal blockage by hysterosalpingogram

Tulay KarasuOlga HatsiopoulouJonathan Skull

P18 Serum antimullerian hormone as a predictor of pregnancy after intrauterine insemination

Anupa NandiGiselle CrawfordMerve DilgilAnil GudiAmit ShahRoy Homburg

P19 Fine-tuning egg-share donation selection criteria utilising Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH)

Helene CloeteJason Kasraie

P20 Can inter-individual variability in AMH be explained by factors other than age? A systematic review of evidence

Lynne RobinsonNeelam Podtar

P21 AMH in menstrual disorders

Roy HomburgPriya BhideWilliam DooleyAmit ShahAnil Gudi

P22 Evaluation of AMH in healthy reproductive age women

Karolina Palinska-Rudzka

P23 Risk factors for OHSS in IVF/ICSI cycles with GnRH-agonist ovulation trigger and single dose of hCG as luteal support in suspected high-responders

Adrija Kumar DattaGillian Lockwood

P24 Oestrogen levels at the point of HCG trigger in failed fresh IVF cycles are correlated with outcome in subsequent frozen-thaw embryo transfer (FTET) cycle

Anastasia ManiaAlpesh DoshiPaul SerhalBenjamin Abramov

P25 Is there a difference in efficacy using recombinant or urninary hCG for final oocyte maturation in IVF cycles?

Andrew KnoxSuzi AddleyShu-Dong ZhangIshola Agbaje

P26 Do serum human chorionic gonadtrophin (hCG) levels at the time of oocyte recovery (OR) influence In vitro fertilisation (IVF) outcome?

Mythili RamalingamKasi SellapanVanessa Kay

P27 Can the use of hyaluronan-enriched transfer medium increase live births in IVF cycles?

Georgios ChristopoulosSalem El-ShawarbyStuart Lavery

P28 South Asian women compare unfavourably to White Caucasian women in IVF treatment

Tulay KarasuHarriet RibbonsHani Lashen

P29 Influence of the embryo transfer procedure on in vitro fertilisation success rates: An analysis of 646 consecutive cycles

Monica MittalPrashant PurohitMike SavvasNitish NarvekarHaitham Hamoda

P30 Does additional LH activity improve the IVF outcome in poor responders?

Mohar GoswamiDimitrios Nikolaou

P31 The impact of paternal age on assisted conception outcomes

Amanda JefferysEmmanuel UgorjiUma Gordon

P32 Empty Follicle Syndrome prevalence and management

Anna BlazquezJuan José GuillenAmelia RodriguezOriol CollRita VassenaValerie Vernaeve

P33 Bluebox: A web-tool application for selecting the best egg donors through a reproductive clinic's donor database

Jose A. HorcajadasMarcos ParrasSergio RogelJon Aizpurua

P34 Is sharing of eggs by two people as good as donating all eggs to one person?

Deivanayagam MaruthiniMohammed MohammedShilpi PandeyMaha RagunathSimon ThorntonKen Dowell

P35 Microdose flare protocol in poor responders as compared to GnRH long down-regulation protocol

Jyotsna PundirSanjay PrabhuPari RamanathanLitha PepasColin Davis

P36 CNS demyelinating condition presenting as acute psychosis in early pregnancy following assisted conception treatment

Harish BhandariTarek GhobaraSujit NairStephen Keay

P37 Is a mock embryo transfer as effective as a formal endometrial scratch in an unselected population?

Thomas CunninghamStephen MaguinessPiotr Lesny

P38 The impact of endometrial scratch on clinical pregnancy and live birth rate in IVF cycles

Antonios VlismasGeorge ChristopoulosEmil Barsoum-DeriasMarta Ramos-LuqueGeoffrey TrewStuart Lavery

P39 Less can be enough in IVF

Hemlata ThackareJeanette MackenzieAndrina LouisyKamal Ahuja

P40 Natural cycle IVF: Evaluation of 75 cycles

Laurentiu CraciunasMartina KollmannAlison RichardsonLyndsey ZujovicNicholas Raine-Fenning

P41 Natural cycle vs stimulated frozen blastocyst transfer

George HughesAmy HendersonSharon BinnersleySarah WallbuttonVictoria GittinsStacy ParryKate GouldingHelene CloeteAnnemieke MitchellCatherine ReynoldsJason Kasraie

P42 Cytokinetic history at the cleavage stage does not influence subsequent implantation potential of vitrified blastocysts

Nicole GibsonCatherine PatersonChristine AdamPaul MitchellMarco GaudoinRichard Fleming

P43 An overview of frozen blastocyst transfers at the Leeds Centre for Reproductive Medicine

Laura McArthur

P44 Case study: Clinical pregnancy after frozen blastocyst transfer from previously vitrified oocytes

Vanessa WrightDamian PikeAlison Campbell

P45 To re-freeze or not to re-freeze? That is the question.

Sarah FoleyRachel SmithAlison CampbellCath DrezetSimon Fishel

P46 Egg vs Embryo freezing

Jolly JoySteve GreeneGemma McDermott

P47 Efficacy of ‘EmbryoGlue’ in IVF/ICSI treatment and frozen–thawed embryo transfer cycles

Olutope AdeniyiHelen HunterDiane CritchlowYvonne WilsonAnnette LloydSimona SmutnaKeith McEvoySophie JaquesCatherine TurnerPhoebe BabbingtonLucy WoodGreg HorneDaniel Brison

P48 An audit to assess the effect of EmbryoGlue^® exposure time on clinical outcome

Amy BarrieEleanor TaylorGrace HaresnapeNicola ShawHannah NewbyKaren SchnaufferCharles KingslandStephen Troup

P49 An in vitro implantation model reveals morphological and functional details of human blastocyst attachment to uterine epithelium

Peter RuaneStephane BerneauPhoebe BabbingtonSusan KimberMelissa WestwoodDaniel BrisonJohn Aplin

P50 In vitro development assessment of sibling embryos: Single vs sequential media culture

Rebecca FrettsomeBridget BarkerThomas ConnollyMark HowardNicola MonksEmma Woodland

P51 In the zone: Implantation of a good quality embryo may be inhibited by the presence of a poor quality embryo

Holly MoseleyAntony Price

P52 Controlled ovarian stimulation and its effect on oocyte and embryo quality

Bayan OsmaniCristina Hickman

P53 A study of blastomere arrangement at the 4-cell stage in transferred embryos with known clinical outcome.

Elaine PowerNatalie BowmanKathryn GardnerSue MontgomerySimon FishelAlison Campbell

P54 Development of a targeted mass spectrometry strategy to accurately quantify embryo viability biomarkers in single human blastocoels

Maurizio PoliSouraya JaroudiKatharina SpathJonas SarasaTim ChildDagan Wells

P55 Effects of embryo culture in low oxygen versus atmospheric oxygen in in vitro fertilisation

Vanessa WrightFiona Foad

P56 Can we rely on a freeze all embryo strategy?

Amaia MugicaOlga RuizAna CalderonAnna SerraMarga TorresJavier Marqueta

P57 Embryo vitrification on day 4 increases the survival rate in oocyte recipients

Joaquín LlácerIván OchandoMªDolores Pérez-IzquierdoJaime GuerreroJorge TenRafael Bernabeu

P58 A retrospective analysis of vitrification outcomes – is it time for a change in policy?

Gerri EmersonFiona ToalAlison CampbellSimon ThorntonSimon Fishel

P59 The challenge of the CE-marked IVF laboratory

Joanne GravesLucy JennerLaina MurphyAlison CampbellSimon Fishel

P60 Using emerging technologies to improve traditional quality control in the IVF lab

Cristina HickmanMaria Carmen EscribaDanielle GwinnettAnna CarbyGeoff TrewStuart LaveryOriol Oliana

P61 Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA): A proactive risk assessment tool used in IVF

Emily GloverRaj JoshiJayne LiddleSali NinanRehan SalimMariam Al Mazrouei

P62 Retrospective study of patients using EmbryoGen for embryo culture based on previous clinical history

Kathryn BerrisfordEllen CaterAlison CampbellLucy JennerSimon Fishel

P63 A study of vacuolation in transferred human preimplantation embryos which resulted in live birth, compared with those which did not

Kathryn GardnerRachel SmithNatalie BowmanElaine PowerSamantha DuffySimon FishelAlison Campbell

P64 Media supplementation in the laboratory compared to that in the factory: Is it worth the risk?

Cristina Hickman

P65 The time interval of between 1 and 7 hours from oocyte recovery to IVF insemination has no impact on outcome data

Claire ShearerRachel SmithAlison Campbell

P66 Case report: The possible causes and effects of non-apposition of pronuclei in three out of seven embryos cultured in time-lapse incubation

Abigail BurchillRachel SmithCath DrezetAlison CampbellSimon Fishel

P67 Ploidy, morphokinetics and time lapse imaging: The story so far

Alison CampbellSimon FishelDarren Griffin

P68 Fragmentation as a tool to predict blastulation: A time-lapse study

Bethany WillisCristina HickmanStuart LaveryGeoffrey TrewDanielle GwinnettAnna Carby

P69 Day-3 time-lapse evaluation of early cytokinetic events predicts day-3 cell numbers, embryo quality and destiny better than morphology alone

Catherine PatersonChristine AdamNicole GibsonClare NoblePaul MitchellMarco GaudoinRichard Fleming

P70 A retrospective comparison of single step time-lapse (Vitrolife – GTL) media to sequential (Sage – QA series) media – blastocyst development, timing and metabolism

Laura ShawChristine LearySteve MaguinessJohn Robinson

P71 Embryo quality is influenced by the fertilization technique assessed by an automated time-lapse system

Eugenia RocafortMiguel Angel FernándezJose Antonio HorcajadasJon AizpuruaMarta GuijarroLlanos Medrano

P72 The creation of an algorithm for the prediction of IVF pregnancy outcomes and blastocyst formation using morphokinetic parameters

Lucy PapaioannouAnastasia ManiaAlpesh DoshiJoyce Harper

P73 Does early embryo viability assessment (Eeva™) predict pregnancy as well as blastocyst formation?

Connie DaviesAnthony PriceSusan IngamellsJudith Eckert

P74 Eeva and early cleavage: Finding the best of the ‘best embryos’

Mags MurrayAnthony TraubPeter McFaulIshola AgbajeRalph RobertsJim MoohanRobbie Kerr

P75 Day-3 embryo transfer based on early embryo viability assessment (Eeva) shows equivalent implantation rates to blastocysts, potentially improving laboratory efficiency.

Marco GaudoinClare NobleNicole GibsonChris AdamPaul MitchellRichard Fleming

P76 Split day-3 and day-5 transfers in IVF/ICSI treatment cycles: A retrospective analysis

Dipali DesaiValerie ShaiklySue ButterworthVladimir OvsyankinAkhmed KamalMohamed Taranissi

P77 Are split IVF/ICSI cycles an effective way of managing unexplained infertility?

Cath DrezetRachel SmithAlison CampbellSimon Fishel

P78 Introduction of a new policy – a fixed embryo transfer day without interim embryo assessment, a review of 6 months’ experience

Aida KaffelAlison JonesYakoub KhalafVirginia Bolton

P79 A comprehensive cytogenetic and quality analysis of day-5 and day-6 blastocysts

Elpida FragouliSamer AlfarawatiKatharina SpathDhruti BabariyaDagan Wells

P80 Development and validation of ultra-rapid and cost-effective embryo chromosome analysis methods

Katharina SpathElpida FragouliMichalis KonstantinidisMaurizio PoliDagan Wells

P81 A novel method using next-generation sequencing to detect methylation status of multiple imprinted loci in human gametes and preimplantation embryos

Dhruti BabariyaKatharina SpathDagan Wells

P82 The use of comprehensive chromosome screening (CCS) to increase the implantation rate in advanced maternal age

Ruth MoralesBelen LledoJose A. OrtizHelena BlancaAdoracion RodriguezJoaquin LlacerRafael Bernabeu

P83 Genetic carrier screening through an expanded screening platform: An analysis of carrier rates

Alexander BisignanoNeha KumarSally RodriguezSantiago MunneDagan Wells

P84 Comprehensive PGD and PGS analysis of embryo biopsies using combined karyomapping and next-generation sequencing

Tony GordonMatt WyattEric CzuprenskiTom McWialliamsKristine McWilliamsJohn Kitchen

P85 Development and validation of an array- based nano-scale quantitative polymerase chain reaction technology for comprehensive chromosome screening of preimplantation embryos

Katharina SpathSamer AlfarawatiElpida FragouliDagan Wells

P86 Clinical validation of karyomapping, a revolutionary new technique for preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Dagan WellsJonas SarasaKenny WheelerLauren Lansdowne

P87 How ‘NICE’ is it really to exclude routine thyroid function testing in subfertile women?

Suzanne PriceThomas Tang

P88 Is the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency higher in men attending fertility clinics?

Madhavi GudipatiKim PearceJane StewartKevin McEleny

P89 Vitamin D levels and knowledge, investigation findings and pregnancy outcomes in a cohort of couples attending for IVF/ICSI

Grace NevilleFiona MartynMark KilbaneMalachi McKennaMairead O RiordanMary WingfieldFionnuala McAuliffe

P90 Can ‘pre-Conceive’ food supplements improve fertility?

Jannie MichielsenClaire MoranHanora RyanAoife CorleyEdel DelaneyMargot KearneyAshling WardDeclan Keane

P91 Weight loss in morbidly obese fertility patients

Iryna KrynytskaJonathan LordSusan Bates

P92 Infertility patients’ knowledge of the impact of obesity on reproductive health outcomes

Fatima HusainCiara CumminsLucas DeschenesAlex Jackson

P93 Does donor body mass index affect the final outcome in egg donation?

Jaime GuerreroRafael BernabeuJorge TenJuan GimenezJoaquin Llacer

P94 Should women delay pregnancy following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB)?

Amanda JefferysDimitrios SiassakosErik LenguerrandKatie CornthwaiteMary LynchJudith HydeAndrew JohnsonTim Draycott

P95 Patient support – have we got it wrong?

Russell Davis

P96 Patient responses to support offered to women suffering early pregnancy loss

Tracey HamiltonPatricia AmbroseMarco GaudoinRichard Fleming

P97 Should all donor oocyte pregnancies be managed in high-risk obstetric clinic?

Yadava JeveNeelam PotdarAlbert OpakuManjiri Khare

P98 Greater staff engagement better patient care

Yadava Jeve

P99 Compliance with national guidelines for the management of fertility in patients with breast or haematological cancers

Helen RobbinsArooba ZahoorKevin Jones

P100 Fertility preservation as standard care in management of breast cancer patients

Nagla ElfakiRukma Bhattacharya

P101 Fertility preservation in female cancer patients: A comprehensive approach

Parimalam RamanathanRosa Maria AlvarezColin Davis

P102 Fertility preservation in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients: A referral centre's experience

Rosa Maria AlvarezParimalam RamanathanColin Davis

P103 Preservation of fertility in haemato-oncology patients

Ghada GhourabStuart Lavery

P104 Do women with sickle cell disease have impaired ovarian reserve?

Julia KopeikaSrirupa GuptaS PunnialingamNivedita ReddyYacoub KhalefJo HowardEugene Oteng-Ntim

P105 Antral follicle count: Assessment of the discriminatory power of AFC by evaluation of its within-patient and between-patient variability

Oybek RustamovJane MacDougallAndrew PrenticeAlka PrakashCheryl FitzgeraldRaj Mathur

P106 Prediction of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome using ovarian reserve variables

Magued MikhailAmira OsmanMohamed KhalilEizabeth AbrahamSrividya SeshadriYacoub Khalaf

P107 Correlation between ultrasound follicular volume and antral dimensions in in vitro fertilisation cycles

N. Ellissa BaskindNicolas M. OrsiVinay Sharma

P108 Associations between follicular volume, cytokines and oocyte maturity in assisted conception

N. Ellissa BaskindNicolas OrsiVinay Sharma

P109 Identification of novel human follicular fluid proteins by proteomic techniques

Asma HamadJackson Kirkman-BrownLinda Lefievre

P110 IVF and abnormal placentation: Are they linked?

Nadine MassiahFatima Abu Amna

P111 Neonatal outcomes following cleavage versus blastocyst stage transfer

Danielle MayhewSamantha ByerleyMary HerbertAlison MurdochLouise Hyslop

P112 Transferability of embryo grading schemes; A report of intra-observer variability from > 100 years of combined embryology experience

Nicola BruceValerie ShaiklyMohamed Taranissi

P113 Requirements to achieve authorisation of a tissue establishment in the Republic of Ireland

Sarah PaceFabian WardDeclan Keane

P114 Fertility teaching over the last 100 years

Hafiz Abel NabiNasreen AflaifelRichard RussellAndrew Weeks

P115 Efficacy of progesterone supplementation during early pregnancy: A meta-analysis

Leyan YanGeorge MannZhendan ShiRobert Robinson

P116 Importance of the timing of progesterone supplementation on pregnancy outcome following assisted reproduction

Amal MohammedKatie WoadRobert RobinsonGeorge Mann

P117 Embryonic stem cells: Modelling effects of early embryo environment on developmental potential

Yi-Lung ChangTom FlemingNeil Smyth