• The symposium has grown from a regional event into a respected global forum that is accredited by the Dubai Health Authority
• Participants will benefit from over 30 keynote speeches as well as a special workshop on the role of urologists in the IVF community

Fakih IVF Fertility Center has announced that the 7th edition of the UAE Reproductive Symposium will return to Dubai from 23rd to 24th March at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. The symposium will bring together leading sector experts to share the latest advances in reproductive medicine, supporting the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai a global hub for medical excellence.

Dr Michael Fakih, Medical Director of Fakih IVF Dubai and Abu Dhabi, commented: “Since its inception in 2012, the UAE Reproductive Symposium has grown to become a crucial and highly respected platform for discussing the most important issues in our field, providing professionals in this field with an opportunity to work together to significantly improve their treatments and practises. The medical progress taking place in this sector is astounding and it is our duty to keep abreast of it so that we can help patients across the country and also position the UAE as a global leader in fertility and reproductive medicine.”

The symposium will engage a wide range of attendees including obstetricians, gynaecologists, urologists, infertility specialists, embryologists, lab personnel, nurses and trainees via a comprehensive agenda that discusses new techniques and treatment modalities in reproductive medicine, identifies current clinical challenges in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilisation, and evaluates methods for individualising treatments based thereon.

This year’s agenda will explore both female and male infertility via keynote speeches including ‘Stem Cell Therapy of Female Infertility: The Last Frontier’, ‘Male Infertility & Somatic Health: Nature or Nurture?’, ‘Updates in the Management of Male Infertility’, ‘Providing Optimal Fertility Treatment for the Patient with PCOS’ and ‘Recent Advances in Uterine Fibroid Treatment for your Infertile Patient’.

A number of the keynote speeches are dedicated to female fertility-related disorders, including ‘Differentiating and Treating Endometriosis-Related Pain from Centralized and Neuropathic Pain’, ‘Depression, Anxiety and Eating Disorders in the PCOS Patient’, ‘Updates on Endometriosis’ and ‘Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea’. Among numerous other topics, participants will also have the opportunity to attend a workshop on the ‘Role of the Urologist in the IVF Community’ hosted by Dr. Hussein Kandil.

Dr. Michael Fakih concluded: “The UAE Reproductive Symposium has grown from a regional event into a respected global forum and we look forward to once again meeting with our peers to share knowledge that will improve the lives of hopeful parents not only in our region but across the world.”