15th Croatian Congress on GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, HUMAN REPRODUCTION AND MENOPAUSE

Date
September 11 – 13, 2025

Location
Amadria Park Conference Park 25/7 & Hotel 4 opatijska cvijeta, Opatija – Croatia

Language
English and Croatian are official languages of the Congress. Lectures in the Hall 2A and Hall 2B (8th Congress of the Croatian Society of Clinical Embryologists), will be held exclusively in English.

Participation
You can register by filling out the registration form.
After completing and submitting the form, you will receive an offer/invoice for the registration fee via email.
Your congress registration will be considered valid only after the fee has been paid.

Abstract Submission
Participants who wish to give an oral presentation or present a poster must submit an abstract, which will be reviewed by the Congress Scientific Committee. All accepted abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstracts.

Abstract submission deadline: August 10, 2025
Notification of acceptance: August 20, 2025

GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & IVF

• What happens in the uterus lasts a lifetime: A multidisciplinary approach to improving preconception and early pregnancy care
• Failed implantations, recurrent pregnancy loss, and endometrial disorders
• Immunization during pregnancy: Myths and facts
• From preconception to delivery: The importance of the microbiome and nutritional supplements
• From diagnosis to delivery: The role of ultrasound in women’s health
• AI in obstetrics: Leveraging machine learning to predict adverse pregnancy outcomes
• Investigating the impact of environmental toxins on reproductive health: What clinicians need to know
• Redefining diagnostic criteria for vaginitis/vaginosis
• Cervical neoplasia: Myths and realities of HPV vaccination
• Surgical vs. non-surgical management of ectopic pregnancy
• From symptoms to solutions: A comprehensive approach to abnormal uterine bleeding
• Endometriosis: Breaking the silence on a painful issue
• Endometriosis toolkit: Core strategies for medical management
• PCOS: Exploring the mysteries of a complex syndrome
• Living with PCOS: Guidance for a healthier future
• Reproductive health under the spotlight: How obesity changes the landscape
• Current strategies in diagnosing and treating PMS and PMDD: A multidisciplinary approach
• Personalized contraception: How to tailor therapeutic options to individual needs
• Safety and efficacy: Evaluating new contraceptive options
• Understanding menopause: The science behind the symptoms
• Managing vasomotor symptoms of menopause: There’s no one-size-fits-all solution
• Combating menopause misinformation with evidence-based medicine
• Ovarian reserve testing and how to interpret the results
• Optimizing ovarian stimulation protocols: Personalized approaches in IVF
• The role of endometrial receptivity in successful implantation
• Single embryo transfer: The road to safer pregnancies
• Ovarian stimulation protocols for oncology patients
• Understanding Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT)
• Clinical KPIs: What is the current state?
• Presentation of the new ESHRE guidelines
• ART outcomes and how to interpret them
• AI in assisted reproduction: Pros and cons

EMBRYOLOGY

• RIF and RPL – The embryologist’s perspective
• New insights into embryo culture media composition
• Emerging technologies in sperm selection – Microfluidic sperm sorting
• SET vs. DET – Less is more!
• Conventional IVF vs. ICSI – A decision based on the oocyte or the sperm?
• Ultra-fast oocyte and embryo freezing/thawing methods: A step forward?
• Vitrification and its impact on epigenetics – What do we know?
• Update on the Istanbul Consensus
• IVF laboratory quality control
• FET success rates – Day 5 vs. Day 6 transfers
• New SoHO legislation

(VAT included)

*Only students enrolled in the fifth and sixth years of the combined undergraduate and graduate medical program are subject to the student registration fee.

Students must send proof of student status to the organizer at: drazena@contres.hr

The congress registration fee includes access to the professional program, other accompanying congress content (including lunches and coffee breaks) and CMC points.

CANCELLATION CONDITIONS FOR PAID REGISTRATION FEE AND ACCOMMODATION RESERVATIONS will be listed in the PDF congress announcement.

This year, it is possible to submit an abstract for either an e-poster or an oral presentation.

Following the abstract writing guidelines, please send your abstract in a Word document to the email address maja@contres.hr (Ms. Maja Orsag).

Please note that only abstracts from participants who have completed the registration process on time and paid the participation fee will be considered. Abstracts that do not meet these conditions will not be considered for presentations or announcements.

Abstract Writing Guidelines

• Title of the abstract
• Author’s full name (entered as):
  • First name: as an initial (e.g., H.)
  • Last name (e.g., H. Kovac)
• Contact author (Presenting author) should include their phone number and email address
• Full name of the institutions of all authors
• Text length: up to 2,700 characters
• It is recommended that the abstract includes: objective of the work, materials and methods, results, conclusion (for original research only)
• References: Include the three most important references
• The abstract should be written in Croatian or English
• Abstract submission deadline: August 10, 2025
• Notification of acceptance: August 20, 2025

All additional information regarding presentations and announcements will be provided in a timely manner before the start of the congress.

ALL ACCOMMODATION CAPACITIES ARE FULL

The accommodation price per day includes half board (breakfast and dinner per person, tourist tax and VAT).

Parking fee is not included in the accommodation price and for congress participants is 20 EUR per day per vehicle.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Participants who cancel their participation in writing no later than August 18, 2025 are entitled to a refund of the paid registration fee, reduced by the VAT amount and administrative fees of €40.00 (after the Congress).

Cancellations received after August 18, 2025 are not eligible for a refund.

If the registration fee is not paid by the specified deadline, the registration and the registration holder will be automatically deleted from the system without further notice.

A name change of the registration holder is subject to a fee of €20.00.

Applications open until August 29, 2025, for inquiries after August 29 please contact drazena@contres.hr or viktorija@contres.hr.

For group registrations (more than 5 people), please download the form, fill it out and send it to drazena@contres.hr and viktorija@contres.hr. After receiving it, we will send you a confirmation of receipt of the form as soon as possible.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Participants who cancel their participation in writing no later than August 18, 2025 are entitled to a refund of the paid registration fee, reduced by the VAT amount and administrative fees of €40.00 (after the Congress).

Cancellations received after August 18, 2025 are not eligible for a refund.

If the registration fee is not paid by the specified deadline, the registration and the registration holder will be automatically deleted from the system without further notice.

A name change of the registration holder is subject to a fee of €20.00.

• Address: Ulica kralja Zvonimira 44, HR-10000 Zagreb
• +385 1 48 21 193
• Contact person: Maja Orsag
• maja@contres.hr