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O-229 12:15 PM
N-GLYCOLYLNEURAMINIC ACID (Neu5Gc) XENOGLYCAN
(XE) AND DIRECTED ANTIBODIES (ABs) ARE PRESENT IN THE
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT.
J. M. Sroga 1 , F. Ma 2 , I. B. Ressler 1 , K. B. DiPaola 1 , P. Gagneux 2 , S. R.
Lindheim 1 . 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH; 2 Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine,
Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California
San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA.
O-230 12:30 PM
POST-GENOMIC NETWORKS OF FOLICULAR FLUID AND THEIR
RELATION TO AGEING IN CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATION
CYCLES.
F. B. Cordeiro 1 , R. C. Rochetti 1 , F. C. Gozzo 2 , A. P. Cedenho 1 , R.
P. Bertolla 1 , E. G. Lo Turco 1 . 1 Department of Surgery, Division of
Urology, Human Reproduction Section, Sao Paulo Federal University,
Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2 Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas,
Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
O-231 12:45 PM
THE IMPACT OF CHROMOSOME SPECIFIC ANEUPLOIDY ON
BLASTOCYST QUALITY.
D. M. Taylor 1,2 , J. Campos 1 , X. Tao 1 , H. Garnsey 1 , L. Rary 1 .
1 Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey, Morristown, NJ;
2 UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
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HEALTH DISPARITIES
ROOM 330 G
Moderators: Alicia Armstrong
Melissa Wellons
O-232 11:15 AM
“IT’S NOT SO MUCH THAT WE NEED MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
AS WE NEED SOCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH BREAKTHROUGHS” –
HOW INFERTILITY PROVIDERS NAVIGATE A COMPLICATED
LANDSCAPE TO OPTIMIZE CARE FOR THEIR PATIENTS.
G. L. Ryan1 , L. A. Shinkunas2 , S. L. Mott3 , W. S. Lester3 , S. P. Stuart3 .
1Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Carver College
of Medicine, Iowa City, IA; 2Program in Bioethics and Humanities,
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA;
3Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa
City, IA.
O-233 11:30 AM
RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN BREAST DENSITY ON SCREENING
DIGITAL MAMMOGRAMS COMPARING R2 QUANTRA
VOLUMETRIC COMPUTERIZED SOFTWARE SYSTEM VS
RADIOLOGIST BIRAD DENSITY MEASURES.
G. Richard-Davis 1 , L. Lucas 2 , A. Disher 3 , V. Montgomery-Rice 2 , A.
Andrade 2 . 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meharry Medical College,
Nashville, TN; 2 Center for Women’s Health Research, Meharry
Medical College, Nashville, TN; 3 Radiology, Meharry Medical
College, Nashville, TN.
O-234 11:45 AM
COMPARISON OF IN VITRO FERTILIZATION OUTCOMES OF
MINORITIES VERSUS CAUCASIANS.
I. D. Harris, S. Murray, S. Wang, P. McShane, R. Alvero. Obstetrics and
Gynecology, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO.
O-235 12:00 PM
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REPRODUCTIVE “TOURISM”:
PATIENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON A GROWING GLOBAL
PHENOMENON.
M. C. Inhorn, P. Patrizio. Anthropolgy, Yale University, New Haven, CT;
Obstetrics/Gynecology/Reproductive Sciences, Yale University, New
Haven, CT.
ORAL ABSTRACTS
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O-236 12:15 PM
PHYSICIAN’S PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICES REGARDING
THE FERTILITY COUNSELING AND MANAGEMENT OF OBESE
PATIENTS.
I. D. Harris, J. Python, L. Roth, R. Alvero, S. Murray, W. D. Schlaff.
Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora,
CO.
O-237 12:30 PM
LATINO PERSPECTIVES ON INFERTILITY TREATMENT: THE IMPACT
OF CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS FACTORS ON THE
UTILIZATION OF INFERTILITY SERVICES.
A. L. Dawson, L. G. Rodriguez-Riesco, R. Alvero. Obstetrics and
Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO.
O-238 12:45 PM
TRENDS OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES IN REFERRAL
PATTERNS FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION CONSULTATION.
L. R. Goodman, J. E. Merserseau, U. Balthazar, J. Kim. Reproductive
Endocrinology and Infertility, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
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MALE FACTOR: ART
ROOM 231 A/C
Moderators: Claudio Chilik
Ashok Agarwal
O-239 11:15 AM
SPERM DNA FRAGMENTATION TEST PREDICTS ASSISTED
REPRODUCTIVE OUTCOMES BETTER THAN MSOME.
M. Brassesco 1 , R. Lafuente 1 , G. López 1 , M. A. Checa 2 , R. Carreras 2 .
1 Medical Department, CIRH, Barcelona, Spain; 2 Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Barcelona,
Spain.
O-240 11:30 AM
LEISURE-TIME EXERCISE BEHAVIOR INFLUENCES SEMEN
PARAMETERS IN MEN ATTENDING AN INFERTILITY CLINIC.
M. Murakami 1 , M. Kawamoto 1 , K. Murakami 1 , M. Kubojima 1 , K.
Shiraishi 2 , T. Kuramoto 1 . 1 Kuramoto Women’s Clinic, Fukuoka, Japan;
2 Department of Urology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine,
Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
O-241 11:45 AM
SPERM DNA DAMAGE MEASURED BY THE SPERM CHROMATIN
STRUCTURE ASSAY AND BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS IN CHILDREN
CONCEIVED BY ASSISTED REPRODUCTION.
M. Bungum, L. Bungum. Reproductive Medicine Centre, Skanes
University Hospital, Malmoe, Sweden.
O-242 12:00 PM
SEVERE TERATOZOOSPERMIA AND MALE AGE INCREASE
LEVELS OF SPERM APOPTOSIS IN INFERTILE PATIENTS.
H. Uriondo, C. Alvarez Sedó, M. V. Gil, P. Frazer, J. Serna, F. Nodar.
Centro de Estudios en Ginecología y Reproducción (CEGyR),
Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
O-243 12:15 PM
ANNEXIN V COLUMNS: CLINICAL OUTCOME IN EGG
DONATION PROGRAM, THE IMPACT OF SPERM APOPTOSIS.
C. Alvarez Sedó, C. Boggino, H. Uriondo, M. V. Gil, M. Lavolpe,
F. Nodar. Centro de Estudios en Ginecología y Reproducción
(CEGyR), Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
O-244 12:30 PM
GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (GDNF)
INDUCED MIGRATION OF SPERMATOGONIAL STEM CELLS IN
VITRO VIA MEK AND NF-kB PATHWAYS.
M. Huleihel 1 , E. Fadlon 1 , A. AbuElhija 1 , E. Lunenfeld 2 . 1 The Shraga
Segal Dept. Microbiology and Immunology, Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel; 2 IVF Unit, Soroka University Medical
Center, Beer Sheva, Israel.