New Technologies in Reproductive Medicine, Neonatology and Gynecology: The Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium, March 1998, Folgaria, Italy

Preface. Assisted procreation: Prostasome-sperm fusion: possible involvement in fertility. Uterine perfusion in fertile and infertile patients. Assisted procreation in private practice. Computer-aided prognosis of birth after successful treatment ofinfertility. New methods for prenatal diagnosis: Techniques for early diagnosis of the abnormal fetus. Fetal cells detection in maternal circulation. 2-D color Doppler: Early pregnancy studied by transvaginal color Doppler. Color Doppler assessment ofintraplacental circulation in late pregnancy. Doppler ultrasound in perinatal medicine measurements and artifacts. 3-D imaging: Three-dimensional imaging in human reproduction in normal and pathological conditions: a new approach by high resolutionelectron microscopy after maceration techniques and vascular casts. Color Doppler in congenital defects. Computerized CTG: Correlation between antepartum cCTG and umbilical cord gas-analysis at birth. Infections: Maternal-fetal cytomegalovirus infection.Labor and delivery: Prognosis of birth term: new deveopments. Neonatology: Carnitine in perinatal medicine revisited. Beta-hydroxybutyrate in neonatal hypoglycemia. Free radicals in neonatal brain disorders: possible benefits of antioxidants. Diagnosis,prevention and treatment of IRDS: Evolution of new tests for the assessment of fetal lung maturity. In utero surfactant for the prophylaxis of NRDS. Effects of corticosteroids on the fetal lung. Effects of vasoactive agents on utero-placental and fetalblood flow and on fetal breathing movements. The effect of direct fetal steroid treatment on fetal heart rate variation. Oncology: Color Doppler and 3-D ultrasound in the study of uterine anomalies. Prevention and management of female genital cancer atthe beginning of the third millennium after a century of clinical experience. Treatment of ovarian tumors. Diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy and laparoscopy: Gravitational Vario flow system with deficit indicator - for safe fluid delivery inhysteroscopic operations. Complications during laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). Laparoscopic treatment of ectopic pregnancy. Menopause and osteoporosis: The vaginal route: an alternative for HRT. Endocrinology of menopause. Estrogensand nitric oxide: a cardiovascular duet. Endoprosthetics in hip and knee joints affected by osteoporosis. Pharmacological characteristics of transdermal hormone replacement therapy. Breast: Fatty acid synthesase predictive's strength in early breastcancer carcinoma patients. Clinical values of serum C-ERBB-2 VIS-A'-VIS 3D echography in patients with breast cancer. Free communications and posters: Doppler blood flow velocimetry of maternal intrarenal arteries during pregnancy. New approach in theevaluation of hydrosalpinx: scanning electron microscopy after NaOH maceration. Use of a new intrauterine contraceptive device, "GyneFix." Comparative study. Normal and abnormal corpus luteum function. Decidualization-regulated