Abstracts of the 8th ESC Congress Edinburgh 2004
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STATE OF THE ART | FREE COMMUNICATIONS | POSTERS |
KEYNOTE SESSIONS | WORKSHOPS | SPONSORED SYMPOSIA |
Session 1: Sexually transmitted infections | ||
STIs – trends and epidemiology | M. van de Laar (The Netherlands) | Abstract |
User issues/holistic model | J. Adams (UK) | |
Integrated sexual health services | P. Greenhouse (UK) | Abstract |
Session 2: Appropriate screening in sexual health | ||
Should we screen? | P. Greenhouse (UK) | |
Opportunistic screening for Chlamydia trachomatis: establishing the national chlamydia screening programme in England | D.S. LaMontagne (UK) | Abstract |
Ethics/psychology | S.V. Carr (UK) | Abstract |
Session 3: Non-contraceptive effects | ||
Polycystic ovary syndrome | D. Cibula (Czech Republic) | |
Hormonal contraceptives for the medical treatment of endometriosis | G. Crosignani (Italy) | Abstract |
Health benefits – breast and bone | A. Glasier (UK) | Abstract |
Non-contraceptive effects – dysfunctional uterine bleeding | I. Milssom (Sweden) | Abstract |
Session 4: Abortion | ||
Abortion methods: European issues | C. Fiala (Austria) | Abstract |
Home administration | Ph. Lefebvre (France) | |
Ethical and global aspects of abortion | H. Goldstein (Denmark) | Abstract |
Abortion; Influencing politics | M.M. Lech (Poland) | Abstract |
Session 5: Risks, the individual perspective | ||
Determinants of sexual and reproductive behaviour | R.H.W. van Lunsen (The Netherlands) | Abstract |
Individual risk perception in STI prevention | N. Bajos (France) | Abstract |
Risk and unwanted pregnancy | O. Graham (UK) | |
Session 6: Risk communication | ||
How do we measure risks in epidemiological terms? | T. Farley (WHO, Switzerland) | Abstract |
How do we communicate risk? | A. Herxheimer (UK) | Abstract |
Coping with scares | H.P.G. Schneider (Germany) | Abstract |
Session 7: Male and female steroidal contraception | ||
New developments | S. Skouby (Denmark) | |
New progestins | R. Sitruk-Ware (France) | Abstract |
Male steroidal contraception | R.A. Andersen (UK) | Abstract |