Course content
1
Halyna Strelko
Modern understanding of folliculogenesis regulation.
Stimulation begins with physiology. How gonadotropin-dependent and -independent stages of follicle growth, the FSH window and intra-ovarian factors determine why some protocols work and others do not — and how to read this at the individual patient.
2
Nataliia Vladykina
Basic protocols of controlled ovarian stimulation: the tools we have.
Master the fundamentals before adding complexity. Agonist and antagonist protocols, choice of gonadotropins and starting dose, individualisation to ovarian reserve — the systematic toolkit every stimulation programme starts from.
3
Mykola Gryshchenko
Evolution of controlled stimulation protocols: selection factors and shifting paradigms.
The stimulation paradigm has shifted from 'more oocytes at any cost' to personalisation and safety. Which factors really drive protocol choice today, how freeze-all and cycle segmentation changed decision logic, and where the limits of reasonable individualisation lie.
4
Olha Romanova
Random-start protocols and DuoStim: new options in modern practice.
The classic 'day 2–3' start is no longer the only option. When it is appropriate to start stimulation regardless of cycle phase, how dual stimulation (DuoStim) raises the cumulative oocyte yield in challenging patients, and where the limits of these approaches lie.
5Nataliia Vladykina & Halyna Strelko & Mykola Gryshchenko
Q&A session: ovarian stimulation (part 1).
A live discussion following the first part: folliculogenesis regulation, basic protocols, personalisation and random-start/DuoStim — with practical takeaways and audience questions.
6Nataliia Vladykina
Complications of controlled stimulation: what can be prevented and avoided.
Most stimulation complications are predictable. How to assess the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, when an agonist trigger and freeze-all are the rescue, how to choose the final maturation trigger, and which mistakes cost a cycle — a practical review of prevention.
7
Endometrial preparation for frozen embryo transfer: a gallery of protocols.
Natural, modified natural or hormone replacement cycle — what determines the choice? A comparison of endometrial preparation protocols for frozen embryo transfer, the role and monitoring of progesterone, and synchronising the implantation window with embryo transfer.
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Kateryna Babenko8Nataliia Vladykina & Mykola Gryshchenko
Q&A session: complications and embryo transfer (part 2).
A live discussion following the second part: prevention of stimulation complications and endometrial preparation for frozen embryo transfer — with practical takeaways and audience questions.
