The Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital in Granada has returned to get together To over 200 obstetricians and gynecologists from all over Andalusia, following two years of pandemic, in order to share and update knowledge in diagnoses and treatments in areas of this specialty, such as approaches related to perinatal medicine, frequent gynecological pathologies or assisted reproduction.
Developed for three daysin the first of them, which is held this Wednesday, issues related to the fetal Medicine, with a monograph on diagnosis and treatment of spina bifida, controversies related to the last phase of pregnancy and childbirth, and a session on perinatal mourning, which has delved into how to support, from the hospital, to families who lose a baby during the previous process, during or following childbirth.
On the second day, aspects such as the uterine malformations, the implantation of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, a recently incorporated technique of which the Granada hospital is a reference for eastern Andalusia, or the cryopreservation of fertility. In addition, this session will host the Meeting of the Granada School of Reproduction and Embryology.
The last day is dedicated to the . Workshops on chronic pelvic pain will also be held.Comprehensive care for cancer patientsnico or treatment options for fibroids.
The Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital has an Obstetrics and Gynecology service refferent for different techniques in Fetal Medicine and Surgical Oncology.
In the field of Reproduction, in addition to managing the sperm bank, this unit is also a pioneer in reproductive techniques for serodiscordant couples, when an HIV-positive person has a seronegative partner, and oocyte donation. Since 2009, it has been a reference center for fertility preservation for women with the implementation of the egg freezing technique in patients with cancer or degenerative diseases.
The aim is to preserve fertility in young women who have to undergo aggressive treatments such as chemotherapy. The purpose is that the gametes can be used in assisted reproduction techniques if the patient requests it in the future to have children.
