"Harnessing ovarian aging mechanisms to enhance reproductive longevity"

presented by

Francesca Elizabeth Duncan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor,  Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professor of Reproductive Science, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive Science in Medicine)

Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Lecture Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
1.    Define the impact of female reproductive aging from fertility to general health outcomes.
2.    Identify age-related changes in the ovarian microenvironment (inflammation and fibrosis) and its biological consequences (follicle development and egg quality, ovulation, and ovarian cancer).  
3.    Evaluate the clinical potential of low dose anti-fibrotics and shear wave elastography as strategies to modulate and measure the aging ovarian microenvironment, respectively

Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
1.    Identify problems common to general Ob/Gyn practice; order appropriate diagnostic tests when indicated; improve patient outcomes.
2.    Identify conditions relevant to Ob/Gyn subspecialties and evaluate these conditions within the scope of general practice; place appropriate referrals; improve patient outcomes.
3.    Have a better understanding of the health care system and be able to function more efficiently within it.