''Ferticon-2019', a two-day seventh International Symposium on Reproductive Medicine would be held in Chennai on July 27 and 28.

The event, hosted by the Aakash Fertility Centre and Hospital, will be inaugurated by DMK Lok Sabha member Ms Thamizachi Thangapandian, Hospital Founder and Organising Committee President Dr T Kamaraj and Organising Committee Chairman Dr K S Jeyarani Kamaraj told reporters on 25th July.

Apart from discussing recent advancements and treatments available for infertility, the event would also provide problem solving sessions in fertility, laparoscopy procedures, azoospermia management, guidelines for IVF, ovarian reserve, PGD, cervical incompetence, genital TB in infertility, among others.

More than 1,000 delegates, including a few from foreign countries would participate in the event and share their expertise.

They said the science of infertility was fast advancing and needs thorough counselling and management. 

Stating that in recent past, hundreds of clinics have been opened in India that specializes exclusively in infertility treatment, Dr Jeyarani said only 20 per cent of childless couples consult specialized centres due to various reasons.

The remaining 80 per cent make protocol visits to consult their family physicians and gyneacologists, who treat them for a certain period before referring them to specialists.

''Again at any given time thousands of medicos having post graduate degrees in Obstetrics and Gyneacology enter into active practice every year.'', she said and added that one or two out of ten patients in their practice have genuine problems of infertility-apprehensive couple, eager to conceive a child.

But, busy practice gives them less time in updating the knowledge of treatment modalities available for treating patients with infertility. ''Our rich experience of 22 years in treating childless couples has made us understand the dire need for an initial infertility management protocol for all Gyneacologists'', she added.

Ferticon offers a platform for gaining knowledge through interaction between the experts and practitioners in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Expertise Faculty’s knowledge and experience in the field of Reproductive Medicine and Obstetrics and Gyneacology would greatly benefit the PGs and the practicing Obstetricians and Gynecologists attending this conference.

During the inauguration, Indian Society for Reproductive Medicine (ISAR) President Dr Jaideep Malhotra would be presented with the Lifetime Achievement award. On the second day of the event, India's first Female Sexual Health Centre would be launched and it would be functioning in Aakash Fertility Centre in which various treatment options and counselling would be provided to women facing sexual and infertility problems.