INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING AND PRESENTING RESEARCH ABSTRACTS

International Institute of Restorative Reproductive Medicine

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

11 July 2012

1. Abstracts are welcome in any area relevant to restorative reproductive medicine. Restorative reproductive medicine seeks to understand, restore, and support the natural processes of human reproduction and excludes interventions that suppress, destroy, or circumvent normal human reproduction. Specific areas of interest include:

* natural family planning

* infertility

* reproductive epidemiology

* reproductive anatomy and physiology

* NaProTechnology

* psychosocial dimensions of human reproduction

* research comparing restorative and non-restorative approaches to reproductive medicine

2. Abstracts may be of original research, systematic literature reviews, theoretical development, systematic clinical observation, or clinical quality improvement. Abstracts should reflect work that is in process or completed, but is not yet published.

3. All abstracts must be received by TBD.

4. Abstracts are limited to a maximum of 500 words, including the title. The only identifier in the abstract text should be the title (no authors or affiliations). Abstracts should not contain charts, diagrams, or tables.

5. All abstracts must be submitted using the online abstract submission system. Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged by email.

6. Each abstract will be reviewed blindly and will be judged for scientific quality, innovation, and relevance to and consistency with a restorative approach to reproductive medicine.

7. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by TBD.

8. If your abstract is accepted, you will be asked to submit a current bio sketch or curriculum vitae by TBD for publication in the program booklet for the meeting.

9. All abstracts which are accepted may be printed in the program booklet or handouts for the meeting. Additionally, the abstracts may be posted on the website of the International Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine.

10. All presenters must register for the conference and pay the meeting registration fee. Click here to register.

11. The podium presentations will be 15 minutes in length, followed by 5 minutes for questions and answers.

12. The research posters will be displayed throughout the day of the meeting and will be viewed by those attending the meeting during breaks.

13. If you have additional questions, please contact:

Joseph B. Stanford, MD

801-587-3331

Submit an abstract