The Fertility Code: From Existential Meaning to Health Literacy

We invite professionals, parents, and everyone who cares about women's health and the future of the family to join this important conversation.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

08:30 – 09:00 Registration. Participants are requested to bring their own headphones – simultaneous translation is provided at the conference.

09:00 – 09:30 Conference Opening

• Welcome address: His Excellency Kaunas Archbishop Metropolitan Dr. Kęstutis Kėvalas, Grand Chancellor of the VMU Faculty of Catholic Theology

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Benas Ulevičius, Dean of the FCT, VMU

• Dr. Yolanda Fernández, President of the European Institute for Family Life Education

09:30 – 11:00 I plenary session

Understanding fertility: existential and anthropological dimension

Moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Benas Ulevičius, VMU

09:30 – 10:00 "Fertility – An Existential Good of the Person" – Fr. Prof. Dr. Andrius Narbekovas, VMU

10:00 – 10:30 "The Contraceptive Pill as the 'Mother' of Homo sentimentalis" – Prof. Dr. Gintautas Vaitoška, International Theological Institute, Trumau, Austria

10:30 – 11:00 "Women's Freedom and Embodied Fertility: Where Does Their Conflict Arise?" – Dr. Vilma Šliužaitė, VMU

11:00 – 11:30 "Science and Gender" – Prof. Dr. René Ecochard, Professor Emeritus at Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France

11:30 – 12:00 I Plenary Discussion

12:00 – 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 – 14:30 II plenary session

Biological mirror: fertility awareness as A diagnostic tool and health literacy

Moderated by Dr. Vilma Šliužaitė

12:30 – 12:55 "Ovulation – A Sign of Health" – Dr. Pilar Vigil, Fertility Appreciation Collaborative to Teach the Science, New York, USA; Santiago, Chile

12:55 – 13:20 "The Role of Nutrition in Regulating Female Hormonal Balance" – Dr. Jolanta Wasilewska, Napromedica Center for Restorative Reproductive Medicine, Białystok, Poland

13:20 – 13:45 "Light Microscopy and Proteomic Models of Cervical Mucus Ovulation" – Dr. Yolanda Fernández, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), Spain

13:45 – 14:10 "The Importance of the Symptothermal Method for Women's Health" – Ludmila Lázničková, Mgr. Jitka Pokorná, Center for Hope and Help (CENAP), Brno, Czech Republic

14:10 – 14:40 II Plenary Discussion

14:40 – 15:40 Lunch Break

15:40 – 17:40 III plenary session

Preparation for family: fertility awareness – the basis for sex education

Moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aušra Vasiliauskaitė

15:40 – 16:05 "Education Towards Chastity: How Fertility Literacy Shapes Social and Relational Health" – Dr. Michael D. Manhart, Chief Scientific Consultant, Couple to Couple League (CCL), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

16:05 – 16:30 "Sex Hormones – Biological Architects of Personality: The Lack of a Systemic Approach in School Curricula" – Prof. Dr. Birutė Obelenienė, VMU

16:30 – 16:55 "Knowledge of Fertility Awareness Methods Among Polish Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study" – Dr. Ewa Slizięń-Kuczapska, Polish Association of NFP Teachers, Warsaw, Poland

16:55 – 17:20 "Mother-Daughter Conversation: The Relay of Womanhood" – PhD Candidate Ingrida Jazgevičienė, VMU

17:20 – 18:00 III Plenary Discussion. Conference Closing