The Department of Biology, Unit of Anthropology at University Autonoma of Madrid is organising a workshop about "Ecology of Reproductive Ageing" which will be held in Madrid from 18^th-20^th January 2001. In this encounter Reproductive Ageing will be analysed from an Ecological, Evolutionary and Clinical perspective as well as its relation with the general ageing process. It will be a meeting to participate and discuss with the following programme:

10:00-10:45 Egbert te Velde (Department of Gynaecology, University of Utrecht). "Reproductive aging and general aging".

10:45-11:30 Cristina Bernis Carro (Departamento de Biología. Unidad de Antropología. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). " Ecology of Reproductive ageing: an overall view".

11:30-12:00 Break

12:00-13:00 Discussion

15:30-16:15 Paul van Noord (Julius Center for Patient Oriented Research. University of Utrecht). "Heredability of menopause".

16:15-17:00 Lynnette Leidy (Department of Anthropology.University of Massachusetts at Amherst): "Peri-menopausal hot flashes in Puebla, Mexico".

17:00-18:00 Discussion

10:00-10:45 Sylvia Kirchengast (Institute for Human Biology. University of Vienna): "Body Composition during postmenopause".

10:45-11:30 Azucena Barroso Benítez (Departamento de Biología. Unidad de Antropología. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). "Weight changes and Reproductive aging".

11:30-12:00 Break

12:00-12:45 Pilar Montero López (Departamento de Biología. Unidad de Antropología. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). "Nutrition in perimenopausal women".

12:45-13:45 Discussion

15:30-16:15 Consuelo Prado Martínez (Departamento de Biología. Unidad de Antropología. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). "Doing what comes naturally: women in transition in different populations (Spain, Mexico and Cuba)".

16:15-17:00 Mohamed Loukid (Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech). The title of his conference has still to be confirmed.

17:00-18:00 Discussion

10:00-10:45 Silvia Arias Careaga (Departamento de Biología. Unidad de Antropología. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). "Long term effects of early famine on age at menopause and reproductive aging in Spanish women".

10:45-11:30 Carlos Varea González (Departamento de Biología. Unidad de Antropología. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). " Reproductive and menstrual patterns and Ovarian aging".

11:30-12:00 Break

12:00-12:45 Mª Belén González Lozano (Departamento de Biología. Unidad de Antropología. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). "Involutionary changes in the breast according to body composition".

12:45-13:45 Discussion

15:30-16:30 Santiago Palacios (Instituto Palacios, Madrid). "Clinical aspects of Reprodcutive System".

16:30-17:30 Discussion

The workshop will be held at Colegio Mayor Luis Vives in Madrid, C/ Francisco Suárez, 7

Registration fee: Before 20^th November 10.000 pts

After 20^th November 15.000 pts

For payments make a bank transfer to "Workshop Ecología del Envejecimiento Reproductor. Cristina Bernis Carro". Caja Madrid, Pabellón B, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, c/c 2038 1530 91 6000009781

For further information write to:

Cristina Bernis Carro/ Azucena Barroso Benítez

Departamento de Biología. Unidad de Antropología

Facultad de Ciencias. UAM. 28049 Madrid

Tel. 913978146/47/48. Fax. 913978344