International Congress “Restoring Natural Fertility: Old Challenges and New Perspectives”

International experts will gather for two days of scientific exchange on medical advances and ethical questions in natural procreation medicine. The congress, organized by the University of Padua, Fertilitas, and the International Bioethics Chair Jérôme Lejeune in collaboration with Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, focuses on diagnosing and treating male and female causes of infertility, clinical applications of approaches such as NaProTechnology, and their impact on patient care from a humanist perspective. Simultaneous translation will be provided.

Event Details

• Dates: 27–28 November 2026
• Location: Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain
• Networking Cocktail Dinner: Friday, 27 November at 21:00 at Fundación Jérôme Lejeune, Madrid (€50 per person)

Featured Speakers

• Carlos Simon Rodriguez — Associate Chief of the Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
• Natalia Suszczewicz — Gynecologist, Senior Assistant, Department of Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Gynecology, Military Institute of Medicine, Legionowo, Poland
• Ewa Tywanek — Consultant endocrinologist and andrologist, Department of Endocrinology and Nuclear Medicine, Lublin Oncology Center, Poland
• Felipe Villacampa — Head of the Uro-Oncology Unit, Department of Urology, University of Navarra Hospital, Spain
• Ana Bello Simao — Gynecological consultant specialist in NaProTechnology, Lisbon, Portugal
• Maurizio De Rocco Ponce — Consultant endocrinologist and andrologist, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain
• Edoardo Vergani — Consultant endocrinologist and andrologist, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
• Carlos Simon Rodriguez — Associate Chief of the Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
• Natalia Suszczewicz — Gynecologist, Senior Assistant, Department of Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Gynecology, Military Institute of Medicine, Legionowo, Poland
• Ewa Tywanek — Consultant endocrinologist and andrologist, Department of Endocrinology and Nuclear Medicine, Lublin Oncology Center, Poland
• Felipe Villacampa — Head of the Uro-Oncology Unit, Department of Urology, University of Navarra Hospital, Spain
• Ana Bello Simao — Gynecological consultant specialist in NaProTechnology, Lisbon, Portugal
• Maurizio De Rocco Ponce — Consultant endocrinologist and andrologist, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain
• Edoardo Vergani — Consultant endocrinologist and andrologist, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
• Alberto Ferlin — Full Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Padova and Director of the Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Padua University Hospital, Italy
• Guiseppe Grande — Andrologist specialising in male natural fertility at the University Hospital of Padua. Senior advisor to Fertílitas
• Luis López-Fando — Urologist specialising in male natural fertility. San Francisco de Asís Hospital, UROLF and Fertílitas
• José Ignacio Sánchez-Méndez — Medical Director of Fertílitas and Head of Section at La Paz Hospital
• Jaime Siegrist — Gynecologist specialising in NaProTechnology. La Paz Hospital and Fertílitas
• Elena Postigo Solana — Director of UFV’s Institute of Bioethics and President of the Jérôme Lejeune Chair
• Theresa Hilgers — Gynecologist specialized in NaProTechnology and Chief Surgeon at the Saint Paul VI Institute, Omaha, USA

A “Restoring natural fertility” stand will also be available for attendees.