Reproductive Health in Developmental Age – Risks and Prevention

9 October 2025

Dear Guests, Lecturers, Participants, and Sponsors,

On behalf of the organizers of the 9th edition of the scientific conference “Prevention of Reproductive Health Disorders”, we cordially invite you to participate in this international event, which will take place on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, in the John Paul II Auditorium, Dewajtis Campus.

The main theme of this year’s symposium is:
“Reproductive Health in Developmental Age – Risks and Prevention.”

The symposium will also serve as an opportunity to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Polish Association of Natural Family Planning Teachers (PSNNPR).Thanks to the hospitality of the UKSW Continuing Education Center, we are continuing a series of symposiums — of which 8 have already taken place — focusing on topics such as:

  • The Beginning of Human Life (2011),
  • Revolution in Obstetrics in the 21st Century (2012),
  • Latest Discoveries in Reproductive Health and Fertility Recognition (2013),
  • Causal Diagnostics and Treatment of Fertility Disorders (2014, 2015),
  • Early Reproductive Failures, Unfavorable Prenatal Diagnosis, and Cancer During Pregnancy (2016),
  • Male Reproductive Health (2018),
  • Family Health (2019).
    More details: https://matercare-poland.pl/konferencje/

Our priority is to provide a friendly atmosphere and ensure high scientific and ethical standards. Previous events received positive evaluation feedback. The interdisciplinary nature of the conference created an intergenerational academic space for knowledge exchange and fostered a community of individuals interested in personal development and continued education with care for life, health, and the dignity of every person.

This symposium is dedicated to the health of the young generation. How can it be shaped even before birth – prenatally? What contributes to the prevention of diseases and reproductive issues in the future? How can we raise young people in a healthy way, what should be avoided, and when should diagnostics or therapy begin? What are the responsibilities of medical professionals and Natural Family Planning Teachers in creatively and jointly building and integrating a community committed to the reproductive health of young people?

This may be the beginning of future meetings focused on this important subject.

The event will have an international dimension as we will be hosting Dr. Anna Stępniewska from Verona, an expert in endometriosis.
In connection with the anniversary of PSNNPR, we will also be joined by Dr. Monika Dowejko from the UK-based Natural Family Planning Teachers Association (NFPTA), whose initiative helped establish our Polish PSNNPR.
More about NFPTA: https://www.nfpta.org.uk/

We warmly invite students—especially from medical, pedagogical, and psychological faculties—midwives, nurses, teachers, doctors, and all those interested in this subject.

For information and registration, please visit:
 https://www.psnnpr.com/konferencja2025

On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
President of PSNNPR, Ewa Ślizień-Kuczapska, MD.PhD

10:00 Opening of the conference and welcome of participants
His Magnificence Rev. Prof. Ryszard Czekalski
Rector of UKSW

Medical Panel, Part I:

Caring for procreative health from the beginning. The importance of preconception, prenatal and postpartum care
Moderator: Assistant Prof. Radosław Maksym, I Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Post Graduate Education Centre Warsaw ,Poland

10:15 – 10:30
35 years of activity of the Polish Association of Natural Family Planning Teachers. The interdisciplinary role of the contemporary NFP teacher
MD. PhD  Ewa Ślizień Kuczapska
Assistant Prof. Eng. Krzysztof Walczak – President and Vice‑President of the Main Board of the Polish Association of Natural Family Planning  Teachers
Dr. Monika Dowejko – Member of the Main Board, Natural Family Planning Teachers Association (NFPTA), UK

10:30 – 11:00
What determines good birth and the course of early child development?
MSc in midwifery Magdalena Witkiewicz – St. Sophia Specialist Hospital, Warsaw
MD. PhD. Magdalena Nehring‑Gugulska – Center for Lactation Sciences, Warsaw
MSc in midwifery Agnieszka Tokarz – Center for Lactation Sciences, Warsaw; President of the Lubuskie Branch of PSNNPR

11:00 – 11:45
Abnormal child body mass – impact on puberty and future fertility of girls and boys
Prof. Joanna Smyczyńska
Clinic of Pediatrics, Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Łódź

11:45 – 12:30
Endometriosis in girls: the significance of the problem, prevention and management
MD.PhD Anna Stępniewska
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology Oncology and Minimally‑Invasive Pelvic Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria – Verona, Italy
International School of Surgical Anatomy – ISSA (IRCCS Infertility Treatment Center)

12:30 – 13:00 Questions & Answers

13:00 – 13:30 Coffee break

Educational Panel:

Home, family, school – significance for proper growth and maturation toward future parenthood
Moderator: MA Agnieszka Waś, Warsaw PSNNPR

13:30 – 13:55
How to build the family’s health potential? Medical aspects of early preparation for parenthood
MD. PhD Justyna Stępkowska
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Sciences, UKSW

13:55 – 14:10
How to introduce your daughter to knowledge of fertility: example from INER workshops Mother to daughter, woman to woman
Dr. PhD Agnieszka Chrobak
President, INER

14:10 – 14:25
First encounter with fertility
MA Eng. Architect Monika Możejko – Member of the Main Board of PSNNPR
MA Tomasz Chyra – Creator of the ctlife.eu system, Member of the Training Commission of PSNNPR, Vice‑President of the Opole Branch of PSNNPR

14:20 – 14:40
Selected observation cards illustrating possible problems of procreative health in young women and girl”
MD. PhD Ewa Ślizień Kuczapska – St. Sophia Specialist Hospital, Warsaw; President of the Main Board of PSNNPR
MSc in biol.  Mirosława Szymaniak – Member of the Training Commission of PSNNPR

14:40 – 15:10 Questions & Answers

15:10 – 16:15 Lunch

Medical Panel, Part II:

Selected health problems in adolescence and their significance for future procreative health
Moderator: MD. Natalia Suszczewicz, Obstetrician‑Gynecologist, Immunologist, Clinical Andrologist, NFP Instructor

16:15 – 16:45
What may be concerning during puberty in girls and boys – practical guidance
MD. Hanna Ruta – Department of Minimally Invasive Gynecology and Endoscopy, Military Institute of Medicine, Legionowo
MD Barbara Antoniak – Pediatric Gynecology Clinic, CZD – Warsaw Międzylesie

16:45 – 17:10
Protective factors and the most frequent mental health problems in patients aged 0–18 years?
MD  Beata Joanna Kozielec‑Oracka – Consultation & Medical Clinic “Akogo med”

17:10 – 17:35
Immunological aspects of procreative health in adolescents
MD, PhD Internist, Clinical Immunologist Aleksandra Kicińska
Medical Director, InVivo Medical Clinic; President, InVivo Foundation

17:40 – 18:00
Profile of the late Prof. Michał Troszyński – initiator of the conference series Prevention of Disorders of Procreative Health
Prof. Bogdan Chazan

18:00 – 18:30 Summary of the conference
Questions & Answers
Discussion Panel: The role of physician, midwife and fertility‑recognition teacher in caring for the procreative health of the young generation

35th Anniversary

This conference is part of the celebrations of the 35th anniversary of the Polish Association of Natural Family Planning Teachers.