Pacific Coast Reproductive Society

2008 Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course

April 9 to 13, 2008

GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT

PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION

Abstracts must be submitted via the on-line database: www.pcrsonline.org

DEADLINE

ABSTRACT DEADLINE

DECEMBER 1, 2007

REQUIREMENTS

Abstracts must be submitted on-line and received no later than December 12, 2006. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Once your abstract has been submitted on-line, you should receive an automated e-mail response acknowledging receipt. If you do not, please contact the Society office immediately. (562) 947-7068

Notification of acceptance or rejection of all abstracts will be by return e-mail message beginning January 1, 2007. If you have any questions regarding abstract submission, please call: (562) 947-7068 or e-mail us at naomi@pcrsonline.org.

Abstracts must adequately describe the research performed so that the Program Committee can evaluate the quality, originality, and completeness of the work. Only structured abstracts with the following headings can be submitted:

• Background: A briefly worded description of the reasons for the study.

• Objective: An introductory sentence indicating the objective and purpose of the study.

• Materials and Methods: A description of experimental procedures including applicable statistical evaluation.

• Result(s): A summary of the new previously unpublished data and results.

• Conclusion(s): A statement of the conclusion(s).

  • If your abstract includes tables and/or scientific symbols please send a copy of your abstract to naomi@pcrsonline.org as a hard copy backup. For this purpose only, please use the following format in MS Word and send as an e-mail attachment:
  • The abstract must be typed (Note: Font should be Times/Times Roman, 10 pt.), confine body of abstract to 350 words, single-spaced, with the title of the paper in bold, and flush with the left margin.
  • Following the title, the presenting author’s name must be listed first, followed by additional authors’ names listed consecutively, with two initials first (if applicable), and surnames last. Institutional affiliations (including the city and two-letter state abbreviation or province, and country) should follow the list of authors.
  • If there are multiple authors located in different departments and/or institutions, their department and institution must be identified with a superscript letter or number following the author’s name, and identified preceding the institution’s name. Academic degrees should be omitted. See Following Example.

OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME IS PREDICTED BY HCG SERUM CONCENTRATION FOLLOWING THE OVULATORY DOSE OF HCG ST Daneshmand,a,b BS Shapiro,a,b FC Garner,a S Morris,b M Aguirre,a R Ross,a Fertility Center of Las Vegas and University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada. a Fertility Center of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada

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  • Graphs and charts should be included in the body of the abstract as graphic files.
  • See Sample Abstract in pdf format on Call for Papers page at pcrsonline.org.
  • All abstracts submitted must contain original work not published previously nor presented at a meeting of a national or international scientific organization prior to the PCRS 2008 Annual Meeting.
  • All sources of support for the research must be identified in the abstract as well as in the disclosure box in the database.

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  • Abstracts not selected for oral presentation will automatically be considered for poster presentation. If your abstract is selected for a different presentation format (oral or poster) than you requested, you may withdraw your abstract if you choose.
  • Each oral presentation will be 10 minutes in length, followed by 5 minutes of discussion.
  • All selected abstracts are published in the PCRS Fertility and Sterility Abstract Supplement (April issue) and in the publication library at pcrsonline.org.
  • Papers selected for oral presentation at the meeting are also eligible for consideration for publication in the PCRS Section of the January or February 2009 issue of Fertility and Sterility.
  • PCRS is not responsible for any expenses associated with presentation of your abstract or attendance at the meeting.
  • It is the responsibility of the principal author to:
    • Ensure the abstract conforms to all of the Society’s submission instructions.
    • Verify co-author(s) has/have consented to be included on the abstract.
    • Provide disclosure documentation for each author, via the database.
    • Receive the initial notification from the Society office regarding acceptance or rejection of the abstract.