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Professor Asher Bashiri
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Professor Asher Bashiri, a prominent Soroka OB-GYN and founder and chair of the World Conference on Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) , brought great sensitivity to his presentation. According to Bashiri, 50% of miscarriages are explainable, ascribed to
genetic abnormalities, maternal age, endocrine issues, maternal anatomy, etc. The others have causes not yet known. Prof. Bashiri stated:
Dr. Ethel S. Siris, the Director of the Toni Stabile Osteoporosis
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Dr. Ethel S. Siris
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Center at Columbia University Medical Center is one of the most respected and accomplished physicians in the field of Endocrinology, devoting her career to the understanding, prevention,
and treatment of Osteoporosis. Dr. Siris served as the Medical Director of NORA, the National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment, a public health initiative and longitudinal study of Osteoporosis that included over 200,000 postmenopausal women in
the US. She has been a long-time collaborator with Dr. Merav Fraenkel, Soroka’s director of Endocrinology.
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Dr. Rebecca Amaru
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Siris introduced Osteoporosis as a silent condition that leads to easily broken bones. She stressed that a bone density test is critical to diagnosing Osteoporosis, noting that “bones change throughout life,” and that “women suffer rapid loss of bone
when the production of estrogen ceases post menopause. Not only is there less bone, but the quality is altered”.
Key factors to prevent fractures for those with Osteoporosis include carefully monitored medical treatment. “Deficiency leads to the body taking calcium from the bones.” Siris also emphasized the importance of exercise, to keep muscles
toned and maintain good balance, to prevent falls.
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Attentive audience
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Dr. Rebecca Amaru, OBGYN, Mount Sinai Medical Center, served as moderator, and facilitated the plethora of questions and added depth and insights to the stellar presentations.
