Mrs. Howaida Hashim
Scientific Director

PRESENT AFFILIATIONS:

• Head, IVF Reproductive Biology Department, Kingdom Hospital/ Consulting Clinics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Member, Diplomatic Studies Institute, Washington DC, USA
• Member, Vienna Art Society, Virginia, USA
• Founder and Chief Editor, Fertility Choice Magazine and Website.
• Coordinator of the Laboratory Interest Group (LIG) within the Middle East Fertility Society. (MEFS HQ is in Beirut, Lebanon).
• Ambassador of the Middle East Fertility Society to Saudi Arabia.
• Leader, Evidence Based Medicine Group, Middle East Fertility Society.
• Editor, MEFS News Updates and Journal.
• Head, Library Task Team, National & Gulf Center for Evidence Based Medicine, King Abdul Aziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Freezing of Ovarian Tissue and Ovaries for Preservation of Fertility. Granted research from the King Abdullah International Research Center, National Guard Health Affairs,

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
• International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS)
• Middle East Fertility Society (MEFS)

Pencil Drawing, Reading

Treatment of male infertility due to sperm surface antibodies: “IUI or IVF”

Hashim H., Al Bugnah M.

Recent advances in the Technology of IVF and Reproductive Medicine, Dallah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2006 (Oral Presentation)

Factors affecting Frozen Embryo Transfer Program.

Hashim H., Hassan S., Felemban A., Al Salman F., Al Bugnah M.

7^th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility (COGI), Greece, Athens, April 2005. (Oral presentation)

A whisper in the Doctors ears “Multiple pregnancy, what does the future hold?

Hashim H., Al Salman F., Hassan S., Felemban A., Al Bugnah M.

18^th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, Montreal, Canada, May 2004. (Oral presentation)

Pregnancy and semen volume, A positive relationship.

Hashim H., Al Salman F., Hassan S., Felemban A., Al Bugnah M.

18^th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, Montreal, Canada, May 2004. (Poster presentation)

Obesity in relation to ovarian response in IVF treatment.

Hashim H., Al Salman F., Hassan S., Felemban A., Al Bugnah M.

18^th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, Montreal, Canada, May 2004. (Poster presentation)

Etiology of infertility in the King Abdul Aziz Medical City IVF Center.

Al Salman F., Hashim H., Hassan S., Felemban A., Al Bugnah M.

10^th annual Scientific Meeting, MEFS, Beirut, Lebanon December 2003. (Poster Presentation)

The effect of insemination technique (IVF or ICSI) on the freezability of embryos.

Hashim H., Al Bugnah M.

9^th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society-MEFS. Cairo, Egypt. Oct. 2002 (Poster).

Does Low-dose Aspirin treatment improve ovarian responsiveness, implantation and pregnancy rate in patients undergoing In Vitro Fertilization?

Al Salman F., Felemban A., Hashim H., Hassan S., Al Bugnah M.

9^th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society-MEFS. Cairo, Egypt. Oct. 2002 (Oral presentation).

Bacterial growths in the vagina at the time of embryo transfer does not infect the embryo transfer catheter, eventually does not affect the abortion rate.

Hassan S., Barblett H., Hashim H., Al Salman F., Felemban A., Al Bugnah M.

9^th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society-MEFS. Cairo, Egypt. Oct. 2002 (Poster presentation).

Careful follow up, a critical ingredient of successful IVF programs.

Hashim H., Barblett H., Al Bugnah M.

8^th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society- MEFS. Al Manama, Bahrain. Nov. 2001 (Oral presentation).

Semen leukocytes: The challenger.

Hashim H., Al Bugnah M.

8^th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society-MEFS. Al Manama, Bahrain. Nov. 2001 (Poster presentation).

Correlation between testicular histology and clinical examination findings with the outcome after ICSI using testicular retrieved sperm.

Hashim H., Mansi M., Bugnah M., Sivanandam A., Hassan S., Alsalman F., Rolland R. 16^th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Bologna, Italy (2000). (Read by title: Human Reproduction Journal- ESHRE edition June 2000).

Outcome of IVF in patients with PCO after unsuccessful conventional in vitro treatment regimes.

Sivanandam A., Hashim H., Bugnah M., Rolland R.

16^th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Bologna, Italy (2000). (Read by title: Human Reproduction Journal- ESHRE edition June 2000).

The increase of pregnancy loss in IVF- is it due to the procedure of infertility cause?

Hassan S., Hashim H., Sivanandam A., Salman F., Bugnah M., Rolland. 17^th Asian and Ocean Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Singapore (2000) (Poster presentation).

Changing trends in ectopic pregnancy and IVF.

Sivanandam A. Hashim H., Hassan S., Rolland R., Bugnah M.

6^th annual meeting, Middle East Fertility Society MEFS, Sharm Elsheikh, Egypt (1999) (Poster presentation).

Can ICSI be a diagnostic and therapeutic at the same time?

Hassan S., Hashim H., Al Salman F., Mathews T., Bugnah M., Rolland R.

6^th annual meeting, Middle East Fertility Society MEFS, Sharm Elsheikh, Egypt (1999) (Poster presentation).

Should embryologists rest in the summer time?

Hashim H., Sivanandam A., Hassan S., Ibrahim A., Ghilan S., Bugnah M.

6^th annual meeting, Middle East Fertility Society MEFS, Sharm Elsheikh, Egypt (1999) (Poster presentation).

Results of IVF following pituitary down-regulation with a depot preparation of gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue.

T Mathews, A Sivanandam, H Hashim, M Bugnah, J Bhattacharya, E Unterhorst and R Rolland. Joint meeting of the 16^th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility and the 54^th annual meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine IFFS, California, USA, (1998) (Poster presentation).

Embryo quality, can it predict pregnancy outcome?

Hashim H, Sivanandam A, Unterhorst E, Bhattacharya J, Mathews T, Rolland R. 14^th Annual Meeting, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Göteborg, Sweden (1998) (Poster presentation).

Is IVF outcome adversely affected by duration of follicle stimulation? Sivanandam A, Hashim H, Bugnah M, Kaskar K, Mathews T, Rolland R. (1998) Poster presentation, 14^th Annual Meeting, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Göteborg, Sweden.

Tribulations in establishing an ICSI program.

Hashim H, Unterhorst E, Grafeling J, Kaskar K, Rolland R, Mathews T, (1997) “ Poster in the MEFS Annual Meeting held in Dubai, UAE. (26-29 Nov. 1997).

Outcome of Controlled Ovarian Hyper stimulation (COH) and Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI) in Couples with Male Factor Infertility.

Sivanandam A, Hashim H, Kaskar K, Rolland R, Mathew T., 4^th annual scientific meeting, Middle East Fertility Society MEFS, Dubai, UAE (1997) (Poster presentation).

Evaluation of Normal Sperm Morphology in Assisted Reproduction.

Kaskar K, Hashim H, Sterkenboom M, Van Stecklenburgh A, Rolland R. Paper presented in the International Symposium on Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Failure, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.( This paper won the First Prize of the best short Communication by a young scientist) (1996). 

The Outcome of Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation [COH] with Clomiphene Citrate at IVF & infertility unit KFNGH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Sivanandam A, Hashim H, Bugnah M, Mathew T, Rolland R. International symposium on Assisted Reproduction & Reproductive failure, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (1996) (Oral).

Etiology of Center in K.S.A.

Youssef H, Henman M, Aggag M, Hashim H., (Published)- Middle East Fertility Journal. (1994)

Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer (ZIFT) Following Sub-Zonal Insemination (SUZI) For Extreme Male Factor Infertility.

Hashim H, Youssef H, Aggag M, Henman M., (Published)(1993-1994)

Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT) in Conjunction With Intracervical Insemination (ICI) And Embryo Cryopreservation Program In The Management Of Long-Standing Unexplained Infertility.

Aggag M, Hashim H, Henman M, Youssef H., (Published)(1993-1994)

Negative Effect of Stress on Semen Quality in an In Vitro Fertilization Program.

Aggag M, Hashim H, Henman M, Youssef H., (Unpublished). (1993-1994).

INVITED SPEAKER:

Chairperson, First Embryologist Riyadh Club workshop, Vitrification workshop, King Fahad Medical City, 25^th January 2008.

Chairperson, LIG session, 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society. October 31-November 03, 2007. Antalya, Turkey

Treatment of male infertility due to sperm surface antibodies: “IUI or IVF”.  Recent advances in the Technology of IVF and Reproductive Medicine, Dallah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2006 (Oral Presentation)

Chairperson, LIG session, 12^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society, Luxor, Egypt (November 23^rd- 26^th 2005)

Freezing and Embryo quality in IVF cycle.  7^th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, Athens, Greece (April 14^th – 17^th 2005)

Careful follow up, a critical ingredient of successful IVF programs. 8th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society-MEFS.  Al Manama, Bahrain. Nov. 2001.  

ICSI for male factor infertility. Saudi Arabian Fertility Society (SAFS) Annual meeting, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (1998).

Possibilities and Practicalities of IVF. (1996) King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Lecture for IVF staff (nursing, untrained laboratory staff, interpreters, and patient coordinator) within the unit while establishing the IVF unit in King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.