1. 17th Congress of the International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISPOG) Berlin, 22 – 25 May 2013
History of ISPOG
- 50 years Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology -
22. May 2013 – Congress Opening –
KEY NOTE LECTURE
Manfred Stauber, Germany

2. Cited: Carlos Damonte Khoury
Calligraphy: J. Maierhofer

3. (Let me begin with a curious story, which ISPOG had 1980 in Berlin on the 6th int. Congress! (Here, we see the flyer for the 6th international Congress of ISPOG)

4. „Kongresshalle Berlin 1980“ „the Pregnant 0yster“
(This was the planned Congress-Hall for the 6th ISPOG - Congress in Berlin 1980 (built 1960) (The Berlin people called it tenderly „the Pregnant Oyster)

5. Berlin May 21, 1980: „Congresshall-breakdown“
(Collapse of the Congresshall approx. 3 months before the planned 6th Int. Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology. – Supposed cause: Problems of material? Structural design failure? Supersonic boom of an aircraft?)

6. Press in Berlin after Congress Hall - breakdown 1980
„ISPOG-Congress-bureau“
Here no damage!
(After our Shock and a lot organizational problems, we had helpful negotiations with the government of West- Berlin)

7. Replacement for the damaged Congress Hall: „Deutscher Reichstag“ for the 6th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(Generous donation from the City of Berlin : No costs for Replacement! Financial help!
President of ISPOG: Norman Morris commented in his opening speech of the Congress: „Here we can see that psychic values sometimes are more important than physical circumstances“. Norman Morris saw also in our quick solution of this catastrophy a positive signal for the Future of ISPOG.)
(After this curious story in relation to ISPOG lets introduce to the History of ISPOG)

8. Introduction to the History of ISPOG:
Comments to the history of obstetrics and gynaecology in relation to Psychosomatics
In ancient Greece, doctors gave a name to mental illnesses related to the uterus („hysteria“). They thought that women troubled by„hysteria“ had an uterus (hysteria), which flowed through the body like a wild animal.
Before beginning with the chronological history of ISPOG, let us think back on the first scientific work in our field. It was the famous psychiatrist and neurologist Sigmund Freud, who in the late 19th century analysed and cured a patient suffering from a „Psychogenic Agalactia“. The patient was a young mother who was cured through some months of hypnosis and psychoanalysis.
In the beginning of the 20th century the different schools of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy were established by scientists such as A. Adler, F. Alexander, C. G. Jung, Helene Deutsch, Therese Benedek, K. Jaspers, W. Liepmann, E. Schätzing, , V. von Weizsäcker, A. Ziolko, A. Mitscherlich, K. Lukas and others.

9. ISPOG – date of birth July 8, 1962 in Paris
„1st International Congress of ISPOG“ Main topics: Psychosomatic Obstetrics, Maternity care Organizers: Leon Chertok et al. Participants: approx. 200 from 25 countries
„The picture of Paris shows also the „Development of ISPOG“ in all continents like the green ways of the roads.“

10. Founding Members of ISPOG c. N. Morris 1989
Leon Chertok, France
Norman Morris, Great Britain
Niles and Michael Newton, USA
Hans J. Prill, Germany
Myriam de Senarclens, Switzerland
Pierre Vellay, France
Lucio Zichella, Italy
Alberto Cardenas Escovar, Spain
Elliot Philip, Great Britain
Murray Enkin, Canada
Hugo Husslein, Austria
Herrmann Hirsch, Israel
Ferrucio Miraglia, Italy
At this time, we commemorate all our deceased members of ISPOG, especially the founding members and the members of the Board of Fellows - finally wonderful colleagues as Norman Morris, Carlos Gurucharri, Marianne Ringler and others.

11. 1st (and 2nd) Stage of the Development of ISPOG „The ISPOG – Family“
First 10 years (1962 – 1972): („relaxed and informal“)
Only a few founding- members created the international society.
Second 10 years (1972 – 1982): („not very informal or relaxed“)
ISPOG was slowly established with some new members. There were discussions about necessary statutes. - Meeting in London on October 27 , 1972: A provisional Executive Committee was created (Norman Morris et. al.) They defined the aims of the society and fixed the membership fees at 10 Swiss Francs.

12. „ISPOG – Family“
„The ISPOG – Family“: Founding members and early active members of different countries were very important in the development of ISPOG

13. 2nd International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Vienna 1965
Main Topics: Obstetrics, Abortion, Contraception,
Organizers: Hugo Husslein et al., University Vienna
Participants: approx.: 400
Proceedings
(LG: History of ISPOG is mainly a History of ISPOG-World- Congresses !)

14. 3rd International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology London (after a six year interval!)
„Opening Congress for ISPOG“
Main Topics: Psychosomatic Symptoms in Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Organizers: Norman Morris et al.
Participants: approx. 1100
Abstracts/ Proceedings:
(Comment: „ The bridge to London opened up for a big ISPOG Congress with over 1000 people)
I also remember that N. Morris arranged a wonderful social program in Buckingham Palace)

15. 4th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Tel Aviv 1974
Main topics: The family, psychosomatic obstetrics
Organizers: Hermann Hirsch, David Serr et al.
Partizipants: approx. 600
Abstracts/Proceedings

16. 5th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Rome 1977
Main topics: Emotions and Endocrinology of Reproduction
Organizer: Carenza/ Lucio Zichella et al.
Partizipants: approx
Abstracts/ Proceedings

17. 6th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Berlin (Remember: in „The Reichtag“ after „Congress Hall- collapse !“)
(„The Wall“ separated Berlin into East and West. Germany also had 2 separate psychosomatic societies! The East – society couldn‘t participate 1980 in West- Berlin because of political reasons)
Main topics: „Women in a changing world“, ambulatory birth, home birth
Organizers: Hajo Prill and Manfred Stauber
Participants: approx from 52 countries
Abstracts/ Proceedings
DC: We received later the title: „Best Congress of the year 1980“, from the German Press.

18. 2nd stage of the development of ISPOG – the late time of the ISPOG – Family 1972 - 1982
Picture: „President Norman Morris gives the leading of ISPOG to Hajo Prill symbolically“.
(Norman Morris was for nearly 20 years „President of ISPOG“ without exact organizational structures. The first 6 international Congresses were clearly influenced by him and some active members of the ISPOG- Family. In he worked out „provisional statutes and standing rules“. A membership fee of 10 Swiss Francs was established, but very often not paid. After the next period with working out new statues under the leadership of „Secretary General Eylard van Hall“. Then ISPOG changed Presidents every 3 years : after Prill: Zichella, Dennerstein, van Hall, Stauber, Ursing, Bitzer, Gurucharri, Alder, Klaas and Paarlberg. Pre-President is now Carlos Damonte Khoury, Spain.)

19. 7th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dublin 1983
Main topics: The young woman, Psychosomatic Gynaecology
Organizers: Miriam de Senarclens, Stronge et al.
Partizipants: approx. 400
Abstracts
(LG: There existet Exec. Committee Discussions: President Zichella, Secretary General v. Hall and „(*Banerjee)“)

20. 8th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Melbourne 1986
Main topics: Hormones and Behaviour
Organizers: Lorraine Dennerstein et al.
Partizipants: approx. 400
Abstracts/Proceedings

21. 3rd Stage of the Development of ISPOG
New Statutes and Bylaws with 3 bodies (1. Executive Committee, 2. General Assembly, 3. Board of Fellows)
Every three year election of a new President (Pre-President)
(1983: Prof. Lucio Zichella, Italy; 1986: Prof. Lorraine Dennerstein ,Australia; 1989: Prof. Eylard van Hall, Netherlands; 1992: Prof. Manfred Stauber, Germany; 1995: Dr. Ingrid Ursing, Sweden, 1998: Prof. Johannes Bitzer, Switzerland; 2001 Dr. Carlos Gurucharri; 2004: Prof. Beth Alder, Great Britain; 2007: Prof. Klaas Wijma, Sweden; 2010: Prof. Marieke Paarlberg, Netherland; 2013: Pres. el. Prof. Carlos Damonte Khoury, Spain.
Introduction of ISPOG Newsletter
(every new President had the possibility to show his special objectives)
Introduction of the Journal of the Journal of POG
(every national society of POG has influence)
Introduction of Scientific Awards (The Founding-Members: Niles Newton and Miriam de Senarclens were chosen for it)
Promotion for our Field of POG was done in form of scientific sessions wordwide, e. g. Beijing, Hongkong, Calcutta, South Africa, Kopenhagen, Munich, Leyden, Kyoto and others. Sending of Proceedings and text books to national societies and universisty hospitals.

22. Introduction of the ISPOG Newsletter and the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the 1980ths ll
(Newsletter and the Journal
brought new Presidents fresh power and current ideas to ISPOG! The society increased.)

23. Introduction of the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(The JPOG had „a difficult birth“in the eighties and nineties, which former President van Hall and his collegues mastered (e.g. there were a lot of financial problems because of too few subscriptions). Through a joint action from van Hall et al. and a generous donation by a pharmaceutical company a good solution was finally found. - Now, the Journal has a scientifically accepted high standard with a growing impact factor and excellent editors.)

24. Introduction of two Scientific Awards given to two Female Founding Members of ISPOG: 1. Niles Newton- Award, 2. Miriam de Senarclens - Award
Example for a prize- winner
from Austria (awarded in ISPOG –Congress, Buenos Aires)

25. 9th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Amsterdam 1989
Main topics: The Free Woman, Reproductive medicine
Organizers: Eylard van Hall, Walter Everaerd , A. Peters et al.
Partizipants: approx. 700
Abstracts/ Proceedings

26. Special situation: Encreasing psychosomatic societies in Gynaecology and Obstetrics in West and East (more than 1000 members!) Different reasons: 1. political, 2. historical, 3. medical.
The 1968‘s generation showed a new and fresh
thinking in values. Students stood up and confronted their fathers and mothers about the past.
Willy Brandt–„Chancellor of Reconcilliation“ is asking for forgiveness for wartime atrocities.
(LG: Please allow me „an excursion to our special situation in Germany), which finally positively influenced the psychosomatic situation of our two relatively large national societies of ISPOG! )

27. German Reunification 1989
Soon afterward: Discussions about unification of the 2 national Societies of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology (West and East) led to the „German Society of Psychosomatic Frauenheilkund und Geburtshilfe“ (DGPFG).

28. These are the books about this topic: a late apology.
Sensitive action by the psychosomatic gynaecologists in Germany: a late apology to the victims of the „inhumane gynaecology of the 3rd Reich“
These are the books about this topic: a late apology.

29. 10th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stockholm 1992
Main topics: Reproductive Life, Psychosomatic Obstetrics, Research
Organizers: Ingrid Ursing, K. Wijma, B. von Schoultz, et al.
Partizipants: approx. 600
Abstracts/Proceedings – very high standard of scientific POG

30. 11th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, Basel 1995
Main topics: Fresh Thinking in Obstetrics and Gynaecolgy – the psychosomatic impact on Women‘s Healthcare Organization
Organizers: Johannes Bitzer, Manfred Stauber et al.
Partizipation: approx. 900
Abstracts/ Proceedings - „Promotion“

31. Proceedings of the Basel –Congress 1995
Approx books were sent worldwide as a gift for the promotion of Psychosomatic Obstetrics andGynaecology to University Hospitals – for their libraries.

32. 12th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Washington 1998
Main topics: Women in the 21st Century, Ethics, the Past and Future of POG
Organizers: David Baram, Nada L. Stotland, Donna Stewart et al.
Participants: approx. 400
Abstracts/ Proceedings
(LG: There were difficult Discussions about the future of the American society of POG!)

33. 13th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Buenos Aires 2001
Main topics: Psychoanalysis, Global ethics, oncology
Organizers: Carlos A. Gurucharri , Mario Sebastiani, Eugenia Trumper et al.
Partizipants: approx. 400
Abstracts/Proceedings
(Organizational problems during the Congress in Buenes Aires due to strikes of Argentian Airlines)

34. ISPOG – National Societies 2003 - Overview
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(LG: Our work in the former Executive Committee was to make an overview in order to improve our society in the future. - Future Executive Committees can now use some of these informations to track and improve our society.
(Some national societies of ISPOG had reorganizations: e. g. Great Britain, Italy, USA)

35. 2003: Overview of 21 National Societies of ISPOG
ISPOG - Representation of the national societies on the continents:
Europe: Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Great Britain,
Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Asia: India, Israel, Japan, South Korea,
The Americas: Argentina, Brazil, (USA/Canada),
Africa South Africa,
Australia Australia,
Number of members of the national societies: between 25 and 1100
Total number of ISPOG - members : approx ( approx. 60 % female )
(75 % gynaecologists; 5 % psychiatrists, 7% psychologists, 13% midwifes and others)

36. Overview of crucial issues within the national societies of ISPOG
Sterility – modern reproductive medicine
Sexual disorders
Psychooncology
Psychosomatic obstetrics
Family planning
Menopausal disorders
Delivery preparations
Pregnancy loss, miscarriage
Chronic pelvic pain
Abortion, pregnancy conflicts

37. Inhumane medical practices against women in India (P. K
Inhumane medical practices against women in India (P. K. Khan, Calcutta 1999)
Sex – specific abortion
Female genital mutilatio
Selective killing of female newborn babies
Girls are forced into prostitution
Psychological trauma especially for girls (inferior diet, inferior education)
Psychological trauma for women (in relation to health care, contraception etc
ISPOG – Discussion in Cogresses and meetings about the global ethical challenges in the 21st century in Calcutta, Bejing, Washington, Kopenhagen, Montreal, South Africa, Buenos Aires, Munich, Edinburgh, Kyoto.
„Vision of global ethics“ was a main topic!
Executive Committee Discussions
For us, it was important to work and to improve ethical problems, such as sex-specific abortion and female genital mutilation.

38. 14 th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Edinburgh 2004
Main Topics: Pelvic pain, Psychosexual issues, ethical problems
Organizers: Beth Alder et al.
Partizipants: approx. 600
Abstracts/Proceedings
(LG: For the ExCo, it was then an important decision to“GO EAST“)

39. - Kyoto - Congresspreparation - Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology in East and West (Main Topic)
Preparations were made in Kyoto two years prior to the congress for the topic „Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology in „West and East“ at the request of President Hideo Honjo. (M. Stauber)

40. 15th International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Kyoto 2007
Main topics: Psychosomatics in
East and West
Organization: Hideo Honjo, Fumi Horiguchi,
Takamatsu
Partizipants: ~ 500
Abstracts, Proceedings

41. 16 th International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Venecia 2010
Main topics: Posttraumatic stress disorders, Endocrinology
ISPOG – President: Klaas Wijma: Some Aspects of History of ISPOG
Organizers: Andrea Genazzani, F. Facchinetti, C. Maggioni, E. Benedetto
Partizipants: approx. 500
Abstracts/ Proceedings

42. History of ISPOG (Congresses)#
Location
Year
Organisator
Main Topic
No. Delegates 1
Paris
1962
Chertok
Psychosomatic Obstretics
~ 200 2
Vienna
1965
Husslein
Abortion, Contraception
~ 400 3
London
1971
Morris
Psychosomatic Symptoms in Gyn.
~ 1,100 4
Tel Aviv
1974
Hirsch / Serr
The family, psychosomatic Obstetr.
~ 600 5
Rom
1977
Carenza / Zichella
Emotions and Endocrinology
~ 1,000 6
Berlin (West)
1980
Prill / Stauber
Women in a changing world
~ 1,200 7
Dublin
1983
de Senarclens / Stronge
The young woman 8
Melbourne
1986
Dennerstein
Hormons and Behaviour 9
Amsterdam
1989
Van Hall / Evereard
The Free woman
~ 700 10
Stockholm
1992
Ursing / v. Schoultz
Reproductive Life
~ 500 11
Basel
1995
Bitzer / Stauber
New Thinking in Obstetrics and Gyn.
~ 900 12
Washington
1998
Baram / Stotland
Women in the 21st Century 13
Buenos Aires
2001
Gurucharri
Psychoanalysis, Global Ethics 14
Edinburgh
2004
Beth Alder, Ian Allen
Pelvic pain, Psychosocial Issues
~600 15
Kyoto
2007
Hideo Honjo
Psychosomatics in East and West
~500 16
Venice
2010
Genazzani , Fac. et al.
Posttraumatic stress disorders 17
Berlin
2013
Kentenich
History of ISPOG (50 years) , Obstetr.

43. Current developments of ISPOG
Karen Marieke Paarlberg – President‘s Report 2012
Expanding ISPOG with new National Societies (Possibilities and Inquiries)
Brazil, Argentina, North America,
Iran, Portugal, Slovenia,
Egypt, Czech Republic,
Croatia, Russia, Kuwait
More important information in 5 pages of the President‘s Report about
Elaborating contacts,
Linking with other international organizations,
Educational Board and the growing success of the
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology

44. Summary of 50 years ISPOG The Past:
years successful POG through ISPOG!
Date of birth: July 8, 1962 in Paris.
From ISPOG- Family to a scientific, non-profit society with the vision for a better global medicine and ethics for women.
„hard scientific work and committment“ in more than 20 national societies.
Proposal for Right Livelihood Award (Board of Fellows of ISPOG).
The Present:
- ISPOG President`s Report 2012 shows a lot of activities e. g. actual attempts to expand ISPOG with also new ideas from excellent editors of the Journal of POG.
The Future: Next Congress: Granada 2016! - * ISPOG needs a „Masterplan for the Future“ in a world of economic dependance and man‘s superficial concern for the soul, that the objectives and work of ISPOG can furthermore show success.
(Manfred Stauber, Regensburg, Board of Fellows of ISPOG)
Summary of 50 years ISPOG
Cited: Carlos Damonte Khoury
Calligraphy: J. Maierhofer

45. CONCLUSION: The History of „Fifty years ISPOG“ shows , that the golden jubilee ISPOG did not only show an unique success-story. This non- profit society is also an extraordinary example for an effective psychosomatic and ethical work for women.
Consequence?
…… for the author - as a Member of the Board of Fellows - it was and is furthermore really reasonable - to nominate ISPOG for an award , especially the Right Livelihood Award.
……. (Although it is not very realitstic, to win the Prize because of a very large number of nominees. But I was once an expert for this prize in the speciality „psychology and psychoanalysis“ and can do it.) ?

46. Giving Thanks to the Organizers!
Thanks to all Members of ISPOG, who helped to prepare the KEY NOTE LECTURE: „History of ISPOG“!
Literature by
Manfred Stauber
Heribert Kentenich
Martina Rauchfuß

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