The First National Conference on Male Reproductive Health will take place in Pleven, Bulgaria, from 27 to 29 November 2026. It will bring together leading specialists in urology, medical genetics, endocrinology, immunology, medical biology, embryology and andrology. The scientific programme will explore challenges in male fertility, advances in testing and diagnosis, and the role of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Our focus at the conference will be on molecular diagnostics in male urogenital health, particularly how Androflor® can help clinicians assess the urogenital microbiome. An imbalance in this microbiome (dysbiosis) or the presence of pathogens may be associated with conditions such as infertility, prostatitis, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and impaired reproductive function.

• We’ll present two molecular diagnostic panels from the Androflor® range - Androflor® and Androflor® Screen

Androflor® uses multiplex real-time PCR to profile the male urogenital microbiome. The test measures the total bacterial load and provides a quantitative profile of the normal and opportunistic microbiota, including anaerobic microorganisms associated with urogenital dysbiosis. It also detects key pathogens that cause sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Chlamydia trachomati*, Mycoplasma genitalium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis.

By combining microbiome profiling and pathogen detection in a single test, Androflor® can support the assessment of urethritis, prostatitis and other inflammatory conditions of the urogenital tract, as well as the broader evaluation of male reproductive health.

• Professor Ekaterina Voroshilina will join us as a special guest. She holds a Doctor of Medical Sciences degree and is a professor at Ural State Medical University. Her expertise spans microbiology, immunology and the female reproductive microbiome.

As part of Session VI, “Infectious Factors in Male Infertility,” Professor Voroshilina will present “Androflor® – Beyond Conventional Diagnosis of Urogenital Infections: The Urogenital Microbiome in Male Reproductive Health and a Personalised Approach to Infertility” on 28 November 2026 at 17:50.

If you’re attending the conference, come and meet the RIDACOM team in the exhibition area. We’d be happy to answer your questions and hear your perspective on how molecular testing fits into your practice.

• 27–29 November 2026
• Hotel Rostov, Pleven, Bulgaria

For more information, visit the official conference website