ASRM: Embryo Donation

Embryo Donation

This web page contains links to ASRM publications and materials on the general subject of Embryo Donation. Some materials are archived in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF format. Please click here for downloading information.

ASRM Bulletin: NIH Releases Draft Guidelines on Human Stem Cell Research (April 17, 2009)
ASRM Ethics Committee Report: Donating spare embryos for stem cell research (PDF format) Released March 2009
ASRM Press Release: Highlights from Fertility and Sterility - Limited Choices and Difficult Decisions for Patients with Frozen Embryos (December 2008)
ASRM Practice Guideline: 2006 Guidelines for gamete and embryo donation published November 2006; revised June 2007. Practice Committee Guidelines are accessible to ASRM members only.
ASRM Practice Guideline: Elements to be considered In obtaining informed consent for ART
published November 2006; under revision. Practice Committee Guidelines are accessible to ASRM members only.
ASRM Patient Booklet: Third Party Reproduction (Sperm, egg and embryo donation and surrogacy) (PDF) (2006)
The Children's Bibliography (PDF) compiled by the Mental Health Professional Group has books on this topic suitable for helping explain reproductive medicine issues to children.
FDA Announcement: FDA Issues Regulations on Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products; Donor Screening and Testing, and Related Labeling- Testing Requirements are Modified for Egg Donors and Embryo Donors (June 2005)
FDA Announcement: Summary Of FDA Ruling: “Eligibility Determination For Donors Of Human Cells, Tissues, And Cellular And Tissue-Based Products” (May 2005)
ASRM Ethics Committee Report: Informing offspring of their conception by gamete donation (PDF) Released March 2004
Cryopreserved Embryos in the United States and Their Availability for Research from Fertil Steril 2003 79:1063-9. (PDF)
ASRM Ethics Committee Report: Informed Consent and the use of Gametes and Embryos for Research Released November 1997, Under Review 2006
ASRM Ethics Committee Report: Disposition of abandoned embryos Released May 1997, Reviewed July 2006

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