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Survey shows strong support for increased access to fertility treatments
For Immediate Release
Washington, DC - A new public opinion poll reveals strong support for improved access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).
Asked if health insurance plans should be required to offer IVF coverage, 67% of respondents agreed. (34% strongly supported, 32% supported). Just over a quarter, 26%, neither supported nor opposed, while only 7% opposed such a requirement.
Another question focused on access to IVF care for military and civilian federal employees. The numbers on this question were very similar: 71% supported the federal government offering this coverage to its employees, 23% neither supported nor opposed, and only 7% expressed opposition.
The reality is that many Americans lack insurance coverage for IVF care. Despite recent advances, millions of Americans still have no health insurance at all. Moreover, far too many insurance plans exclude all fertility care or include less effective treatments but do not cover IVF.
Our military service members and veterans only have very limited access to IVF, and their coverage requires the infertility to be connected to their time in service, which is often difficult to prove and burdensome for service members and veterans seeking to expand their families. For civilian employees, the picture is more complicated. Currently, only a few plans available to federal employees offer coverage for IVF. This could be remedied if all plans were required to cover comprehensive fertility services including IVF.
“Clearly, a large majority of Americans think insurance companies ought to do the right thing and offer IVF coverage. And they clearly support the government requiring them to do it if they won’t do it on their own. The number of Americans who lack insurance coverage for their fertility care is absolutely unacceptable. As so many members of Congress have expressed their support for IVF over the last few months, we call upon them to do more than offer words. The time has come for them to step up and ensure insurance companies and employers are no longer allowed to exclude this one specific disease,” said Paula Amato, MD, President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
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This CARAVAN survey was conducted by Big Village among a sample of 1,010 adults 18 years of age and older. The online omnibus study is conducted three times a week among a demographically representative U.S. sample of 1,000 adults 18 years of age and older. This survey was live on April 5–7, 2024.
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Women with endometriosis typically present with pelvic pain, infertility, or an adnexal mass, and may require surgery. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017†‡§ (2017)
Terms and definitions currently used infertility care, infertility and medically assisted reproduction (MAR) can have different meanings that are dependent upon the setting, their usage in research or clinical interventions, or among diverse populations.View the Committee Joint Guideline
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Surgery Coding
I took the ASRM coding course, and in that course, coding for bilateral neosalpingostomies was coded using only a dx of N70.11 (hydrosalpinx). View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Post Vasectomy Infertility
If a husband has had a vasectomy, does the sterilization code apply to the wife's visits? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Pregnancy Of Uncertain Viability Ultrasound
My staff is telling me that I am getting reimbursed for the first sonogram and OB visit (using ICD 10 code for pregnancy of uncertain viability – O36.80X0. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Pregnancy Ultrasound
Our practice does routine ultrasounds (sac check- 76817) at the end of an IVF cycle and bill with a diagnosis code O09.081, pregnancy resulting from ART. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Self-referred New Patient
A patient self-refers to our physician for an initial new patient consultation instead of referred by another physician, how do we code for the consult? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Telephone Consult
Does a physician need to speak directly to a patient to code for a telephone consult (99371-99373) or can a staff member relay physician notes to patients? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Testing With No History of Infertility
What diagnosis codes should providers submit to insurance carriers while trying to evaluate fertility issues? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Psychological Evaluation
Many REs require patients (and their spouses/partners) who are considering using donor gametes to see an infertility counselor first. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
IUI or IVF
Should other ovarian dysfunction (diagnosis code E28.8) or unspecified ovarian dysfunction (diagnosis code E28.9) can be used for an IUI or an IVF cycle View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Infertility Consult
Does ASRM have any examples of evaluation and management documentation for patients being seen for an initial infertility evaluation? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Infertility Consult by Nurse
What code is used for a nurse practitioner seeing a fertility patient for the first time? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Initial Visit for Infertility With No Mandated Coverage
What code would be appropriate for an initial visit for infertility? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Monitoring E&M
Our group would like to know if others are billing an evaluation and management code for ultrasound and blood draw visits? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
New vs Established Patient
How soon can you bill as a new infertility patient? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Hysteroscopy Recurrent Implantation Failure
What is the appropriate ICD-10 code for recurrent implantation failure? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
General E&M Consult
Recently we have received a “re-code” on a new patient (we billed a 99203 and the insurance re-coded it to a 99213). View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
D&C Under Ultrasound Guidance
What are the CPT codes and ICD-10 codes for coding a surgical case for a patient with history of Stage B adenocarcinoma of the cervix ... View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Diagnosis of Infertility for IVF Procedure
How important is it to have accurate documentation of the type of infertility diagnosis for IVF procedures? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Diagnostic Testing of an Infertile Couple
The Z31.41 is or is not the correct code to use for diagnostic testing of an infertile couple? And If so can if be used as the primary and only code? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Blood Draws
If a patient comes in only for a blood draw (venipuncture) and is seen only by the lab technician (not an MD, PA, or NP), may we bill for a (minimal) office visit? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Blood Tests
Patients are requesting to have lab work drawn from the female patient moved to the males account due to the female fertility coverage being maxed out. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Male Infertility
A summary of common codes for Male Infertility compiled by the ASRM Coding Committee. View the Coding Summary![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
ASRM müllerian anomalies classification 2021
The Task Force set goals for a new classification and chose to base it on the iconic AFS classification from 1988 because of its simplicity and recognizability. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for non–male factor indications: a committee opinion (2020)
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection is frequently used in combination with assisted reproductive technologies. View the Committee Document![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Moving innovation to practice: an Ethics Committee opinion (2021)
The introduction of new strategies, tests, and procedures into clinical practice raises challenging ethical issues. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Fertility evaluation of infertile women: a committee opinion (2021)
Diagnostic evaluation for infertility in women should be conducted in a systematic, expeditious, and cost-effective manner. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: an Ethics Committee opinion (2019)
The Ethics Committee recommends that in vitro fertilization (IVF) centers develop patient-centered policies regarding requests for futile treatment. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Use of exogenous gonadotropins for ovulation induction in anovulatory women: a committee opinion (2020)
Pretreatment evaluation, indications, treatment regimens, and complications of gonadotropin treatment. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Reproductive and hormonal considerations in women at increased risk for hereditary gynecologic cancers: Society of Gynecologic Oncology and American Society for Reproductive Medicine Evidence-Based Review (2019)
Providers who care for women at risk for hereditary gynecologic cancers must consider the impact of these conditions. View the Joint Statement![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Guidance for Providers Caring for Women and Men Of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure (Updated 2019)
This ASRM guidance specifically addresses Zika virus infection issues and concerns of individuals undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ART). View the Guideline![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine position statement on uterus transplantation: a committee opinion (2018)
Following the birth of the first child from a transplanted uterus in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2014, other centers worldwide have produced scientific reports. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Child-rearing ability and the provision of fertility services: an Ethics Committee opinion (2017)
Fertility programs may withhold services on the basis that patients will be unable to provide minimally adequate or safe care for offspring. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Removal of myomas in asymptomatic patients to improve fertility and/or reduce miscarriage rate: a guideline (2017)
This review evaluates if uterine myomas impact likelihood of pregnancy and pregnancy loss, and if myomectomy influences pregnancy outcomes. View the Guideline![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Improving the Reporting of Clinical Trials of Infertility Treatments (IMPRINT): modifying the CONSORT statement (2014)
Clinical trials testing infertility treatments often do not report on the major outcomes of interest to patients and clinicians and the public. View the GuidelineTopic Resources
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Advocacy in Action
Join the ASRM Advocacy in Action 2024 campaign by making a tax-deductible charitable gift before July 31! Be part of Advocacy in Action![PR Bulletin Icon](/globalassets/_icons/pr_bulletin.png)
ASRM marks World IVF Day by doing what we do best – advocating for access to reproductive health care by calling for a House floor vote on the Right to IVF Act
ASRM observed World IVF Day, the day marking the birth of the world’s first IVF baby in 1978, by continuing its advocacy for improvements in IVF policy.
View the Press Release![Videos Icon](/globalassets/_icons/videos.png)
Journal Club Global: Oral Progestin For Ovulation Suppression During IVF
Live broadcast from the 2024 Midwest Reproductive SymposiumInternational in Chicago, IL View the Video
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Order your FREE Vot-ER badge to encourage patients and colleagues to vote!
ASRM) is pleased to announce our partnership with Vot-ER, a grassroots organization dedicated to driving civic engagement among healthcare professionals.
View the Press Release![Podcast Icon](/globalassets/_icons/podcast.png)
Fertility and Sterility On Air - Seminal Article: Ernest Ng, and Zhi Chen
June issue Seminal Contribution: a randomized controlled trial studying the use of progestins for ovulation supression in predicted high responders. Listen to the Episode![PR Bulletin Icon](/globalassets/_icons/pr_bulletin.png)
ASRM Responds to Senate Vote on IVF Bill
ASRM is disappointed that a filibuster prevented the passage of the Right to IVF Act.
View the Press Release![PR Bulletin Icon](/globalassets/_icons/pr_bulletin.png)
ASRM Calls for Passage of Family Building Bill
It would increase access to IVF treatments for all Americans, including active-duty service members, veterans, and federal employees.
View the Press Release![Podcast Icon](/globalassets/_icons/podcast.png)
Fertility and Sterility On Air - TOC: May 2024
Topics this month include Iatrogenic and demographic determinants of the national plural birth increase, outcomes between ICSI and IVF with PGT-A. Listen to the Episode![PR Bulletin Icon](/globalassets/_icons/pr_bulletin.png)
ASRM publishes IVF one-pagers for media use
The documents lay out the clinical IVF process, summarize oversight of IVF in the U.S., and explain how lawmakers can support access to IVF.
View the Press Release![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Billing for assisted hatching at biopsy and transfer
We would also like to know if you can bill assisted hatching with biopsy and then assisted hatching again during the transfer cycle. View the Answer![PR Bulletin Icon](/globalassets/_icons/pr_bulletin.png)
ASRM Reacts to Cruz/Britt OPED
We are pleased to see Senators Cruz and Britt express their interest in protecting access to IVF.
View the Press Release![Podcast Icon](/globalassets/_icons/podcast.png)
Fertility and Sterility On Air - Unplugged: April 2024
Topics include: IVF in film, a rat model of fallopian tube torsion, comparing letrozole regimens for PCOS, and a review of chronic endometritis. Listen to the Episode![PR Bulletin Icon](/globalassets/_icons/pr_bulletin.png)
ASRM Files Amicus Brief in Texas Embryo Case
ASRM has filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in the case of Antoun v Antoun, which is pending before the Texas Supreme Court.
View the Press Release![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Financial ‘‘risk-sharing’’ or refund programs in assisted reproduction: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)
Financial ‘‘risk-sharing’’ fee structures in programs charge patients a higher initial fee but provide reduced fees for subsequent cycles. View the Committee Document![PR Bulletin Icon](/globalassets/_icons/pr_bulletin.png)
Survey shows strong support for increased access to fertility treatments
A new public opinion poll reveals strong support for improved access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).
View the Press Release![PR Bulletin Icon](/globalassets/_icons/pr_bulletin.png)
National Infertility Awareness Week 2024: Leave Your Mark
Next week is National Infertility Awareness Week, a federally recognized health observance founded to increase awareness of infertility.
View the Press Release![Podcast Icon](/globalassets/_icons/podcast.png)
ASRM Today: ASRM Policy Matters: Post-Alabama IVF decision advocacy roundup with Jessie Losch
Jessie Losch, ASRM Government Affairs Manager, updates ASRM Today on the advocacy efforts underway post the Alabama Supreme Court decision. Listen to the Episode![PR Bulletin Icon](/globalassets/_icons/pr_bulletin.png)
IVF-assisted pregnancies constitute 2.5% of all births in 2022
In 2022, the number of babies born from IVF increased from 89,208 in 2021 to 91,771 in 2022. This means that 2.5% of births in the US are a result of ART.
View the Press Release![Podcast Icon](/globalassets/_icons/podcast.png)
Fertility and Sterility On Air - Live from PCRS 2024
Fertility & Sterility on Air brings you the highlights from the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society. Listen to the Episode![Podcast Icon](/globalassets/_icons/podcast.png)
Fertility and Sterility On Air - Seminal Article: Dr. Jeremy Applebaum
Listen to this interview featuring Dr. Jeremy Applebaum, who recently published "Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination on live birth rates after IVF" Listen to the Episode![PR Bulletin Icon](/globalassets/_icons/pr_bulletin.png)
ASRM provides testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee on threats facing IVF
ASRM shared with the Senate Judiciary Committee the dangers to reproductive medicine nearly two years after the Dobbs decision.
View the Press Release![Podcast Icon](/globalassets/_icons/podcast.png)
Fertility and Sterility On Air - TOC: March 2024
Topics this month include the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on live birth rates after IVF, the "freeze-all" strategy in women with adenomyosis, and more. Listen to the Episode![Announcement Icon](/globalassets/_icons/announcement.png)
ASRM reacts to Alabama legislation
We are pleased that the legislation passed into law by the Alabama General Assembly will at least allow our members in the state to care for their patients.
View the Press Release![Announcement Icon](/globalassets/_icons/announcement.png)
IVF at the SOTU: Fertility care expected to be major focus at State of the Union
Protecting access to IVF care is expected to be a major theme of the State of the Union on Thursday.
View the Press Release![Announcement Icon](/globalassets/_icons/announcement.png)
ASRM Responds to Proposed Alabama Legislation
We are proud of our Alabama members and their patients, who have been such incredible advocates working to motivate their legislators to protect IVF.
View the Press Release![Announcement Icon](/globalassets/_icons/announcement.png)
Senate Budget Hearing is Well Timed Following Alabama IVF Ruling
ASRM statement regarding the Senate Budget Committee’s hearing entitled: No Rights to Speak of: The Economic Harms of Restricting Reproductive Freedom.
View the Press Release![Announcement Icon](/globalassets/_icons/announcement.png)
ASRM Responds to Senate’s Failure to Pass Access to Family Building Act
We are disappointed by the Senate’s failure to meet the moment and pass federal legislation protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).
View the Press Release![Legal Icon](/globalassets/_icons/legal.png)
Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos are “Unborn Children” and admonishes IVF’s “Wild West” treatment
Legally Speaking™ on presenting facts and reflecting on the impact and potential implications of legal developments in ART. View the Column![Announcement Icon](/globalassets/_icons/announcement.png)
ASRM Condemns Profoundly Misguided and Dangerous Court Decision in Alabama
In LePage v Mobile Infirmary Clinic, the Alabama Supreme Court made a decision that flies in the face of medical reality and the needs of the citizens.
View the Press Release![Podcast Icon](/globalassets/_icons/podcast.png)
Fertility and Sterility On Air - TOC: February 2024
Topics this month include the optimial AMH level in oocyte donors, the role of mean number of DNA breakpoints (MDB) in sperm DNA integrity, and more. Listen to the Episode![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Prevention of moderate and severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a guideline (2023)
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a serious complication associated with assisted reproductive technology. View the guideline![Podcast Icon](/globalassets/_icons/podcast.png)
Fertility and Sterility On Air - Unplugged: January 2024
Topics this month include: HCG as a predictor of pregnancy outcome after IVF, progestin ovulation suppression and embryo development, and more. Listen to the Episode![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Billing IVF lab work
We typically bill our IVF Lab work under the rendering provider who performs the VOR. Who should be the supervising provider for embryology billing? View the Answer![Videos Icon](/globalassets/_icons/videos.png)
Journal Club Global: IVM in Clinical Practice: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
In vitro maturation (IVM) has the potential to make IVF cheaper, safer, and more widely accessible to patients with infertility. View the Video![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Comparison of pregnancy rates for poor responders using IVF with mild ovarian stimulation versus conventional IVF: a guideline (2018)
Mild-stimulation protocols with in vitro fertilization (IVF) generally aim to use less medication than conventional IVF. View the Guideline![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
IVF cycle management and facility fees, an overview
How should IVF Cycle Management be coded? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Limited ultrasound performed by RN
Would it be appropriate to bill a 99211 when an RN is doing a limited ultrasound and documenting findings during an IUI or IVF treatment cycle? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
CPT 89253 and 89254 for Assisted hatching
Can I bill CPT codes 89253 and 89254 together? If yes, do I need a modifier on any of the codes? View the Answer![Videos Icon](/globalassets/_icons/videos.png)
Journal Club Global - What is the optimal number of oocytes to reach a live-birth following IVF?
The optimal number of oocytes necessary to expect a live birth following in vitro fertilization remains unclear. View the Video![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Patient Education
What is the correct way to bill for the patient education sessions performed by registered nurses to individual patients prior to their IVF cycle? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Pregnancy Ultrasound
Our practice does routine ultrasounds (sac check- 76817) at the end of an IVF cycle and bill with a diagnosis code O09.081, pregnancy resulting from ART. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
IV Fluids During Egg Retrieval
Is it appropriate to bill the insurance company for CPT 96360, Under Hydration Infusion when being used in conjunction with IVF retrieval? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
IUI or IVF
Should other ovarian dysfunction (diagnosis code E28.8) or unspecified ovarian dysfunction (diagnosis code E28.9) can be used for an IUI or an IVF cycle View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
IVF Case Rates
What ICD-10 codes apply to case rates? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
IVF Consent Counseling
When a patient is scheduled to undergo IVF and the provider schedules the patient for a 30-minute consultation is this visit billable? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Ovulation Induction Monitoring for IUI
We would like to clarify the correct ICD 10 diagnosis code for monitoring of an IUI cycle. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
In Vitro Maturation
Have CPT codes been established for maturation in vitro? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
IVF Billing Forms
I am seeking information on IVF insurance billing guidelines. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
IVF Billing Globally
Am I correct in assuming that it is duplicate billing for both the ambulatory center and embryology laboratory to bill globally? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
IVF Billing of Professional Charges
Are we allowed to bill professional charges under the physician for the embryologist who performs the IVF laboratory services? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Lab Case Rates
What ICD-10 codes apply to case rates? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Oocyte Denudation
Is there is a separate code for denudation of oocytes? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Endometrial Biopsy/Scratch
What CPT code should be used for a “scratch test”? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Endometriosis and Infertility
For treatment like IVF would we bill with N97.x first or an endometriosis diagnosis? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Follicle Monitoring For Diminished Ovarian Reserve
If a patient has decreased ovarian reserve (ICD-10 E28.8) and patient is undergoing follicle tracking to undergo either an IUI cycle or IVF cycle... View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Global Billing Vs Billing Under Provider
For an IVF cycle (that is not being billed global to an insurance plan) is it appropriate to bill the charges under one “global” provider? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Diagnosis of Infertility for IVF Procedure
How important is it to have accurate documentation of the type of infertility diagnosis for IVF procedures? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Egg Culture and Fertilization
We are billing for the technical component of 89250 and would like to also bill a professional component of the 89250. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Egg Culture and Fertilization: Same Gender
A same-sex male couple requested half their donor eggs be fertilized with sperm from male #1 and the other half fertilized from male #2. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Donor Embryos
Could you give guidance for the correct ICD-10 code(s) to use when a patient is doing an Anonymous Donor Embryo Transfer cycle? View the Answer![Videos Icon](/globalassets/_icons/videos.png)
Journal Club Global: Natural versus Programmed FET Cycles
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Role of assisted hatching in in vitro fertilization: a guideline (2022)
There is moderate evidence that assisted hatching does not significantly improve live birth rates in fresh assisted reproductive technology cycles View the Committee Opinion![Videos Icon](/globalassets/_icons/videos.png)
Journal Club Global - Best Practices of High Performing ART Clinics
This Fertility and Sterility Journal Club Global discusses February’s seminal article, “Common practices among consistently high-performing in vitro fertilization programs in the United States: a 10 year update.” View the Video![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Guidance on the limits to the number of embryos to transfer: a committee opinion (2021)
ASRM's guidelines for the limits on the number of embryos to be transferred during IVF cycles have been further refined ... View the Committee Opinion![Videos Icon](/globalassets/_icons/videos.png)
Journal Club Global Live from India - Adjuvants in IVF and IVF Add-Ons for the Endometrium
Many adjuvants have been utilized by IVF centers to improve their success rates. View the Video![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Evidence-based outcomes after oocyte cryopreservation for donor oocyte in vitro fertilization and planned oocyte cryopreservation: a guideline (2021)
A review of success rates, factors that may impact success rates, and outcomes. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Development of an emergency plan for in vitro fertilization programs: a committee opinion (2021)
All IVF programs and clinics should have a plan to protect fresh and cryopreserved human specimens (embryos, oocytes, sperm). View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
In vitro maturation: a committee opinion (2021)
The results of in vitro maturation (IVM) investigations suggest the potential for wider clinical application. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: an Ethics Committee opinion (2019)
The Ethics Committee recommends that in vitro fertilization (IVF) centers develop patient-centered policies regarding requests for futile treatment. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Blastocyst culture and transfer in clinically assisted reproduction: a committee opinion (2018)
The purposes of this document is to review the literature regarding the clinical application of blastocyst transfer. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
The role of immunotherapy in in vitro fertilization: a guideline (2018)
Adjuvant immunotherapy treatments in in vitro fertilization (IVF) aim to improve the outcome of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in both the general ART population as well as subgroups such as patients with recurrent miscarriage or implantation failure. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Performing the embryo transfer: a guideline (2017)
A systematic review of the literature was conducted which examined each of the major steps of embryo transfer. Recommendations made for improving pregnancy rates are based on interventions demonstrated to be either beneficial or not beneficial. (Fertil Steril® 2017;107:882–96. ©2017 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.) View the Committee Guideline![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Best practices of ASRM and ESHRE: a journey through reproductive medicine (2012)
ASRM and ESHRE are the two largest societies in the world whose members comprise the major experts and professionals working in reproductive medicine. View the Committee Joint Guideline![Membership Icon](/globalassets/_icons/membership.png)
In Vitro Maturation Special Interest Group (IVMSIG)
IVMSIG strives to define the best strategies to optimize IVM outcomes. Learn more about IVMSIG![Advocacy Icon](/globalassets/_icons/advocacy.png)
What support for IVF looks like
Bipartisan support for IVF, that is responsible for the birth of over 2% of all babies born in the USA each year, will ensure that families continue to grow. View the advocacy resource![Advocacy Icon](/globalassets/_icons/advocacy.png)
It takes more than one
Why IVF patients often need multiple embryos to have a baby View the advocacy resource![Advocacy Icon](/globalassets/_icons/advocacy.png)
Oversight of IVF in the US
In the US, medical care is regulated by a complex and comprehensive network of federal and state regulations and professional oversight. View the advocacy resource![Advocacy Icon](/globalassets/_icons/advocacy.png)