ASRM: Search Hints

Advanced Searches on the ASRM Web site

You can simply enter a search word and the ASRM search function will display a list of all the Web pages on the ASRM Web site that contain that word. However, if you wish to do more advanced searches, this page contains some guidelines, from the simplest to the most complex.

You can enter more than one search word

If you enter more than one search word, the search function treats the words as an "and" search.

Example: If you enter "hormone therapy", the search will find all Web pages that contain both words. Or you can enter a string of, for example, three or more words such as "in vitro fertilization".

Here are some guidelines for an "and" search:

All entered words must be present on a Web page for a match to occur.
You don't have to explicitly enter the word "and". When you enter a string of words without the word "and", the search function assumes you want to do an "and" type of search.

You can do an "or" search

In addition to the "and" search, you can also do an "or" search.

Example: If you enter "hormone or therapy", the search will find any Web pages that contain "hormone" and any Web pages that contain "therapy".

Here are some guidelines for the "or" search:

Only one of the words needs to be present on the page for a match to occur. So, this type of search typically returns more results than an "and" search.
If you want to do an "or" search, then you need to explicitly enter the "or" as in "hormone or therapy".

The "and" and "or" are technically called Boolean operators. A search with these types of operators can be very sophisticated and allow the user to obtain more precise search results then a simple search on one keyword. The next section describes some advanced searches.

You can do complex "and" and "or" searches

If you are familiar with advanced searches, here are some allowable advanced search examples:

hormone and diagnosis or therapy
hormone and (diagnosis or therapy)
not (diagnosis or therapy) and hormone

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