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Ethics Committee Opinions

Ethics Committee Reports are drafted by the members of the ASRM Ethics Committee on the tough ethical dilemmas of reproductive medicine.

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Planned oocyte cryopreservation to preserve future reproductive potential: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)

Planned oocyte cryopreservation is an ethically permissible procedure that may help individuals avoid future infertility.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateApril 01, 2024

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Ethical obligations in fertility treatment when intimate partners withhold information from each other: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)

Clinicians should encourage disclosure between intimate partners but should maintain confidentiality where there is no harm to the partner and/or offspring.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateMarch 01, 2024

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Ethical considerations for telemedical delivery of fertility care: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)

Telemedicine has the potential to increase access to and decrease the cost of care.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateMarch 01, 2024

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Misconduct in third-party assisted reproductive technology by participants and nonmedical professionals or entities: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)

In some instances, it is ethically permissible for the physician to either disclose material information to the affected party or to decline to provide or continue to provide care.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateOctober 01, 2023

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Informed consent in assisted reproduction: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)

Informed consent is a process in which the patient is supported in developing an understanding of medical options.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateJune 01, 2023

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Defining embryo donation: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)

The ethical appropriateness of patients donating embryos to other patients for  family building, or for research, is well established.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateJune 01, 2023

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Interests, obligations, and rights in gamete and embryo donation: an Ethics Committee opinion (2019)

This Ethics Committee report outlines the interests, obligations, and rights of all parties involved in gamete and embryo donation: both males and females who choose to provide gametes or embryos

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateApril 01, 2023

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Consideration of the gestational carrier: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)

Intended parents engage with gestational carriers (GCs) to achieve their personal reproductive goals.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateJanuary 10, 2023

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Updated terminology for gamete and embryo donors: directed (identified) to replace ‘‘known’’ and nonidentified to replace ‘‘anonymous’’: a committee opinion (2022)

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine encourages all stakeholders with an interest in gamete and embryo donation to adopt directed (identified) in lieu of ‘‘known’’ and nonidentified in

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateAugust 17, 2022

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Human immunodeficiency virus and infertility treatment: an Ethics Committee opinion (2021)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a serious but manageable chronic disease that affects persons of reproductive age, many of whom express a desire for biological parenthood.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateApril 30, 2022

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