Announcements Apr 23, 2020
ASRM is pleased to announce a new benefit that directly impacts your patients! Through Friday, May 8th, ASRM has partnered with Fertility IQ to make courses free to patients of ASRM members.
Press Releases and Bulletins Apr 20, 2020
Even during this national health crisis, ASRM is committed to highlighting National Infertility Awareness Week (April 19-25) and honoring those with infertility who are struggling to build a family. NIAW became a federally recognized health observance by the Department of Health and Human Services in 2010.
Announcements Apr 09, 2020
We understand that it can be devastating for those who have been trying to build their families to now have to delay treatment due to COVID-19. The goal of this communication is to help give patients a clearer understanding of the ASRM COVID-19 Task Force recommendations, and to help answer questions they may have.
Announcements Mar 30, 2020
The ASRM Task Force continues to emphasize that infertility is a disease, and infertility care is not elective. The treatment of infertility, as well as the treatment of many other critical diseases, including cancer treatment, other gynecologic surgery, and organ transplantation, are being postponed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of the words “elective surgery” generally refers to surgery that can be delayed for a period of time without undue risk to the patient.
Announcements Mar 26, 2020
The current COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for our times. As reproductive care professionals are increasingly confined to their homes due to the need for social distancing and risk mitigation in response to the pandemic, we are extending to you a complimentary enrollment in one of ASRM’s online certificate courses.
Legally Speaking Dec 16, 2019
Two recent cases may have opened the door to relaxing Hong Kong's legislative restrictions on surrogacy.
Legally Speaking Nov 18, 2019
An 80-year-old Colorado gynecologist is the most recently discovered physician to have secretly used his own sperm to artificially inseminate his patients.
Legally Speaking Oct 21, 2019
News about “fertility fraud” legislation and lawsuits is appearing with increasing frequency in national and international headlines. Currently, California, Indiana, and Texas have bills criminalizing fertility fraud.
Legally Speaking Sep 13, 2019
Litigation involving mistakes in genetic testing outcomes or reports are not new, but the exponential increase in genetic testing in assisted reproductive technologies, including carrier screening, PGT, using mosaic embryos and the potential for gene-editing, has fueled new genetic-based lawsuits and variables.