Genetic Counseling
Does ASRM have any guidance for how to bill for genetic counseling services provided by a genetic counselor?
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Fertility and Sterility On Air: Live from the ESHRE 41st Annual Meeting (Part 2)
Live from ESHRE Paris 2025: Fertility & Sterility On Air features latest IVF, AI, embryo genetics & implantation research with top global experts. Listen to the Episode
Fertility and Sterility On Air: Live from the ESHRE 41st Annual Meeting (Part 1)
Live from ESHRE 2025 in Paris, F&S On Air explores frozen embryo transfer protocols, ovarian aging, and the reproductive microbiome. Listen to the Episode
Fertility and Sterility On Air - TOC: September 2025
Fertility & Sterility On Air: Sept 2025—podcast on infertility advances, AZFC outcomes, BMI & IVF safety, endometrium, chorionic bump, AMH-PCOS, GLP-1. Listen to the Episode
Journal Club Global en Español: AMMR 2025
Experts discuss chaotic embryo classification, PGT-A rebiopsy outcomes, embryo quality, biopsy techniques, and transfer protocols for mosaic embryos. View the Video
Fertility and Sterility On Air - TOC: August 2025
Fertility and Sterility marks 75 years with debates on PGT-A, Dobbs impacts, ART risks, contraception trends, and advances shaping reproductive medicine. Listen to the Episode
Journal Club Global LIVE at MRSi 2025: Sibling Oocyte Studies in ART
Experts discuss sibling oocyte trials, PIEZO-ICSI, and microfluidics in ART, evaluating outcomes, design limits, lab impact, and clinical implications. View the Video
Unlocking the Future of IVF: Navigating the Complex World of IVF Genomics
Explore the rise of IVF genomics, from PGT-A to WGS and polygenic risk scores, with insights on ethics, costs, and future implications for embryo screening. Read the Blog post
Fertility and Sterility On Air - Live from the PCRS 2025 Annual Meeting
Explore cutting-edge fertility research from PCRS 2025—PGT-A, embryo screening, cost-effective protocols, and gamete storage breakthroughs. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: Genetics - Season Three Reflection
Explore genetics in reproduction, IVF, aging, and ethics with ASRM Today. Discover how DNA research is shaping medicine, identity, and the future. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: Genetics Bonus Episode - Inclusive Family History Project
Explore how inclusive family histories improve healthcare for donor-conceived and adopted individuals with new EHR standards and provider education tools. Listen to the Episode
Fertility and Sterility On Air - TOC: June 2025
Stay updated on global reproductive medicine with Fertility & Sterility On Air—insights, debates, and journal highlights hosted by leading experts. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: Genetics - Episode Nine
Explore ethics, identity, and humanity in a dystopian love story as ASRM Today discusses Never Let Me Go through the lens of genetics and reproduction. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: Genetics - Episode Eight
Explore ethical considerations in embryo transfer, PGTM, and genetic testing with Dr. Sigal Klipstein on ASRM Today’s genetics-focused podcast episode. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: Genetics - Episode Seven
Dr. Elizabeth Ginsburg discusses PGTA, its benefits, limitations, and proper use in IVF based on age, ovarian reserve, and embryo quality on ASRM Today. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: Genetics - Episode Six
Explore how genetics may unlock the secrets to longevity, reverse aging, and extend life through telomeres, gene therapy, and cellular reprogramming. Listen to the Episode
Fertility and Sterility On Air - TOC: May 2025
Explore new fertility research on IVF triggers, thyroid autoimmunity, prednisone use, and genetic impacts in this expert-led review of May 2025’s F&S journal. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: Genetics - Episode Five
Explore how personalized medicine is transforming reproductive healthcare, from IVF optimization to ethical issues in genetic testing and AI-driven care. Listen to the Episode
Fertility and Sterility On Air - Best of ASRM and ESHRE 2025
Experts explore recurrent pregnancy loss, embryo testing, IVF mental health, and stem cell banking at ASRM–ESHRE 2025. Insights from leading fertility voices. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: Genetics - Episode Four
Explore how genetics shapes agriculture and reproductive medicine, from GMOs to CRISPR and lab-grown meat, in this ASRM Today podcast episode. Listen to the Episode
Transfer of embryos affected by monogenic conditions: an Ethics Committee Opinion (2025)
Patient requests to transfer embryos with serious monogenic disorders detected in preimplantation testing are rare; this opinion discusses physician responses. View the Committee Opinion
Journal Club Global: Embriões mosaicos ao Teste Genético Pré-Implantacional para Aneuploidia (PGT-A): o que fazer?
Discutiremos embriões mosaicos ao teste genético pré-implantacional para aneuploidia (PGT-A) View the Video
Journal Global Club From TSRM 2024: Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy in unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Explore the effectiveness of PGT-A in managing unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss, featuring systematic review findings, insights on miscarriage risks, and live birth rates. View the Video
Genetics: Counseling Fertility Couples About Their Evaluation
Caitlin Hebert discusses fertility counseling, the importance of carrier screening, and overcoming barriers for patients while highlighting the role of genetic counseling. View the ASRMed Talk Video
Use of preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic adult-onset conditions: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)
Preimplantation genetic testing for adult-onset monogenic diseases is ethically allowed when fully penetrant or conferring disease predisposition. View the Committee Opinion
Codes for Embryo Biopsy
When doing a preimplantation genetic test (PGT) biopsy, can you bill for each day a biopsy is performed or can you only bill once for the cycle? View the Answer
The use of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: a committee opinion (2024)
PGT-A use in the U.S. is rising, but its value as a routine IVF screening test is unclear, with mixed results from various studies. View the Committee Opinion
Journal Club Global: Recent clinical trials in Fertility and Sterility from the Asia Pacific region
Join ASPIRE 2024 for a Journal Club Global on PGT-A and IVF. Learn from top experts discussing recent clinical trial data and pregnancy outcomes View the Video
Coding for an endometrial biopsy/Mock cycle
We had patients request us to bill their insurance for the two monitoring visits and the Endo BX and change the diagnosis code to something that is payable. View the Answer
Journal Club Global: Cost effectiveness analyses of PGT-A
Infertility treatments can be financially burdensome, often without insurance coverage, making understanding the cost effectiveness of PGT-A crucial. View the Video
Coding PGT requisitions to the PGT lab
Do you have any recommended codes to use for PGT requisitions to the PGT lab? View the Answer
Genetics: Is Expanded Carrier Screening the Standard of Care?
Hannah Green, a genetic counselor at NYU, discusses the benefits and limitations of expanded carrier screening, highlighting its impact on clinical practice and patient care. View the ASRMed Talk Video
Genetics - Extra Testing, Passthrough or Money Maker?
Danielle Soltesz of RMA New York discusses the complex economics and ethical considerations of genetic testing in reproductive medicine, exploring costs, patient care, and sustainability. View the ASRMed Talk Video
Clinical management of mosaic results from preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy of blastocysts: a committee opinion (2023)
This document incorporates studies about mosaic embryo transfer and provides evidence-based considerations for embryos with mosaic results on PGT-A. View the Committee Opinion
Journal Club Global - Revisiting the STAR trial: The Fellows debate PGT-A
We are excited to host a debate covering the pros and cons of PGT-A and how new technologies should be validated before clinical implementation. View the Video
Indications and management of preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic conditions: a committee opinion (2023)
ASRM has updated its opinion on PGT for monogenic conditions, providing guidance on clinical and technical complexities. View the Committee Opinion
Results Review
What CPT code is most appropriate to submit for Physician Time to review CCS/PGS/PGD results? View the Answer
Sperm DNA Fragmentation
Is there a CPT code for HALO DNA Fragmentation for sperm? View the Answer
ICSI and Embryo Biopsy
How to bill for ICSI or embryo biopsies that occur in different days? View the Answer
Embryo Biopsy
Have any new codes been introduced for the lab portion of PGT? View the Answer
Embryo Biopsy Embryologist Travel Costs
Can we bill insurance for the biopsy procedure? Can we bill for travel expenses? View the Answer
Embryo Biopsy PGS Testing
What codes are appropriate for PGS testing? View the Answer
Genetic Counseling
Does ASRM have any guidance for how to bill for genetic counseling services provided by a genetic counselor?View the Answer
Assisted Zona Hatching
Can assisted hatching and embryo biopsy for PGT-A; PGT-M or PGT-SR be billed during the same cycle? View the Answer
Journal Club Global - PGT-A - Can non-invasive approaches based on spent medium analysis
PGT-A by trophectoderm biopsy aims to select available euploid embryos for transfer. View the Video
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
Journal Club Global - Accuracy of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies
One of the highest aspirations in reproductive medicine is to develop a technology allowing for ID of embryos that have true reproductive potential.
View the Video
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
Disclosure of sex when incidentally revealed as part of preimplantation genetic testing (PGT): an Ethics Committee opinion (2018)
Clinics may develop a policy to disallow selecting which embryos to transfer based on sex and choose to use only embryo quality as selection criteria. View the Committee Opinion
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
