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Infertility
Infertility is the result of a disease (an interruption, cessation, or disorder of body functions, systems, or organs) of the male or female reproductive tract which prevents the conception of a child or the ability to carry a pregnancy to delivery. The duration of unprotected intercourse with failure to conceive should be about 12 months before an infertility evaluation is undertaken, unless medical history, age, or physical findings dictate earlier evaluation and treatment.
Latest News and Research
- ASRM Today: Thyroid Disease with Dr. Erin Masaba
- ASRM Today: Mental Health Burdens and the Role of Social Health Environments on Reproductive Health with Dr. Carmen Messerlian
- Fertility and Sterility On Air – TOC: June 2022
- Fertility and Sterility On Air - Unplugged: October 2022
- ASRM Issues Statement on COVID-19 Vaccines, Joins Other OB/GYN Groups on Community-Wide Statement
- ASRM COVID-19 Task Force Releases Update #9 to Recommendations
- Update 7: ASRM Patient Management and Clinical Recommendations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
- ASRM Today - Update #9 from the ASRM COVID-19 Task Force with Christos Coutifaris
- Update on the Right to Build Families Act
- ASRM Today - Policy Matters: The Dobbs Decision
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April 24 - 30 is National Infertility Awareness Week!
From: Announcements
- UPDATE No. 18 - COVID-19 Vaccination, Booster Shots and Reproductive Health Care
- ASRM COVID-19 Task Force Issues Update No. 14
- ASRM, ACOG and SMFM Issue Joint Statement: Medical Experts Continue to Assert that COVID Vaccines Do Not Impact Fertility
- ASRM Issues Statement Regarding Roe v. Wade and Its Possible Implications on Access to Reproductive Care
- Fertility and Sterility On Air– TOC: July 2022
- ASRM Launches New Center for Leadership and Policy, Releases First Report
- ASRM COVID-19 Task Force Releases Update #10 to Recommendations
- ASRM Applauds VA Committee Passage of the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act; Calls on Speaker Pelosi to quickly move it to the House floor for a vote
- More Than 73 Thousand Babies Born from Assisted Reproductive Technology Cycles Done in 2020
- ASRM Continues to Oppose Reproductive Healthcare Restrictions
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FAQs for Patients Related to COVID-19
From: Announcements
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Update #1 Released to the ASRM Patient Management and Clinical Recommendations During The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
From: Announcements
Patient Resources
- Couples are generally advised to seek medical help if they are unable to achieve pregnancy after a year of unprotected intercourse
- Infertility is not an inconvenience; it is a disease
- FAQs About Infertility
- Does In Vitro Fertilization Work?
- Who Are Genetic Counselors (GCs)?
- What Do Genetic Counselors (GCs) Do At A Fertility Clinic?
- Causes of Infertility
- In approximately 40 percent of infertile couples, the male partner is either the sole cause or a contributing cause of infertility
- Infertility Affects Men and Women Equally
- Updated: 6.7 Million Women Are Unable To Have A Child
- The inability to have a child affects 1 in every 9 women in the USA
- Male Fertility and Infertility - a patient education video
- Infertility - a patient education video
- Coping With Infertility - a patient education video
- How is Infertility Diagnosed?
- Diagnostic Tests for Female Infertility
- How is Infertility Treated?
- What is In Vitro Fertilization?
- Do Insurance Plans Cover Infertility Treatment?
- What impact does infertility have on psychological well-being?
- Should we have genetic testing?
- FAQs About the Psychological Component of Infertility
- Q1. What impact does infertility have on psychological well being?
- Q2. How do I know if I could benefit from psychological counseling?
- Q3. How can psychological treatment help me/us cope with infertility?
- Q4. How can I find a mental health professional experienced in working with infertility?
- The Goal Of Infertility Treatment
- Stress and Infertility - a patient education micro-video
- Fibroid Tumors - a patient education video
- Understanding Fertility - a patient education video
- Basic Infertility Evaluation - a patient education video
- Trying to Conceive?
- State and Territory Infertility Insurance Laws
- Trying to Have A Baby?
Publications
- Best practices of ASRM and ESHRE: a journey through reproductive medicine (2012)
- Micro-presentation: Management of Nonobstructive Azoospermia
- Micro-video: Just Relax and It Will Happen: A Debate on the Relationship between Stress and Infertility
- Micro-video: Decreasing the Emotional Burden of Care
- Does the Endometrium Play a Major Role in Endometriosis-Associated Infertility?
- How Covid-19 has Changed the Landscape of the Male Infertility Evaluation and Treatment
- Access to fertility treatment irrespective of marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity: an Ethics Committee opinion (2021)
- Ethics Webinar: Access to Infertility Care
- Micro-video: The Trauma of Infertility and Pregnancy Loss: Helping Our Patients Heal
- Micro-video: Appropriate Use of the -25 Modifier in Reproductive Endocrine/Infertility Practice
- How to Improve Fertility Outcomes (in the Kitchen)!
- Expanding Access to Care for Members of the Armed Services and Veterans
- Ethics Webinar: Childrearing Ability and Fertility Services: Ethical Policy Considerations
- Micro-video: Dietary Supplements & Fertility: Emerging Evidence and Clinical Guidance
- Micro-video: Testicular Sperm versus Ejaculated Sperm - When and Why
- ¿Cual debe de ser la primera línea de tratamiento en parejas con infertilidad inexplicable en Latino-América?
- The New Normal: Resuming Fertility Care in the COVID World
- Leadership Perspectives on the ASRM/ESHRE/IFFS Joint Statement on COVID-19 and Human Reproduction
Coding Corner
- D&C Under Ultrasound Guidance
- Blood Tests
- Infertility Consult
- Infertility Consult by Nurse
- New vs Established Patient
- Pregnancy Of Uncertain Viability Ultrasound
- Self-referred New Patient
- Telephone Consult
- Psychological Evaluation
- Diagnosis of Infertility for IVF Procedure
- Diagnostic Testing of an Infertile Couple
- General E&M Consult
- Initial Visit for Infertility With No Mandated Coverage
- Monitoring E&M
- Post Vasectomy Infertility
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Testing With No History of Infertility
- Hysteroscopy Recurrent Implantation Failure
- Surgery Coding
- IUI or IVF