ASRM: Patient Fact Sheets

The ASRM Patient Fact Sheet is a series produced under the direction of the ASRM Patient Education Committee and the Publications Committee. These fact sheets may be printed and distributed to patients to enhance patient education as long as the text is not altered and proper credit must be attributed to ASRM. These Patient Education Fact Sheets are in Adobe®Acrobat® PDF format. Please click here for downloading information. Some Patient Education Fact Sheets are en Español.

These materials are published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine under the direction of the Patient Education Committee and the Publications Committee. No portion herein may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. The information included in these materials is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or care. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine is not responsible to you or anyone else for any decision or action taken by you in reliance on this information.

Adhesions: What Are They And How Can They Be Prevented? released December 2008
Adoption (PDF) revised January 2003
Cancer and Fertility Preservation (PDF) released January 2004
Challenges of Parenting Multiples released January 2003
Complications and Problems Associated with Multiple Births released May 2008
Conceiving After Tubal Surgery (PDF) released May 2008
Diagnostic Testing for Male Factor Infertility (PDF) revised May 2008
Dilation and Curettage (D&C) released December 2008
Ectopic Pregnancy released December 2008
Endometrial Ablation (PDF) revised May 2008
Endometriosis and Infertility: Can Surgery Help? (PDF) released May 2008
Endometriosis: Does It Cause Infertility? released December 2008
Evaluation of the Uterus released December 2008
Fertility Drugs and the Risks of Multiple Births (PDF) released May 2008
Gamete Donation: Deciding Whether to Tell (PDF) released September 2008
Genetic Screening for Birth Defects (PDF) revised November 2005
How Doctors Evaluate Infertility in Women (PDF) released September 2008
Hydrosalpinx (PDF) revised May 2008
Hyperprolactinemia (Prolactin Excess) (PDF) revised November 2007
Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) (PDF) revised May 2003
Infertility Counseling and Support: When and Where to Find It (PDF) revised January 2004
Insulin Sensitizing Agents and PCOS (PDF) released August 2001, reviewed April 2005
Agentes Sensibilizantes a la Insulina y PCOS (PDF) translated November 2002
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (PDF) released September 2008
Intrauterine Adhesions (PDF) revised November 2005
Adherencias Intrauterinas (PDF) translated November 2002
Managing Pelvic Pain released December 2008
Minimally Invasive Surgery (PDF) released May 2008
Nonhormonal Contraception released December 2008
Ovarian Drilling for Infertility (PDF) released May 2008
Ovulation Detection (PDF) released June 2006
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PDF) released February 2005
Prediction of Fertility Potential (Ovarian Reserve) in Women (PDF) revised November 2005
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (PDF) released August 2008
Reproductive Aging in Women (PDF) released April 2003
Risks of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) revised 2007
Saline Infusion Sonohysterography (PDF) released February 2005
Sexual Dysfunction (PDF) released September 2008
Side Effects of Gonadotropins (PDF) revised November 2005
Smoking and Infertility (PDF) revised November 2003
Sperm Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury in Men (PDF) revised November 2005
Sperm Shape (Morphology): Does It Affect Fertility? (PDF) released September 2008
Stress and Infertility (PDF) revised May 2008
Understanding Clinical Studies (PDF) released November 2005
Varicocele (PDF) released September 2008
Weight and Fertility (PDF) released August 2001
Peso y Fertilidad (PDF) translated November 2002

Some Patient Fact Sheets have been translated into Spanish. Any error in information resulting from said translation is not the responsibility of the ASRM, nor can the ASRM be held liable for any consequence resulting from the information presented in these publications.

Adherencias Intrauterinas (PDF) translated November 2002
Agentes Sensibilizantes a la Insulina y PCOS (PDF) translated November 2002
Complicaciones de la Gestacion Multiple (PDF) translated November 2002
Gestacion Multiple y Reduccion Embrionaria (PDF) translated November 2002
Peso y Fertilidad (PDF) translated November 2002

These fact sheets may be printed and distributed to patients to enhance patient education. If copied and used with other patient educational tools, the text may not be altered and proper credit must be attributed to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Fact Sheets on ASRM letterhead are available from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and are suitable for photocopying.

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