LGBTQ Special Interest Group (LGBTQSIG)
LGBTQSIG’s Mission Statement:
The LGBTQ Special Interest Group exists to foster an environment of inclusivity for all potential parents to have a voice and an advocate within the ASRM.2023-2024 LGBTQ Special Interest Group Leadership:
Chair: Dr. Bhuchitra Singh
Chair Elect: Dr. Brent Monseur
Vice Chair: Dr. Courtney Marsh
Immediate Past Chair: Dr. Michael Lanham
Past Chair: Dr. Angela Lawson
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Topic Resources
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Inclusive language and environment to welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual+ patients (2024)
Creating an inclusive clinical environment to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual+ patients is vital. View the Commitee Opinion![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Diagnosis code for donation
What is the diagnosis code for an embryo donation versus egg donation? View the Answer![News Icon](/globalassets/_icons/news.png)
What's New from the Fertility and Sterility Family of Journals
Here’s a peek at this month’s issues from our family of journals! As an ASRM Member, you can access all of our journals. Not yet a member? Click here(no link) to learn more. Find More![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Transgender Care
I have a question about a patient who is a transgender male to female. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Egg Culture and Fertilization: Same Gender
A same-sex male couple requested half their donor eggs be fertilized with sperm from male #1 and the other half fertilized from male #2. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Diagnosis Code For Same-Sex Egg Donation
We have a same-sex male couple with insurance coverage for IVF. View the Answer![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Access to fertility treatment irrespective of marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity: an Ethics Committee opinion (2021)
Individuals and couples should have access to fertility services irrespective of marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Access to fertility services by transgender and nonbinary persons: an Ethics Committee opinion (2021)
The provision of fertility services to transgender individuals and the denial of access to fertility services is not justified. View the Committee Opinion![Membership Icon](/globalassets/_icons/membership.png)