Practice Guidance
Practice Guidance documents and resources have been created by the members of the ASRM Practice Committee, the ASRM Ethics Committee, the ASRM Patient Education Committee, the ASRM COVID-19 Task Force, the ASRM Technology Committee, and the ASRM Coding Committee.
Practice Documents
ASRM Practice Documents have been developed to assist physicians with clinical decisions regarding the care of their patients.
Current evaluation of amenorrhea: a committee opinion (2024)
Amenorrhea is the absence or abnormal cessation of the menses.
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.
Tobacco or marijuana use and infertility: a committee opinion (2023)
In the United States, approximately 21% of adults report some form of tobacco use, although 18% report marijuana use.
Prevention of moderate and severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a guideline (2023)
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a serious complication associatedwith assisted reproductive technology.
EMR Shared Phrases/Template Library
These templates are standard phrases that are shared by ASRM physician members. These are shared here only to provide a template for individuals to create their own phrases. The templates and the language therein are not meant to be standard phrases nor does the ASRM endorse them as such. View the Share Phrases/Template LibraryEthics Opinions
Family members as gamete donors or gestational carriers: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)
The use of adult intrafamilial gamete donors and gestational surrogates is ethically acceptable when all participants are fully informed and counseled.
Planned oocyte cryopreservation to preserve future reproductive potential: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)
Planned oocyte cryopreservation is an ethically permissible procedure that may help individuals avoid future infertility.
Ethical obligations in fertility treatment when intimate partners withhold information from each other: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)
Clinicians should encourage disclosure between intimate partners but should maintain confidentiality where there is no harm to the partner and/or offspring.
Ethical considerations for telemedical delivery of fertility care: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)
Telemedicine has the potential to increase access to and decrease the cost of care.
ASRM'S PATIENT INFORMATION WEBSITE: REPRODUCTIVEFACTS
ReproductiveFacts.org provides a wide range of information related to reproductive health and infertility, including information on various methods of contraception and their effectiveness; resources for individuals and couples struggling with infertility; information on reproductive health issues, such as endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and menopause; research updates; and news articles related to reproductive medicine and science.
The website also provides a directory of ASRM healthcare providers, who offer a variety of reproductive health services, including infertility diagnosis and treatment, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and fertility preservation.
Visit ReproductiveFacts.org
COVID-19 Resources
A compendium of ASRM updates concerning the Novel Corona virus (SARS-COV-2) and COVID-19.
View the COVID-19 ResourcesCoding Corner
