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ASRM is dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of reproductive medicine through advocacy, education, research, and ethical patient care.
ASRM's Center for Policy and Leadership has released a report on gestational carrier policy in the U.S. exploring clinical guidance, public misconceptions, national trends, and considerations for policymakers. Find it here: www.asrm.org/advocacy-and...
January 28, 2026 at 7:51 PM
ASRM's Center for Policy and Leadership has released a report on gestational carrier policy in the U.S. exploring clinical guidance, public misconceptions, national trends, and considerations for policymakers. Find it here: www.asrm.org/advocacy-and...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Wishing you a healthy and happy #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay! ❤️ This year’s theme is “Holding Ground on Maternal Health.” Attend a webinar at 1 p.m. ET to hear keynote speaker Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha discuss community-led solutions: www.acog.org/education-an...
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Wishing you a healthy and happy #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay! ❤️ This year’s theme is “Holding Ground on Maternal Health.” Attend a webinar at 1 p.m. ET to hear keynote speaker Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha discuss community-led solutions: www.acog.org/education-an...
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Roe v. Wade was historic, but it was never the finish line. It established the constitutional right to abortion, but left far too many without abortion access. Our resolve has only gotten stronger to fight for true reproductive freedom for all.
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Roe v. Wade was historic, but it was never the finish line. It established the constitutional right to abortion, but left far too many without abortion access. Our resolve has only gotten stronger to fight for true reproductive freedom for all.
The Fight for Women's Health Rally for Endo Research is happening March 1, 2026 in a city near you! Learn more about the event and how you can participate: www.rally4endoresearch.net
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We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Rally for Endo Research, scheduled for March 1, 2026! This incredible event will take place, uniting participants in cities around the world, with several loca...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The Fight for Women's Health Rally for Endo Research is happening March 1, 2026 in a city near you! Learn more about the event and how you can participate: www.rally4endoresearch.net
"I sincerely hope our government can recognize that comprehensive fertility care is essential healthcare and take action seen as broadly popular among Americans to ensure those living in the USA have access to treatment." Read more from Dr. Nicole Ulrich: www.progress.org.uk/trumps-ferti...
Trump Fertility Care: A step forward or a missed opportunity? | PET
'Practising fertility medicine in Louisiana, a state where our population has fewer resources and little to no insurance coverage for fertility treatment, I regularly see patients desperate to conceiv...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"I sincerely hope our government can recognize that comprehensive fertility care is essential healthcare and take action seen as broadly popular among Americans to ensure those living in the USA have access to treatment." Read more from Dr. Nicole Ulrich: www.progress.org.uk/trumps-ferti...
Meet Olympic powerhouse Kaillie Humphries! Kaillie's not only a decorated member of the U.S. bobsled team, she's also an IVF mom. After a stage 4 endometriosis diagnosis, she underwent IVF to avoid ectopic pregnancy.
"Being a mom's awesome. It rocks."
www.nbcnewyork.com/olympics/202...
"Being a mom's awesome. It rocks."
www.nbcnewyork.com/olympics/202...
January 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Meet Olympic powerhouse Kaillie Humphries! Kaillie's not only a decorated member of the U.S. bobsled team, she's also an IVF mom. After a stage 4 endometriosis diagnosis, she underwent IVF to avoid ectopic pregnancy.
"Being a mom's awesome. It rocks."
www.nbcnewyork.com/olympics/202...
"Being a mom's awesome. It rocks."
www.nbcnewyork.com/olympics/202...
Attacks on reproductive medicine and abortion care go hand-in-hand to undermine bodily autonomy and take power away from patients and providers. We urge you to keep this in mind during today's Senate HELP Committee hearing on #Mifepristone, a safe, FDA-approved medication for over 25 years.
January 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Attacks on reproductive medicine and abortion care go hand-in-hand to undermine bodily autonomy and take power away from patients and providers. We urge you to keep this in mind during today's Senate HELP Committee hearing on #Mifepristone, a safe, FDA-approved medication for over 25 years.
The ASRM Ethics and Practice Committees recently published a joint opinion on the use of preimplantation genetic testing for polygenic disorders (PGT-P). Read Healio's Q&A on the report featuring Ethics Committee Chair Dr. Sigal Klipstein: www.healio.com/news/womens-...
Q&A: Polygenic embryo screening not ready for clinical practice, ASRM ethics group says
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine published a report that concludes preimplantation genetic testing for polygenic disorders is not ready for clinical practice and should not yet be offere...
www.healio.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The ASRM Ethics and Practice Committees recently published a joint opinion on the use of preimplantation genetic testing for polygenic disorders (PGT-P). Read Healio's Q&A on the report featuring Ethics Committee Chair Dr. Sigal Klipstein: www.healio.com/news/womens-...
🚨 SOUTH CAROLINIANS: Two bills aiming to restrict access to reproductive health care have been introduced in your state. Please contact your officials and ask them to vote NO on H 4760 and H 3537 ahead of their hearing on Wednesday, 1/14: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/152702/
Tell your South Carolina representatives not to restrict reproductive medicine
Oppose two dangerous healthcare bills
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January 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
🚨 SOUTH CAROLINIANS: Two bills aiming to restrict access to reproductive health care have been introduced in your state. Please contact your officials and ask them to vote NO on H 4760 and H 3537 ahead of their hearing on Wednesday, 1/14: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/152702/
The military invests significant time and resources in the training of highly specialized personnel. Fertility benefits can be an important incentive for those service members to remain in the military. insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/duc...
Duckworth pushes military IVF coverage as critics warn taxpayers could pay
Tammy Duckworth, D-Schaumburg, criticizes the House speaker and the president after a provision expanding in-vitro fertilization coverage for military families was stripped from the defense bill. Sean...
insurancenewsnet.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The military invests significant time and resources in the training of highly specialized personnel. Fertility benefits can be an important incentive for those service members to remain in the military. insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/duc...
We’re honored to be named a 2025 @everydayhealth.bsky.social Trusted Health Resource and one of the Top 10 Best Fertility Resources of 2025! 🎉
We thank our peer organizations and the greater fertility community for making this possible. We’re proud to support you every step of the way.
We thank our peer organizations and the greater fertility community for making this possible. We’re proud to support you every step of the way.
January 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
We’re honored to be named a 2025 @everydayhealth.bsky.social Trusted Health Resource and one of the Top 10 Best Fertility Resources of 2025! 🎉
We thank our peer organizations and the greater fertility community for making this possible. We’re proud to support you every step of the way.
We thank our peer organizations and the greater fertility community for making this possible. We’re proud to support you every step of the way.
Over 50% of IVF cycles are now performed at fertility clinics affiliated with private equity firms, according to an article published in JAMA and co-written by ASRM Director-at-Large Dr. James Dupree. Read a press release from Michigan Medicine: www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/e...
Examining private equity’s role in fertility care
The percentage of fertility clinics affiliated with private equity firms rose in the past decade, and half of all IVF cycles now occur at such clinics.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Over 50% of IVF cycles are now performed at fertility clinics affiliated with private equity firms, according to an article published in JAMA and co-written by ASRM Director-at-Large Dr. James Dupree. Read a press release from Michigan Medicine: www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/e...
"As federal employees have seen an expansion in their fertility benefits, TRICARE still doesn’t offer fertility coverage. A couple of weeks ago, it really looked like it would... As we ring in 2026, I am thinking of the military families struggling to have a baby." www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...
Military families hit with bitter blow after Congress strips fertility treatment funding from defense bill | CNN Politics
Back in 2017, when my husband was still in the Army, we learned he was unexpectedly deploying right as we were going to start trying to get pregnant. Military families get accustomed to this pattern: ...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"As federal employees have seen an expansion in their fertility benefits, TRICARE still doesn’t offer fertility coverage. A couple of weeks ago, it really looked like it would... As we ring in 2026, I am thinking of the military families struggling to have a baby." www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...
In the wake of Speaker Johnson stripping IVF coverage from the NDAA, the DOJ is set to roll back abortion access at VA facilities. This is unacceptable—our active duty servicemembers and veterans deserve comprehensive access to reproductive health care. nwlc.org/press-releas...
Trump-Vance Administration Bans Abortion Care and Counseling for Veterans in Secret - National Women's Law Center
National Women’s Law Center, Democracy Forward and Minority Veterans of America Condemn Administration’s Treatment of Veterans, Commit to Fighting Cruel New Policy Washington, D.C. – The Trump-Vance a...
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December 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
In the wake of Speaker Johnson stripping IVF coverage from the NDAA, the DOJ is set to roll back abortion access at VA facilities. This is unacceptable—our active duty servicemembers and veterans deserve comprehensive access to reproductive health care. nwlc.org/press-releas...
"In 2023, ASRM updated its medical definition of infertility to include LGBTQ folks and individuals who don’t have partners. 'It takes two kinds of gametes to have kids,' Tipton said. 'Regardless of the cause, you have to have access in order to be treated.'" calmatters.org/health/2025/...
Aetna to cover IVF treatments for same-sex couples in national settlement
The insurer must cover fertility treatments for LGBTQ couples and pay millions to Californians in settlement ending discriminatory policy.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"In 2023, ASRM updated its medical definition of infertility to include LGBTQ folks and individuals who don’t have partners. 'It takes two kinds of gametes to have kids,' Tipton said. 'Regardless of the cause, you have to have access in order to be treated.'" calmatters.org/health/2025/...
ASRM is thrilled that the Bipartisan IVF for Military Families Act has been introduced in the House so close on the heels of the removal of IVF coverage from the NDAA. We look forward to working with the bill’s sponsors to get it passed!
December 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
ASRM is thrilled that the Bipartisan IVF for Military Families Act has been introduced in the House so close on the heels of the removal of IVF coverage from the NDAA. We look forward to working with the bill’s sponsors to get it passed!
Congratulations to Dr. Caiyun Liao, an alumna of the Center for Policy and Leadership's PRIMED program, on the publication of her Viewpoint in JAMA!
💬 Viewpoint: Restorative reproductive medicine is proposed as a “natural” alternative to assisted reproductive technology but excludes many patients and lacks comparable evidence and regulatory oversight.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Caiyun Liao, an alumna of the Center for Policy and Leadership's PRIMED program, on the publication of her Viewpoint in JAMA!
Fertility & Sterility published a series of articles examining the global decline in fertility rates, possible causes, and potential outcomes. Read the corresponding press release ⬇️ www.asrm.org/news-and-eve...
Fertility Experts Publish New Research Highlighting Declining Fertility Rate, Causes and Global Impacts
Falling fertility rates could have detrimental impacts on global population, economic growth.
www.asrm.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Fertility & Sterility published a series of articles examining the global decline in fertility rates, possible causes, and potential outcomes. Read the corresponding press release ⬇️ www.asrm.org/news-and-eve...
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📣 BREAKING: Today on #HumanRightsDay, over 110 members of Congress just reintroduced legislation declaring abortion a human right for all and applauding the local leaders who did the same in Philly, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, and more.
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📣 BREAKING: Today on #HumanRightsDay, over 110 members of Congress just reintroduced legislation declaring abortion a human right for all and applauding the local leaders who did the same in Philly, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, and more.
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NEW @ms.now: Everyone from Dems, to R's, to advocates for military families are livid the Speaker tanked a provision to mandate insurance coverage for IVF for service members + their families in the must-pass defense bill.
By Mychael Schnell & me:
www.ms.now/news/lawmake...
By Mychael Schnell & me:
www.ms.now/news/lawmake...
Lawmakers bash leaders for cutting IVF coverage from Pentagon policy bill
Democrats are specifically directing their anger at Speaker Mike Johnson.
www.ms.now
December 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
NEW @ms.now: Everyone from Dems, to R's, to advocates for military families are livid the Speaker tanked a provision to mandate insurance coverage for IVF for service members + their families in the must-pass defense bill.
By Mychael Schnell & me:
www.ms.now/news/lawmake...
By Mychael Schnell & me:
www.ms.now/news/lawmake...
"It’s not just Democrats who are frustrated that the IVF language was cut from the final bill. A wide range of GOP lawmakers said leaders were wrong to cut that provision."
www.ms.now/news/lawmake...
www.ms.now/news/lawmake...
Lawmakers bash leaders for cutting IVF coverage from Pentagon policy bill
Democrats are specifically directing their anger at Speaker Mike Johnson.
www.ms.now
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"It’s not just Democrats who are frustrated that the IVF language was cut from the final bill. A wide range of GOP lawmakers said leaders were wrong to cut that provision."
www.ms.now/news/lawmake...
www.ms.now/news/lawmake...
"Republicans loudly declared in 2024 they backed access to in vitro fertilization, even changing their party’s platform to highlight their support. But little has been done to actually deliver on those campaign promises." www.notus.org/healthcare/a...
Anti-Abortion Leaders Declare Victory Over Removal of IVF Provision in Defense Bill
Polling has found that an overwhelming majority of Americans support access to in vitro fertilization.
www.notus.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"Republicans loudly declared in 2024 they backed access to in vitro fertilization, even changing their party’s platform to highlight their support. But little has been done to actually deliver on those campaign promises." www.notus.org/healthcare/a...
We’re saddened that families like Kristen’s won’t receive coverage for necessary IVF treatments under the NDAA, but we’re not giving up. ASRM won’t stop working to give military families the comprehensive fertility treatments that members of Congress and their staff already enjoy. ❤️
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We’re saddened that families like Kristen’s won’t receive coverage for necessary IVF treatments under the NDAA, but we’re not giving up. ASRM won’t stop working to give military families the comprehensive fertility treatments that members of Congress and their staff already enjoy. ❤️
While this is not the outcome we hoped for, our incredible member advocates have pushed the needle on this issue, ensuring that it will remain atop the DC agenda. Our military families deserve comprehensive coverage for fertility benefits, and we won’t give up.
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
While this is not the outcome we hoped for, our incredible member advocates have pushed the needle on this issue, ensuring that it will remain atop the DC agenda. Our military families deserve comprehensive coverage for fertility benefits, and we won’t give up.