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Latest News and Research
ASRM Announces Creation Of COVID-19 Task Force
Fertility and Sterility On Air– TOC: December 2021
Fertility and Sterility On Air – TOC: January 2022
Fertility and Sterility On Air - TOC: February 2022
Fertility and Sterility On Air – Unplugged: January 2022
Patient Resources
Environmental toxicants can last up to a year or longer in sperm
Causes of Male Infertility - a patient education video
Morfología de los espermatozoides: ¿afecta la fertilidad? (Sperm morphology: does it affect fertility?)
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Spanish Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Sperm Morphology (Shape): Does It Affect Fertility?
What is Infertility?
Male cancer, cryopreservation, and fertility 男性癌症、冷冻保存和生育力
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Chinese Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Sperm morphology (shape): will it affect fertility? 精子形态(形状):会影响生育能力吗?
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Chinese Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Surgical techniques for sperm retrieval 外科手术取精技术-我应该知道什么
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Chinese Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Analisis de la integridad del ADN de los espermatozois (Sperm DNA integrity testing: what is it?)
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Spanish Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Opciones de fertilidad despues de la vasectomia (Fertility options after vasectomy)
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Spanish Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Male Infertility Evaluation: What Do I Need To Know?
Sperm DNA integrity testing 精子DNA完整性测试:它是什么
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Chinese Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Surgical sperm retrieval 为脊髓损伤)的男性患者进行外科手术取精
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Chinese Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Evaluacion de la infertilidad masculina que debo saber (Diagnostic evaluation of the infertile male)
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Spanish Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Tecnicas quirugicas para extraccion de espermatozoides (Surgical techniques for sperm removal)
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Spanish Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Diagnostic Testing for Male Factor Infertility
Fertility Options After Vasectomy
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): What Are the Risks?
Male Cancer, Cryopreservation, and Fertility
Optimizing Male Fertility
Surgical Sperm Retrieval in Men With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Diagnostic testing for male infertility 男性因素不孕症的诊断试验
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Chinese Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Fertility options after vasectomy 输精管结扎术后的生育方案
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Chinese Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Male infertility evaluation: what do I need to know? 男性不育症评估:我需要知道什么
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Chinese Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
¿Qué es una inyección intracitoplasmática de espermatozoides (ICSI)? (What is ICSI?)
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Spanish Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Cancer masculino criopreservacion y fertilidad (Male cancer, cryopreservation, and fertility)
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Spanish Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Infertilidad: un resumen (Infertility: an overview booklet)
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Spanish Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Pruebas diagnósticas para la infertilidad masculina (Diagnostic tests for male infertility)
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Spanish Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Diagnostic Tests for Male Infertility
Optimización de la fertilidad masculina (Optimizing male fertility)
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Spanish Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Assisted reproductive technology 辅助生殖技术辅助生殖技术
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Chinese Fact Sheets & Info Booklets
Defining Infertility
Diagnostic Testing for Female Infertility
Infertility: An Overview (booklet)
FAQs Related to COVID-19
Q: Should I take steps to avoid pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Q: Will postponing my care affect my ability to have a child?
Q: I hear that elective medical procedures in my geographic area are supposed to stop; are IVF and other fertility treatments considered "elective"?
Q: Can my clinic prevent me from getting infected by screening patients and staff?
Q: Is there a risk that my cycle could be cancelled if I proceed with treatment now?
Q: Are my frozen embryos, eggs, or sperm safe?
Q: I have been diagnosed with cancer and chemotherapy is recommended. Can I still attempt to freeze my eggs (or sperm if male)?
Q: If I get sick or test positive for COVID-19, when is it safe to become pregnant?
Q: I’m pregnant. Is there a risk that a COVID-19 infection will affect my pregnancy outcome?
Q: What is the risk that a COVID-19 infection will affect my unborn child?
Q: This year has been very difficult to handle and I’m having a hard time. What resources are available to me?
Q: What do we know about the COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy?
Q: Should I get the COVID19 vaccine?
Publications
Updated terminology for gamete and embryo donors: directed (identified) to replace ‘‘known’’ and nonidentified to replace ‘‘anonymous’’: a committee opinion (2022)
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Practice Committee Documents
Micro-presentation: Fertility Preservation in Patients Undergoing Gonadotoxic Therapy or Gonadectomy
Disclosure of medical errors involving gametes and embryos: an Ethics Committee opinion (2016)
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Ethics Committee Opinions
Diagnosis and treatment of infertility in men: AUA/ASRM Guideline (2020)
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Practice Committee Documents
Fertility preservation in patients undergoing gonadotoxic therapy or gonadectomy: a committee opinion (2019)
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Practice Committee Documents
Optimizing natural fertility: committee opinion (2022)
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Practice Committee Documents
Micro-presentation: The Management of Obstructive Azoospermia
Micro-presentation: Management of Nonobstructive Azoospermia
Infertility Workup for the Women’s Health Specialist (2019)
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Practice Committee Documents
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