FAQs
Have questions about IVF and infertility? We have answers.
Sperm
The male sex cells (spermatozoa), which are produced in the testes.
Latest News and Research
- Statement From Hugh Taylor M.D., President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
- 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
- Fertility and Sterility On Air– TOC: November 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?)
- 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
- Sperm morphology (shape): will it affect fertility? 精子形态（形状）：会影响生育能力吗?
- Surgical techniques for sperm retrieval 外科手术取精技术-我应该知道什么
- Analisis de la integridad del ADN de los espermatozois (Sperm DNA integrity testing: what is it?)
- Opciones de fertilidad despues de la vasectomia (Fertility options after vasectomy)
- 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
- Surgical sperm retrieval 为脊髓损伤）的男性患者进行外科手术取精
- Evaluacion de la infertilidad masculina que debo saber (Diagnostic evaluation of the infertile male)
- Tecnicas quirugicas para extraccion de espermatozoides (Surgical techniques for sperm removal)
- 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
- Fertility options after vasectomy 输精管结扎术后的生育方案
- Male infertility evaluation: what do I need to know? 男性不育症评估：我需要知道什么
- ¿Qué es una inyección intracitoplasmática de espermatozoides (ICSI)? (What is ICSI?)
- Cancer masculino criopreservacion y fertilidad (Male cancer, cryopreservation, and fertility)
- Infertilidad: un resumen (Infertility: an overview booklet)
- Pruebas diagnósticas para la infertilidad masculina (Diagnostic tests for male infertility)
- Diagnostic Tests for Male Infertility
- Optimización de la fertilidad masculina (Optimizing male fertility)
- Assisted reproductive technology 辅助生殖技术辅助生殖技术
- 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)
- Micro-presentation: Fertility Preservation in Patients Undergoing Gonadotoxic Therapy or Gonadectomy
- Disclosure of medical errors involving gametes and embryos: an Ethics Committee opinion (2016)
- Diagnosis and treatment of infertility in men: AUA/ASRM Guideline (2020)
- Fertility preservation in patients undergoing gonadotoxic therapy or gonadectomy: a committee opinion (2019)
- Optimizing natural fertility: committee opinion (2022)
- Micro-presentation: The Management of Obstructive Azoospermia
- Micro-presentation: Management of Nonobstructive Azoospermia
- Infertility Workup for the Women’s Health Specialist (2019)
