The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary organization for advancement of the science and practice of reproductive medicine. The society has its headquarters in Washington, D.C and its administrative office in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]
American Society for Reproductive Medicine | |
Abbreviation | ASRM |
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Formation | 1944 |
Headquarters | Washington, DC |
President | Paula Amato, M.D. |
Chief Executive Officer | Jared C. Robins, M.D., M.B.A. |
Website | www |
Formerly called | American Society for the Study of Sterility, American Fertility Society (AFS) |
Founded in 1944 by a small group of fertility experts who met in Chicago, the initial name was the American Society for the Study of Sterility, changed in 1965 to American Fertility Society (AFS). The current name was adopted in 1994. In 2018, ASRM created its own research institute. In 2019, it moved its headquarters to Washington, D.C., from Birmingham, Alabama.[2]
Though primarily an American organization, it had members from over 100 countries as of 2020.[3][4] The society hosts an annual scientific congress, as well as courses, seminars, workshops and publications. Special interest groups are focused on a range of reproductive medicine topics. ASRM has an Ethics Committee that provides guidance on ethical issues.[5][6] The ASRM Practice Committee issues clinical guidelines and reports.[7]
In May 2014, the ASRM became an associated non-state actor (NSA) with the World Health Organization (WHO).[8]
Publications of the ASRM[9] include: