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From Vision to Impact: 2025 ASRM Annual Report

The year 2025 marked an important year of action and momentum as ASRM advanced the goals of its 2025–2030 Strategic Plan. Focused on strengthening the future of reproductive medicine through workforce development, innovation, advocacy, research, and global collaboration, ASRM launched and expanded initiatives designed to create lasting impact across the field.
 
From establishing the Clinical Embryology Learning Laboratory (CELL) to address critical workforce training needs, to launching the inaugural ASRM INNOVATE summit to foster collaboration between clinicians, researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders, many of this year’s accomplishments reflect a deliberate investment in the future of reproductive medicine and patient care.

We invite you to explore the milestones, partnerships, and progress highlighted in ASRM’s 2025 Annual Report.

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About ASRM


ASRM is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing the science and practice of reproductive medicine. The society accomplishes its mission by pursuing excellence in evidence-based, life-long education and learning, growing and supporting innovative research, developing and disseminating the highest ethical and quality standards in patient care, and advocating for physicians and affiliated healthcare providers and their patients.

About ASRM

OUR MISSION

Leading the advancement of reproductive medicine through evidence-based ethical practice, education, research, and advocacy.

OUR VISION

Highest quality accessible reproductive and fertility care for all.

OUR VALUES

Learning Discovery Advocacy Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Integrity Collaboration Excellence

Big Wins


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INNOVATE

The inaugural ASRM INNOVATE illuminated the energy of innovation in reproductive medicine and highlighted the life-changing impact of collaboration on the future of fertility and reproductive health.

Event highlights:

  • Held October 29–30, 2025, in San Antonio, TX
  • Sold out, with 240+ attendees
  • Brought together clinicians, funders, founders, entrepreneurs, and industry partners
  • Created a unique platform for cross-disciplinary dialogue and direct engagement with thought leaders through mainstage conversations, interactive breakout sessions, and networking opportunities
  • Awarded $10,000 through the INNOVATE Pitch Tank Showcase, which drew more than 100 applicants and culminated in five finalists presenting live on the Mainstage

Building on this strong debut, ASRM will host INNOVATE 2026 in Baltimore, MD, continuing to cultivate collaboration and drive advancement through the synergy of science and technology.

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APP National Meeting

The inaugural APP National Meeting, held in March 2025 in Nashville, TN, expanded on prior programming to deliver targeted education for Advanced Practice Providers.

Event highlights:

  • 148 attendees
  • Covered key topics such as early pregnancy complications, OHSS, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, IVF protocol optimization, recurrent implantation failure, fertility-focused surgery, and male infertility
  • Included hands-on workshops in procedures such as HyFoSy, HyCoSy, IUI, endometrial biopsy, and ultrasound
  • Featured interactive sessions on research evaluation and advancing APP practice

AP3G hosted its second national meeting in March 2026.

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CELL

In 2025, ASRM developed and prepared for the launch of the Clinical Embryology Learning Laboratory (CELL), a structured, tuition-based program designed to address the critical need for standardized, evidence-based training in human IVF laboratories.

Development highlights:

  • Finalized a comprehensive 10-month curriculum, secured a faculty of experts, and established laboratory partnerships
  • Designed a program to intentionally foster collaboration among participants and strengthen partnerships between ASRM and IVF laboratory leaders
  • Established a new national standard for embryology education

With the inaugural 2026 cohort underway and recruitment for the 2027 class now open, CELL positions ASRM to set a new national standard for advanced embryology education.

2025 In Numbers


MEMBERSHIP

1,067
New Members

1,412
International Members

Top 5 Countries (Outside US)

Country Members
Canada 228
Japan 112
India 99
Mexico 78
Australia 77
ASRM members
Total Membership
7,331

Membership Breakdown

Category Members Change
Physician Doctoral 2407 ▼ -11
Doctoral 907 ▼ -184
Allied Health 2883 ▼ -286
Associate 359 ▼ -9
Life 623 ▲ +20



RESEARCH INSTITUTE


Total Grant Dollars Awarded in 2025
$538,075
Total Number of Grant Recipients
12
Total Number of Grant Partners
7
P&E Grants Amount Funded
$188,075
D&I Grants Amount Funded
$350,000



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ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo

Total Attendees
5,863
9
Plenaries / Keynotes
535
PG Course Registrations
20
Symposia
285
Oral Abstracts Presented
15
Clinical Sessions
14
Video Abstracts
12
Interactive Sessions
649
Posters Accepted
72
Roundtables
260
Exhibitors
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Office of Public Affairs

4
Amicus Brief Sign Ons

35
Sign On Letters

51
Letters Sent to State Houses

34
Action Alerts

5,887
Emails Sent on Behalf of Members

460
Advocacy Day

*Participants from 49 states & DC

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ASRM Academy

1
Practice Documents Published
2
Ethics Documents Published
13
Coding Corner Questions Added
8
Webinars
3
Courses Published in 2025
16
Podcasts

Attendees of Other Events

243
ARM/NPG
127
SREI Fellows Symposium
148
AP3G
27
SMRU Fellows Symposium
225
Innovate
44
SRS/SREI Bootcamp

Fertility and Sterility


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Fertility and Sterility is 75!
For three-quarters of a century, this flagship journal has been at the heart of reproductive medicine, shaping the field and driving the discoveries that change lives.
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F&S logo
451,012
F&S REPORTS
DOWNLOADS
50,118
F&S SCIENCE
DOWNLOADS
89,896
F&S REVIEWS
DOWNLOADS
14,056,565
FERTILITY & STERILITY
DOWNLOADS
14,647,591
F&S TOTAL
READERSHIP
Top 5 Articles in 2025 from the F&S Family of Journals
  • Therapeutic management in women with a diminished ovarian reserve: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
  • Assisted sperm fusion insemination improves fertilization rates and increases usable embryos for transfer: a clinical sibling-oocyte study
  • Evidence-based guideline: Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
  • Prospective validation of anti-Müllerian hormone cutoff to determine polycystic ovarian morphology: HARMONIA study
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome in 2025: insights and innovations

ASRM’s flagship journal, Fertility and Sterility, celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2025. The journal remains highly impactful with a record number of submissions, an increasing Impact Factor of 7.0, and more than 14 million downloads in 2025. With over 3,000 international submissions annually, the F&S Family of Journals continues to serve as a global standard for scientific rigor and advancement in reproductive medicine.

The F&S Family of Journals is also expanding, with F&S Reports and F&S Science receiving their first Impact Factors in 2025. Fertility and Sterility continues to demonstrate leadership in research integrity. These accomplishments reflect the dedication of its editors, reviewers, interactive associates, global associates, and podcast team members, whose volunteer efforts sustain the continued success of the F&S Family of Journals.

3,815
TOTAL SUBMISSIONS
3,043
SUBMISSIONS OUTSIDE U.S.
2,747
COMPLETED REVIEWS
943
REVIEWERS

Global Impact


As a trusted leader in reproductive medicine, ASRM works alongside partners around the world to share knowledge, support education and training, and uphold consistent standards of patient safety and care.

These collaborations help ensure that evidence-based practices transcend borders and equip ASRM members with insights, connections, and leadership that reflect the international nature of reproductive medicine today.

Learn how ASRM’s updated definition of infertility helped shape policy in Australia

2025 ASRM International Stops

 

April

Geneva, Switzerland — WHO HRP/PCC

Tokyo, Japan — International Federation of Fertility Societies Meeting (IFFS)

 

June

Paris, France — European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)

 

July

Tulum, Mexico — Asociación Mexicana de Medicina de la Reproducción (AMMR)

 

September

Quebec, Canada — Canadian Fertility & Andrology Society (CFAS)

 

November

Antalya, Turkey — Turkish Society for Reproductive Medicine (TSRM)

 

December

Seoul, South Korea — Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine (KSRM)

Delhi, India — Indian Fertility Society (IFS)

Dubai, UAE — Middle East Fertility Society (MEFS)