LGBTQ Special Interest Group (LGBTQSIG)
LGBTQSIG’s Mission Statement
The LGBTQ Special Interest Group exists to foster an environment of inclusivity for all potential parents to have a voice and an advocate within the ASRM.2025-2026 LGBTQ Special Interest Group Leadership
- Chair: Dr. Courtney Marsh
- Chair Elect: Dr. Samantha Estevez
- Vice Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Rubin
- Immediate Past Chair: Dr. Brent Monseur
- Past Chair: Dr. Bhuchitra Singh
ASRM Membership
Benefits of Membership
Reach your potential as a reproductive health professional and join the community advancing reproductive medicine with your ASRM membership.
ASRM Membership Dues
All memberships come with online access to Fertility and Sterility, F&S Science, F&S Reviews, and F&S Reports.
Discounted Membership
Individuals joining or renewing membership in ASRM that reside in low or low-middle income countries (as defined by the World Bank) now receive a discount on ASRM membership!
Welcome New ASRM Members!
It is with great pleasure that the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) acknowledges and thanks the following people for their new membership in the Society.
ASRM Affiliated Societies
ASRM Affiiliated Societies are made up of professionals who have special training and expertise in specific areas of reproductive medicine.
ASRM Professional Groups
ASRM Professional Groups allow members to network and collaborate with other professionals who have an interest in the field of reproductive medicine.
ASRM Special Interest Groups
ASRM Special Interest Groups provide programming and leadership to physicians and health professionals who have a special interest in a particular area of reproductive medicine.
Membership Directory
ASRM Members can find contact information for other members by visiting ASRM Connect, the new community hub for ASRM membership.
Have a Special Interest?
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Topic Resources
View more on LGBTQIA+ issues
ASRM Today: Gestational Carriers and LGBTQ+ Family Building
Explore gestational carriers in LGBTQ+ family building, including emotional, legal, medical, and psychosocial considerations for intended parents. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: The Political and Legal Landscape of LGBTQ+ Family Building
Explore the legal and political impact on LGBTQ+ family building, fertility care, surrogacy, and reproductive rights in this ASRM Today episode. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: Donor Sperm And LGBTQ+ Family Building
Explore LGBTQ+ family building, donor sperm, inclusive fertility care, and donor conception ethics on this ASRM Today podcast episode. Listen to the Episode
Journal Club Global (Portuguese): Access to fertility services by transgender and nonbinary persons
ASRM webinar explores transgender and non-binary fertility care, preservation options, gender dysphoria, ethics, and inclusive reproductive healthcare. View the Video
ASRM Today: Reciprocal IVF
Explore reciprocal IVF, LGBTQ+ family building, fertility care, legal issues, and emotional support in this ASRM Today reproductive medicine podcast. Listen to the Episode
ASRM Today: Legal and Logistical Aspects of LGBTQ+ Family Building
Explore LGBTQ+ family building in this ASRM Today episode, covering legal, psychological, and medical insights on parenthood, surrogacy, and assisted reproduction. Listen to the Episode
Third-party billing for an Embyo Transfer on a Gestational Carrier
The IP’s insurance plan has coverage for embryo transfer. Upon further clarification with the insurance plan, the IP has confirmed View the Answer
Just the Facts: Biological Sex
Biological sex is a complex, multidimensional construct influenced by anatomy, genetics, and hormones. Efforts to oversimplify it ignore scientific reality. View the advocacy resource
Code O09.01 vs O09.811 for Pregnancy Patients
Is code O09.01 acceptable for all pregnancy patients, or for same-sex cases View the Answer
Billing both partners for 99205 initial consultation
We discussed the ability to bill 99205 for an initial consultation on both the male and female partners if they both present for the consultation. View the Answer
Inclusive language and environment to welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual+ patients (2024)
Creating an inclusive clinical environment to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual+ patients is vital. View the Commitee Opinion
Diagnosis code for donation
What is the diagnosis code for an embryo donation versus egg donation? View the Answer
Transgender Care
I have a question about a patient who is a transgender male to female. View the Answer
ICD-10 Code For Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) For Same-Sex Couple
Which ICD-10 code you recommend for IUI same gender couples? View the Answer
Diagnosis Code For Same-Sex Egg Donation
We have a same-sex male couple with insurance coverage for IVF. View the Answer
Egg Culture and Fertilization: Same Gender
A same-sex male couple requested half their donor eggs be fertilized with sperm from male #1 and the other half fertilized from male #2. View the Answer
Access to fertility treatment irrespective of marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity: an Ethics Committee opinion (2021)
Individuals and couples should have access to fertility services irrespective of marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. View the Committee Opinion
Access to fertility services by transgender and nonbinary persons: an Ethics Committee opinion (2021)
The provision of fertility services to transgender individuals and the denial of access to fertility services is not justified. View the Committee Opinion
