Infertility Patients and COVID-19

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has updated their COVID guidelines for fertility clinics and patients, following a November 10 update from the Center of Disease Control (CDC). We highlight some of the most important points below, and share a link to the complete list.

Women with abnormal hormone values generally experience irregular menstruation and an irregular period should always be a cause for concern anyway. Hormonal abnormalities are one of the reasons that couples may fail to conceive. This cause of infertility may take time to fix and longer-term treatments to overcome, but the outcomes are generally good for most couples.

The dream of a family is so powerful that often our patients are willing to travel to the ends of the earth to make it come true. For infertility patients around the world, their dream of having a baby brings them across oceans and continents to our offices in Chicago in order to access the latest fertility treatments, technology, and medical expertise.