Each year, leaders and innovators in fertility care gather at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo, a days-long conference put on by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. As a testament to our ongoing commitment to innovation and clinical excellence, CCRM Fertility had an extensive presence at the 2025 event, held in San Antonio, TX.
CCRM’s research and clinical teams had a total of 25 presentations during the five-day seminar, including oral and clinical sessions, symposiums, roundtables, special interest group (SIG) meetings, and poster presentations, further solidifying our role as pioneers and innovators in our field.
The 2025 ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo offered valuable opportunities for collaboration, discovery, and connection. We shared groundbreaking research from our research, genetics, and physician teams and engaged in several networking events we were proud to sponsor and attend.
CCRM research presentation highlights at ASRM 2025
CCRM’s featured sessions at ASRM covered a wide range of subjects, from state-of-the-art lab research dedicated to understanding the underlying causes of infertility and improving outcomes to the importance of educating younger generations about reproductive health and fertility.
Other hot fertility topics discussed in CCRM’s presentations included:
Advocacy for access to care
Serena Chen, MD, Founding Partner and Director of Advocacy at CCRM | IRMS New Jersey, presented two sessions about the use of social media in improving and preserving access to fertility care.
One was co-hosted by RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association, and the second was a networking talk with Jessica Ryniec, MD, reproductive endocrinologist at CCRM Boston, and Natalie Crawford, MD, reproductive endocrinologist and founder of Fora Fertility in Austin. It emphasized the importance of providers using their social platforms to educate on protecting access to reproductive medicine and being the expert voice in a world where misinformation runs rampant.
Improving transparency and outcomes data
Timothy Hickman, MD, Founding Partner and Medical Director of CCRM Houston, led a roundtable discussion with fellow experts on improving the reporting and interpretation of success-rate data from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), helping patients make more informed decisions when choosing a fertility clinic.
Male infertility
The CCRM genetics and research teams, led by William Schoolcraft, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Founder, and Mandy Katz-Jaffe, PhD, Scientific Director, presented a poster on their research using male mice which concluded that aging affects the quality and function of sperm from a cellular level. These changes can impact DNA, potentially leading to poor-quality embryos and chromosomal abnormalities, reinforcing prior research that age-related infertility affects both women and men.
In collaboration with other fertility experts, our research team also studied sperm over time to analyze peak fertility windows, and found there are short-lived intervals where sperm is most likely to fertilize an egg. These findings can help guide clinical decisions and optimize the timing of ART procedures such as IVF with Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI).
Third party reproduction
Amanda Adeleye, MD, Practice Director and Co-founding Physician at CCRM Chicago, presented a session for providers on best practices for third party reproduction, including egg or sperm donation, embryo donation, and gestational surrogacy. She highlighted the importance of communication, collaboration, and guiding patients through the legal and emotional processes along the way.
IVM for PCOS
Ye Yuan, PhD, and other researchers at CCRM Fertility presented our research study on in vitro maturation (IVM) for patients with Polycystic ovary syndrome. In IVM, fewer hormone injections are needed than in IVF since immature eggs are retrieved from the follicles, therefore virtually eliminating the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). This study has resulted in pregnancies and live births and has proven to be an effective, more cost-effective alternative to IVF.
AI for embryo selection
CCRM Fertility was among a group of researchers based in San Francisco who presented a study concluding that artificial intelligence (AI) can help embryologists in embryo selection. The study highlighted how AI can assist embryologists in detecting subtle differences between embryos that may not be easily visible to the human eye by analyzing patterns across large IVF datasets. This supports more informed transfer decisions and improves the likelihood of successful implantation and pregnancy. The research also underscores the importance of collaboration among reproductive specialists to collect data, refine protocols, and continuously advance patient outcomes.
Gestational surrogacy
Brian Levine, MD, Founding Physician and Practice Director at CCRM New York, presented a study on surrogacy in partnership with Nodal, the largest to date on attributes of gestational carriers (GC), which sheds light on who today’s surrogates are and what drives them. Researchers concluded that women primarily opt to become surrogates out of altruism rather than for monetary purposes, most are leaner and slightly older, and most are married or in stable relationships.
CCRM ASRM 2025 networking events
As for the ASRM festivities, we hosted our annual Dinner for Fellows with Chief Medical Officer William Schoolcraft, MD, and our two Group Medical Directors, James Nodler, MD, and Debbra Keegan, MD; two sponsored breakfasts for attendees; a network-wide cocktail party; and the Impact sponsorship at the 2025 ASRM President’s Gala. Dr. Serena Chen served as emcee for the Gala, bringing both insight and energy to an evening celebrating the field of reproductive medicine.
Dr. Chen was joined at the Gala by more than 700 leaders, innovators, and colleagues from around the world for a cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner, and dessert reception. The Gala supports the ASRM Research Institute, funding groundbreaking studies that advance reproductive medicine and improve patient care.
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If you’d like to learn more about CCRM’s contributions to the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo in San Antonio, click HERE to the ASRM website.
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