Membership

Membership of the Society is open to all individuals active in the field of reproductive medicine and science including medical doctors, scientists, students and support personnel (such as nurses, midwives, laboratory technicians, counselors, psychologists, social workers and ESHRE certified clinical embryologists). Since it was founded in 1985, ESHRE has seen its membership increase from 349 to well over 5000 members. Overall, the membership is distributed over 110 different countries, with a majority of members in Europe (EU). 

There are three different membership categories:

Ordinary membership applies to individuals with a doctoral degree or equivalent scientific accomplishments 
Fee = 70 Euro

Student membership applies to undergraduate, graduate and medical students, residents and post-doctoral research trainees
Fee = 30 Euro

Paramedical membership applies to support personnel such as:

• Nurses/Midwives
• Laboratory technicians
• Counselors/Psychologists/Social Workers
• ESHRE certified clinical embryologists (Bsc level)

Embryologists have to register at the ordinary membership fee unless we receive a letter in which their Head of Department confirms they work in a routine environment as a lab technician.
Fee = 30 Euro
 

Membership to the Society includes: 

• Membership card
• Reductions in registration fees for all ESHRE activities
• Reductions for subscribers to the society journals
• Regular updates and information on all activities in the form of newsletters, brochures, leaflets and circular letters
• Access to membership-only sections of the ESHRE website
• Active participation in the Society’s policy-making by admission to the Annual General Assembly
• 3 issues per year of Focus on Reproduction

Important notice! 

Membership of ESHRE includes reduced registration fees and subscriptions to the official ESHRE Journals.
For instance - based on ESHRE 2011 rates - a member who participates in the Annual Meeting will save up to 120 Euro (Main Program only) or up to 240 Euro (Main Program + Pre-congress course).
A member subscriber to the journal Human Reproduction will save up to 413 Euro for the printed journal and up to 450 Euro for the online-only journal (based on 2011 subscription rates)!

To avoid the process of having to renew your membership every year, ESHRE now offers its members the possibility of signing up as a member for three years. This means that when you renew your membership, you pay a fee of 180 Euro (3x60 Euro instead of 3x70 Euro) for ordinary membership or 90 Euro (3x30 Euro) for paramedical members. Your membership will then be activated for three consecutive years. As a reward for your loyalty, ESHRE offers you a free USB-stick after subscription.