ESHRE Guidelines and other Professional Body Resources

Last update: June 2025

• ESHRE ART fact sheet (Complete document)
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• ESHRE endometriosis guideline (Human Reproduction Open publication only)
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• ESHRE Good practice recommendations for information provision for those involved in reproductive donation (Human Reproduction Open publication)
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• ESHRE psychology guideline (Summary document only)
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• ESHRE POI guideline (Summary document only) 
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• ESHRE Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Guideline (Update 2022) (Recommendations only, page 7-15)
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• ESHRE revised guidelines for good practice in IVF laboratories (Full document)
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• ESHRE Special Interest Group of Embryology and Alpha Scientists in Reproductive Medicine. The Vienna consensus: report of an expert meeting on the development of art laboratory performance indicators. Hum Reprod Open. 2017 Aug;2017(2):1-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hox011 (Recommendations of the expert panel only, p. 9-17).
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• ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law. Gamete and embryo donation. Hum Reprod. 2002 May;17(5):1407-8. DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.5.1407
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• EU Tissues and Cells Directive (Complete document)
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• Genital Examination in Women A resource for skills development and assessment. Royal College of Nursing (2020), London, UK.
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• ICMART glossary (Complete document)
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• Recommendations from the 2023 international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome (HR paper only)
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• Recommendations for good practice in ultrasound: oocyte pick up (Human Reproduction Open paper only)
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• Shenfield F, Pennings G, Cohen J, Devroey P, de Wert G, Tarlatzis B; ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law. ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 10: surrogacy. Hum Reprod. 2005 Oct;20(10):2705-7. DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei147
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• The Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists) (Only recommendations and tables)
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• Managing chromosomal mosaicism in a PGT workflow (Two-page summary document only)
  
  
• ESGO/ESHRE/ESGE Guidelines for the fertility-sparing treatment of patients with endometrial carcinoma (HR Open paper only)
  
  
• ESHRE Good practice recommendations on recurrent implantation failure (HR Open paper only)
  
  
• ESHRE Evidence-based guideline on Unexplained Infertility (HR paper only)
  
  
• Good practice recommendations on add-ons in reproductive medicine (HR paper only)
  
  
• WHO laboratory manual for the examination and processing of human semen, 6th edition (Chapter 8, page 213, Table 8.3 only)
  
  

Research papers

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Boivin J, Bunting L, Collins JA, Nygren KG. International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment-seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care. Hum Reprod. 2007 Jun;22(6):1506-12. DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem046.

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Berntsen S, Söderström-Anttila V, Wennerholm UB, Laivuori H, Loft A, Oldereid NB, Romundstad LB, Bergh C, Pinborg A. The health of children conceived by ART: 'the chicken or the egg?'. Hum Reprod Update. 2019 Mar 1;25(2):137-158. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmz001.

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Cohlen B, Bijkerk A, Van der Poel S, Ombelet W. IUI: review and systematic assessment of the evidence that supports global recommendations. Hum Reprod Update. 2018 May;24(3):300-319. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmx041.

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Dancet EA, D'Hooghe TM, Spiessens C, Sermeus W, De Neubourg D, Karel N, Kremer JA, Nelen WL. Quality indicators for all dimensions of infertility care quality: consensus between professionals and patients. Hum Reprod. 2013 Jun;28(6):1584-97. doi: 10.1093/humrep/det056.

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Dancet EA, Nelen WL, Sermeus W, De Leeuw L, Kremer JA, D'Hooghe TM. The patients' perspective on fertility care: a systematic review. Hum Reprod Update. 2010 Sep-Oct;16(5):467-87. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmq004.

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Dancet EA, Van Empel IW, Rober P, Nelen WL, Kremer JA, D'Hooghe TM. Patient-centred infertility care: a qualitative study to listen to the patient's voice. Hum Reprod. 2011 Apr;26(4):827-33. doi: 10.1093/humrep/der022.

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Devroey P, Polyzos NP, Blockeel C, An OHSS-Free Clinic by segmentation of IVF treatment, Hum Reprod. 2011 Oct; 26(10):2593 2597, doi.org/10.1093/humrep/der251

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!NEW! European IVF Monitoring Consortium (EIM) for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) , Jesper Smeenk, Christine Wyns, Christian De Geyter, Markus Kupka, Christina Bergh, Irene Cuevas Saiz, Diane De Neubourg, Karel Rezabek, Andreas Tandler-Schneider, Ionna Rugescu, Veerle Goossens, ART in Europe, 2019: results generated from European registries by ESHRE, Human Reproduction, 2023;, dead197, https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead197

 

Elwyn G, Durand MA, Song J, Aarts J, Barr PJ, Berger Z, Cochran N, Frosch D, Galasiński D, Gulbrandsen P, Han PKJ, Härter M, Kinnersley P, Lloyd A, Mishra M, Perestelo-Perez L, Scholl I, Tomori K, Trevena L, Witteman HO, Van der Weijden T. A three-talk model for shared decision making: multistage consultation process. BMJ. 2017 Nov 6;359:j4891. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j4891.

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Harper J, Magli MC, Lundin K, Barratt CL, Brison D. When and how should new technology be introduced into the IVF laboratory? Hum Reprod. 2012 Feb;27(2):303-13. doi: 10.1093/humrep/der414.

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Hart R, Norman RJ. The longer-term health outcomes for children born as a result of IVF treatment: Part I--General health outcomes. Hum Reprod Update. 2013 May-Jun;19(3):232-43. doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dms062. 

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Hart R, Norman RJ. The longer-term health outcomes for children born as a result of IVF treatment. Part II--Mental health and development outcomes. Hum Reprod Update. 2013 May-Jun;19(3):244-50. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmt002.

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Paffoni, A., Reschini, M., Noli, S., Viganò, P., Parazzini, F., Somigliana, E. Folate Levels and Pregnancy Rate in Women Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Techniques: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Reprod Sci. 2022 Feb;29(2):341-356. doi: 10.1007/s43032-021-00467-9
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Peddie VL, van Teijlingen E, Bhattacharya S. A qualitative study of women's decision-making at the end of IVF treatment. Hum Reprod. 2005 Jul;20(7):1944-51. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deh857.

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Pinborg A. IVF/ICSI twin pregnancies: risks and prevention. Hum Reprod Update. 2005 Nov-Dec;11(6):575-93. DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmi027

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Pinborg A, Wennerholm UB, Romundstad LB, Loft A, Aittomaki K, Söderström-Anttila V, Nygren KG, Hazekamp J, Bergh C. Why do singletons conceived after assisted reproduction technology have adverse perinatal outcome? Systematic review and meta-analysis. Hum Reprod Update. 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):87-104. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dms044.

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Schmidt L, Sobotka T, Bentzen JG, Nyboe Andersen A. ESHRE Reproduction and Society Task Force. Demographic and medical consequences of the postponement of parenthood. Hum Reprod Update. 2012 Jan-Feb;18(1):29-43. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmr040.

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Schüring AN, Fehm T, Behringer K, Goeckenjan M, Wimberger P, Henes M, Henes J, Fey MF, von Wolff M. Practical recommendations for fertility preservation in women by the FertiPROTEKT network. Part I: Indications for fertility preservation. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2018 Jan;297(1):241-255. doi: 10.1007/s00404-017-4594-3.

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Sharma R, Biedenharn KR, Fedor JM, Agarwal A. Lifestyle factors and reproductive health: taking control of your fertility. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2013 Jul 16;11:66. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-11-66.

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Siristatidis, C, Sergentanis TN, Kanavidis P, Trivella M, Sotiraki M, Mavromatis I, Psaltopoulou T, Skalkidou A, Petridou ET. Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF: impact on ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancer – a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hum Reprod Update. 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):105-123. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dms051.

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von Wolff M, Germeyer A, Liebenthron J, Korell M, Nawroth F. Practical recommendations for fertility preservation in women by the FertiPROTEKT network. Part II: fertility preservation techniques. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2018 Jan;297(1):257-267. doi: 10.1007/s00404-017-4595-2.

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