title: Introduction: Access to fertility care.
abstract: Given that only an estimated 24% of infertile couples in the United States can fully engage in the medical care required to successfully conceive, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has incorporated improved access to the full gamut of fertility therapies as an integral component of the Society's strategic plan that was launched in 2014. Toward this end, the ASRM hosted a two-day summit held in Washington D.C. in September 2015 that attracted thought leaders, both speakers and attendees, from around the world. This issue's Views and Reviews focuses on several key areas integral to this effort: an appreciation of the economic challenges to access, as well as the impact and interplay of racial, ethnic, emotional and gender-specific issues in the treatment of infertility. The potential to broaden access to care through modification of existing assisted reproductive techniques is also explored.
authors.affiliation: Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York. Electronic address: okdavis@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Owen K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Rebecca Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Sokol
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000639:trends; D004219:District of Columbia; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology