The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) convened a meeting of professionals, patient advocates, government representatives and legal experts in December 2009 to examine the oversight of assisted reproductive technology (ART). ART is one of several therapies used by specialists to treat the disease of infertility. The most widely used ART procedure is in vitro fertilization. As with all medical practice, safety in reproductive medicine is assured by a combination of state and federal government regulation. On the state level, physicians are licensed by medical boards which also monitor physician practice and discipline or revoke the license of individuals who fail to uphold the law. .
