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Reaching the editorial and research team behind this reference resource allows readers, clinicians, regulatory professionals, and researchers to raise factual corrections, flag outdated regulatory citations, or submit questions that inform future content development. This page covers what information to include in a message, realistic response timeframes, the types of inquiries handled here versus those requiring direct clinical or agency contact, and the physical and digital channels available.
What to include in your message
A clear, specific inquiry receives a faster and more useful response than a general one. Messages should include the following components, structured in roughly this order:
- Subject category — identify whether the message concerns a factual correction, a regulatory citation update, a content gap request, a research or media inquiry, or a general question about IVF reference material.
- Specific page or section reference — if the inquiry relates to existing content, name the page title or URL path. For example, a correction request about embryo grading criteria should reference the relevant section directly.
- Supporting documentation — for regulatory or clinical corrections, include a named public source. Accepted sources include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ART Surveillance reports, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Practice Committee guidelines, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations under 21 CFR Part 1271 governing human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps), or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) standards.
- Preferred response format — indicate whether a brief confirmation, a detailed reply, or a public correction notice is expected.
- Contact detail — provide a valid email address or institutional affiliation where applicable, particularly for media, academic, or regulatory professional inquiries.
Messages that omit a subject category or supporting citation for correction requests take an average of 3 additional business days to process, as the editorial team must independently identify the relevant source material before a factual response can be issued.
Response expectations
Not all message types receive the same handling. The table below outlines the 4 primary inquiry categories and their typical processing timelines:
| Inquiry Type | Typical Response Window | Handled By |
|---|---|---|
| Factual or regulatory correction | 5–7 business days | Editorial review team |
| Content gap / new topic request | 10–14 business days | Content planning queue |
| Media or academic inquiry | 3–5 business days | Communications desk |
| General IVF reference question | 7–10 business days | Editorial team |
Messages submitted on weekends or federal holidays enter the queue the following business day. The federal holiday calendar observed follows the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) schedule of 11 designated federal holidays per calendar year.
Important classification boundary: This resource does not provide individualized clinical guidance, fertility treatment recommendations, medication protocols, or legal interpretations of state or federal reproductive law. Messages of this type will receive a reply directing the sender to appropriate clinical or legal channels — specifically, board-certified reproductive endocrinologists credentialed through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) subspecialty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI), or licensed legal professionals familiar with state-level ART statutes.
Additional contact options
For regulatory or policy-specific questions that extend beyond the scope of editorial content here, the following named public agencies and professional bodies maintain direct public inquiry channels:
- CDC Division of Reproductive Health — publishes the annual Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Fertility Clinic and National Summary Report and accepts data inquiries through the CDC Contact Center.
- FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) — oversees donor eligibility and HCT/P regulations under 21 CFR Parts 1270 and 1271; public inquiries are routed through CBER's Tissue and Advanced Therapies Staff.
- ASRM — the American Society for Reproductive Medicine publishes updated practice guidelines and patient education materials; member and public inquiries are handled through the Birmingham, Alabama headquarters.
- SART (Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology) — maintains the national ART outcomes database and a clinic locator; public inquiries are directed through the SART website's contact portal.
Clinics participating in SART reporting are required to submit cycle data annually, making SART's public-facing database one of the 2 primary national sources for clinic-level success rate benchmarking — the other being the CDC ART Surveillance report.
How to reach this office
Editorial correspondence for National IVF Authority is accepted through the following channels:
Email — The primary channel for all inquiry types listed above. Messages sent by email receive the fastest queue entry and allow attachment of supporting documentation such as PDF copies of regulatory guidance or published journal citations.
Postal mail — Physical correspondence is accepted for formal correction requests, legal notices, or academic collaboration proposals where institutional letterhead documentation is required. Postal inquiries enter the queue within 2 business days of receipt confirmation.
Press and media — Journalists and documentary researchers working on reproductive medicine, fertility policy, or ART regulatory topics should identify media affiliation and publication outlet in the subject line. The communications desk prioritizes requests with a stated editorial deadline of 5 or more business days from the date of contact.
All correction requests that result in published content changes are logged in the page's editorial revision record, consistent with the transparency standards outlined in the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work — a framework applied here as a reference standard for factual accountability, not as a claim of peer-reviewed journal status.
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