Reproductive Health

Infertility and Public Health

A National Public Health Action Plan for the Detection, Prevention, and Management of Infertility

The draft plan of A National Public Health Action Plan for the Detection, Prevention, and Management of Infertility was posted on www.regulations.gov for public comment on May 16, 2012 and the period for providing comments ended on July 16, 2012.

The draft of A National Public Health Action Plan for the Detection, Prevention, and Management of Infertility [PDF - 1.11MB] is available for viewing; however, we are no longer accepting comments on the draft plan.

We are currently in the process of revising the plan to address and incorporate comments received during the public comment period. Future updates and materials will be posted on this Web site.

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Thank you for your interest in this important public health issue.

View the CDC's white paper on infertility prevention, detection, and management as a public health priority (Macaluso et al., A public health focus on infertility prevention, detection, and management. Fertil Steril. 2010;93(1):16.e1-10).