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Download ABORM Handbook and Application Form (pdf) from the Exam Information page on this website, and mail your completed application and registration form with check (made payable to ABORM) or credit card payment (MC/Visa) to the following address:

NOTE A: Both the Application/Manual Fee and the Registration Fee must be paid at the time of registration in order to be considered for approval to sit for the ABORM Examination.

NOTE B: Applicants must have been licensed for two years prior to sitting for the ABORM Examination - All applicants must include with their application, documentation which verifies the date of issue of their license to practice.  Applicants may register for the ABORM Examination prior to the two-year minimum as long as their license will have been valid for 2 years prior to taking the Examination.

NOTE C:In addition to being licensed for a minimum of two years prior to sitting for the ABORM Examination, all applicants must have completed a minimum number of hours of course work related to the field of Infertility and Reproductive Medicine, ABORM approved CEUs, and quantified clinical activity that has been approved for credit as follows:

2010 Exam: 30 hours - Approved education/CEUs/clinical activity
2011 Exam: 45 hours - Approved education/CEUs/clinical activity

This coursework may be in the realm of western reproductive medicine, oriental reproductive medicine, and so on. These courses may be live, distance learning, or online. You may use the 16 categories of competency to guide the coursework you want to study (Click here for Competency Categories). "Coursework" is defined to include ABORM Approved educational content in Reproductive Medicine, either western or eastern.

Please click on the following link to see a list of ABORM Approved CEU Courses: ABORM Approved Courses

NOTE D: Naturopathic Doctors or Chiropractors who wish to sit for the ABORM exam must include proof of certification from the NCCAOM and proof of acupuncture licensure from their state, or proof of licensure from California State Board in Acupuncture, or a Canadian License from Alberta, Quebec, or British Columbia. The same two year licensure minimum prior to sitting for the examination must still be met.

NOTE E: Non-Regulated Geographic Locations: For Practitioners who wish to apply for ABORM certification and are living in non-regulated geographic areas you must complete the alternate documentation to meet the standards equivalent as an alternative to the licensure. Click on the link: Forms For Non-Regulated Areas