W.A.R.M. is the World Association of Reproductive Medicine, recently constituted and based in Rome.   The idea to create WARM was first conceived in Rome, where Professor Severino Antinori and Prof. Izu Eibschitz, from Israel, consulted their colleagues about the need to convene and discuss the possible foundation of a society that would stimulate the study and research in the field of reproductive medicine and science. Both the idea to establish such a society and the outcome of their meetings proved to be successful in many ways. After several meetings it was decided that the Society should hold its first Annual meeting in Rome, 2002. On that occasion the WARM was officially founded as a result of a broad and lively discussion during the first Annual General Meeting where delegates from all over the world participated in the debates. Since that day the Society has gradually developed into a well- structured body and is now a non-profit association regulated by the Italian law. The WARM consists of a General Assembly that convenes once a year at the Annual Meeting; and a Scientific Committee composed of representatives elected by the General Assembly to reflect the geographical basis of the globe; and an Executive Committee to assure the general organisation and administration of the Society.

Membership to the Society is open for all individuals active in the field of reproductive medicine and science, including medical doctors, scientists, students and support personnel such as nurses, laboratory technicians, counsellors, psychologists, social workers etc.

All individuals who have been accepted as member of the Society receive a membership certificate, are offered reductions in registration costs for all WARM activities, a reduced subscription to the Society journals, the newsletter, regular information on all WARM activities in the form of brochures and leaflets, active participation in the Society's policy-making by admission to the Annual Assembly of Members.

Members of WARM are distributed over all continents, although membership is primarily concentrated in Western European countries.