History

The association's founding conference was held during the 5th Shanghai Forum for Fertility Preservation on October 22–24, 2021. Shortly afterwards the association was formally established in Macau, China, as the Asia-Pacific (Macau) Association for Fertility Preservation, under registration no. 10763, first gazetted on November 10, 2021. A founding Executive Committee led the association through this period; its members are recorded under Former Leadership.

Registration certificates were issued by the Macau Identification Services Bureau in January 2022. In December 2022 the association held its first online conference, connecting fertility-preservation specialists across the region.

In 2025 the association's office transitioned from Macau to Saipan, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), USA. On June 3, 2025, Asia-Pacific Association of Fertility Preservation Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit corporation under CNMI law, with its registered office on the Third Floor of the Bank of Guam Building in Garapan, Saipan.

The 2021 Macau-registered association and the 2025 CNMI corporation are distinct registrations: the association's office and activities transitioned to Saipan, and the current CNMI nonprofit was incorporated in 2025. Details of the current entity are set out under Legal Status.

The 6th Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association for Fertility Preservation is held in Harbin, China, on August 21–23, 2026, jointly with the Harbin International Symposium of Reproductive Medicine and Assisted Reproductive Technologies. The Board of the association is expected to be restructured at this meeting. See the conference page for the full program.