Abstract: Translational medicine is an idea and major research strategy，rather thana slogan or a label. People’s needs and demands in public health is the starting point of translational medicine. The priority areasof reproductive medicine in China are：development of new contraceptives，prevention and management of infertility，assisted reproductive technology （ART）development and application，birth defects and birth quality，prevention and management of reproductive tract infections （RTIs）and reproductive tract cancer，alleviation of impacts of environment and life styles on reproductive health. The key to translational medicine is to facilitatethe transitions from public health problems into basic and laboratory studies，as well as from research results of basic and laboratory studies into clinic diagnosis，treatment and optimal clinic pathway. In the field of ART，there are three major research priorities：how to improve the successful rate of ART，how to satisfy the ART safeties of both mother and offspring，and how to develop the bioethical guideline of ART. Chinese scientists should，can and must make our contribution in the era of translational medicine.

Key words: Translationalmedicine, Reproductivemedicine, Reproductivetechniques, assisted, Infertility, Public health