Fertility

AI in sperm selection: Changing the future of IVF

The next major advance in IVF may come from learning how to extract information that has been sitting under the microscope all along

Prof. Zeev Shoham, M.D.
Prof. Natan T. Shaked of the School of Biomedical Engineering

New Tel Aviv University imaging method could improve IVF sperm selection

An illustrative image of a mouth swab for DNA testing

Oral inflammation may impair female fertility, new Israeli research shows

Testicular tissue successfully produced sperm after 20 years

Testicular tissue successfully produced sperm after 20 years


In fertility breakthrough, Israeli scientists reverse aging process in human eggs

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say anti-viral drugs lead to older eggs behaving "like they are in their 20s."

 	Development of human embryo at five stages. Contributors: Science Museum, London.

On maternity leave and feeling isolated? Here is your solution

The culture and media don't create a space for postpartum mothers to acknowledge their struggles. A postpartum doula weighs in and gives advice.

 The Young Mother (Mother Berthe holding her baby) by Mary Cassatt.

Israeli father creates platform to help couples navigate fertility treatments

The platform includes explanations about different processes and a tool to help couples compare the costs and other details from different clinics.

‘TO BE a parent in Israel is almost obligatory’: Israel’s national health insurance system offers one of the world’s most generous fertility packages.

What about the emotional wellbeing of Israel's fertility challenged women?

Meet the Keren Gefen Center, the sole Jerusalem-based organization providing emotional and wellness support to fertility challenged women in Israel.

 Dr. Rhonda Adessky, clinical director, leading a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Mind/Body Fertility Workshop at the Gefen Center, German Colony, Jerusalem.

This chemical could be stopping you from getting pregnant. What is it?

 Young family in pregnancy planning concept with ovulation calendar

Things every woman must know about her ovulation process

Dr. Einat Shalom Paz from Hillel Yaffe Hospital explains exactly what ovulation is, when it occurs and what happens in the body during ovulation.

 Young family in pregnancy planning concept with ovulation calendar

Couples desiring to conceive should vaccinate against COVID - here’s why

In contrast, several studies have found a significantly negative impact of the virus on sperm parameters.

Sperm (illustrative)

Prior COVID infection does not impact female fertility - study

The preliminary study, which reportedly was held in 11 clinics in Spain between May and June 2020, followed 46 women being treated with in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Pregnant woman, illustrative

Coronavirus: mRNA vaccines do not harm male fertility - study

Though the vaccine doesn't harm male fertility, the virus itself does.

Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021.

Israel enjoys a baby boom, but the West is aging

Israel – baby boom; Western world – baby bust

Over the course of the Rosh Hashanah holiday weekend, Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center recorded a whopping 85 births, including the first son of Moran and Raphael Paz of Jerusalem. Prof. Sorina Grisaru, director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Wilf Woman and Infant Cente