Infertility

How a quiet Israeli nonprofit is giving hope to couples shattered by infertility - opinion

Today, Keren Ohr maintains multiple “respite homes” across Israel, in locations such as Neve Michael, Tzfat, Ashkelon, and Netanya, allowing them to offer this vital pause to more couples in need.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
THE EMPHASIS is on giving couples the gift of undisturbed time together, time to rest, reflect, cry, even do nothing, says the writer.
New studies reveal a surprising link between sperm quality and heart disease, metabolic syndrome and even early mortality

The silent inflammation that harms male fertility – and the signs you're missing

New studies reveal a surprising link between sperm quality and heart disease, metabolic syndrome and even early mortality – and a Mediterranean diet can change the picture in just three months.

|ByWALLA! HEALTH
Prof Josef Hanna demonstrates the process he and his team of scientists used to develop models of early-stage human embryos without using an egg, sperm or womb, offering a glimpse into the first weeks of embryonic development, in a laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel S

The future of human fertility? Scientists create human eggs using skin cells

The process, which would carry significant safety concerns, involves removing the nucleus from a woman's skin cell and inserting it into an egg, or oocyte.

|ByREUTERS
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Forget the egg and spoon! Los Angeles prepares for first ever sperm racing competition

The event will include live commentary and betting.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

COVID-19 vaccine has no impact on fertility, Israeli study shows

Some studies had previously suggested that a coronavirus infection might decrease ovarian function or semen quality.

JUNE 22, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
A healthcare worker shows a vial and a box of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, as vaccinations resume after a brief pause in their use over concern for possible connection to blood clots, in Turin, Italy, March 19, 2021.

Woman gives birth after 17-year battle with infertility

"Correctly diagnosing the problem and fitting the treatment to the woman is what made the difference."

APRIL 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
After 17 years of trying to have a baby, 41-year-old Asma Shahavan from Majd el-Kurum finally became a mother.

The Covid-19 Fertility Crisis: A Short Story

A peek into a possible future blighted by the coronavirus

OCTOBER 25, 2020ByBRIAN BLUM
Haredi men and their children protest government restrictions barring them from reaching Mount Meron on Lag Ba’omer, in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood on May 10, 2020.

COVID-19 could cause male infertility - new Israeli study

The virus was found within the sperm of some 13% of screened male COVID-19 patients

OCTOBER 7, 2020ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Frozen vials of sperm are seen preserved in an azote cooled container in a laboratory in Paris, France, September 13, 2019