IVF

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

Illustrative image of Invitro therapy.

One woman's fight for genetic testing led to an Israeli national policy shift - opinion

In vitro fertilization.

Trump’s big bet on IVF Israeli FemTech is set to cash in - opinion


Health Ministry revokes IVF licenses over embryo mix-up

The ministry said the sanctions followed serious management failures and procedural violations that led to the incident. Both employees have 30 days to appeal the ruling.

An embryo in the 9th to 10th week.

Baby born from embryo frozen for 30 years breaks record

The baby boy, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, was born to 35-year-old mother Lindsey and 34-year-old father Tim Pierce after the couple tried for seven years for children. 

An embryo in the 9th to 10th week.

Breakthrough fertility technique prevents diseases by using DNA from three parents

The British trial, conducted at a fertility center in Newcastle, involved 22 women who met strict medical criteria, hoping to conceive without passing on harmful mutations.

 In vitro fertilization. Genetic material from three parents.

Grapevine, June 1, 2025: Where’s Annie?

The movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Babies born amid Israel's next baby boom.

High Court grants custody of IVF baby to adoptive, not biological parents

The error occurred when the embryos were swapped, and a girl ended up being born to a couple who were not her biological parents.

 Samson Assuta hospital, October 20, 2024.

Trump administration weighs pro-family policies amid falling US birthrates - report

Among the ideas under consideration are a $5,000 "baby bonus" for new mothers, and reserving 30% of Fulbright scholarships for applicants who are married or have children.


Embryo mix-up baby to remain with birth parents, court decides

The court also ruled that the child's best interest requires recognizing the birth mother's partner as her legal father to prevent a situation where she has two sets of parents.

 Baby (Illustrative)

Polish government's IVF program hailed as a huge success with over 9,200 pregnancies

One-quarter of Polish couples face fertility problems, prompting government support for IVF.

 A woman holds a pregnancy test in her hands.

Breakthrough Israeli technology doubles IVF success rates

Early clinical data paints a striking picture: 20 successful pregnancies from just 31 embryo transfers, a dramatic advantage over the 14 pregnancies from 41 transfers seen in the control group.

 Baby (Illustrative)

The Power of Polygenic Selection