Fertility
New Tel Aviv University imaging method could improve IVF sperm selection
Researchers say the technology creates detailed 3D maps of live sperm cells without damaging them.
Oral inflammation may impair female fertility, new Israeli research shows
Testicular tissue successfully produced sperm after 20 years
Beersheba Family Court approves Iris Haim to use sperm of slain hostage son to have child
Couple sues fertility clinic, says their embryo implanted in wrong woman
Successful fertility treatments on the rise in Israel - new data
Fertility rates
A dramatic decrease was recorded over the past 10 years in the fertility rates of Arab women, both in the country as a whole and in Jerusalem.
Supreme Court: Why is serial donor's sperm banned by the Health Ministry
Ari Nagel has fathered at least 33 children in the last decade with sperm he donates free of charge.
Israeli child unearths rare 11,500-year-old fertility figurine
Itamar Berna discovered the figurine while hiking in northern Israel.
Gay rights don’t need to come at the cost of trafficking women’s organs
In theory, the law allows women to carry someone else’s child only out of altruism. In practice, however, that is not what actually happens.
Israel has highest fertility rate in OECD, report finds
Life expectancy at birth is an average 82.1 years – 80.1 years for men and 84.1 years for women, which is the ninth-highest life expectancy of the countries surveyed.
Marketplace: Baby Boom
Why is Israel’s fertility rate at an all-time high?
Prolonged stress, such as war, can reduce fertility in men
“Mental stress is known to have an adverse effect on fertility... This study shows that prolonged stress can have an effect on sperm quality."
