Israel fertility rate

Trouble getting pregnant? Unhealthy testicles may be to blame

1 out of every 7 couples in Israel faces fertility issues, but contrary to popular belief that the source of the problem lies mostly with the women, in about 50% of the cases the issue is with men.

The process of extracting eggs in a lab in a fertility clinic.
 A developing oocyte measuring a fifth of the width of a human hair.

Solutions to infertility could be found through new Hebrew University research

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

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

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

On maternity leave and feeling isolated? Here is your solution


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

Women over 39 may be permitted to return to fertility treatments - report

Many in the Facebook page for the Female Fertility Forum of Israel were fuming at the reported decision, which according to them neglected a majority of the women seeking treatment.

Pregnant woman (Illustrative)

Israeli hospitals see record-breaking baby boom

Maternity wards in most of Israel’s hospitals are at capacity.

A baby (illustrative)

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.

Babies (Illustrative)

Marketplace: Baby Boom

Why is Israel’s fertility rate at an all-time high?

The writer, Shlomo Maital, with his new grandson Carmel Sapir Maital

BGU researchers find genetic defect that causes male infertility

The reasons for this new genetic defect remain a mystery.

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Fertility treatments don't increase cardiovascular disease in children

There is a controversy in the literature as to whether there is a connection between fertility treatments in general and in vitro fertilization in particular and long-term neonatal morbidity.

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Preserving empowerment

Keren Gefen’s newest initiative focuses on fertility preservation.

Keren Gefen founder Dr. Karen Friedman

Mind, body and babies

Exploring Keren Gefen, the nonprofit assisting the fertility-challenged bear the heavy burden through mind-body therapies – at no cost.

Kady Harari leads a yoga class