Fertility

Beersheba Family Court approves Iris Haim to use sperm of slain hostage son to have child

Iris Haim submitted the request several months ago - and argued that her son, Yotam Haim “saw bringing children into the world as the fulfillment of a significant personal dream."

Iris Haim and members of the "Shover Shivion" organization hold a press conference in Tel Aviv presening a new agreed proposal by Likud Central Committee members and protest-aligned academics to establish a commission of inquiry into the October 7 events. February 23, 2026.
The art market on Nachalat Binyamin street in Tel Aviv, December 30, 2025.

Israel enters new demographic era as population growth dips under 1% - study

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

The four species market in Bnei Brak

Is citron jam really good for fertility? A dietitian reveals


Hillel's Tech Corner: Tempdrop helps women track fertility while asleep

According to Frost & Sullivan, the femtech market is expected to reach $1.1 billion by 2024, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 12.9%.

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Amy Klein's down-to-earth advice for enduring fertility treatments

Klein, a New Yorker, shows how to survive fertility treatment without losing your sense of humor.

Peeking in at newborns at a Jerusalem hospital

Fertility treatments to return, women under 35 excluded

The process will begin with women above the age of 39, as well as fertility treatments that do not involve surgical procedures for women over 35.

Pregnant woman (Illustrative)

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)

Quickly declining sperm count in the Western world: result of poor diet?

New studies have investigated nutritional value in one’s diet as a possible explanation for sperm count, showing an association between an unhealthy diet and a decreased count.

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Israeli doctors freeze eggs of seven-year-old girl with Turner's syndrome

While the girl who was treated has Turner’s syndrome, she can have healthy children because the disease isn’t hereditary, Professor Foad Azem told Haaretz.

The process of extracting eggs in a lab in a fertility clinic.

Can worms help women pause their biological clocks? New research

A new study by Hebrew University researchers has found a potential method to slow down egg maturation.

Hebrew University researchers Yonatan Tzur and Hanna Achache at work in their lab

Couple sues fertility clinic, says their embryo implanted in wrong woman

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Successful fertility treatments on the rise in Israel - new data

Wu Tianyang, who is five month pregnant with her second child, attends a sonogram at a local hospital in Shanghai September 12, 2014.

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.

‘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.