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


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.

Ari Nagel

Israeli child unearths rare 11,500-year-old fertility figurine

Itamar Berna discovered the figurine while hiking in northern Israel.

Itamar Berna and the 11,500-year-old figurine

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.

 Hundreds of members of LGBT community protest surrogacy law in Tel Aviv

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

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."

A doctor prepares eggs and sperm for an attempt at artificial insemination