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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

fertility

Illustrative: An in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London, August 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
November 24, 2024, 3:03 pm
Court says birth parents of girl born in IVF mix-up must give her to genetic parents
Rishon Lezion Family Court says 2-year-old to be removed from custody of parents who raised her, after high-profile mishap brought about lawsuit against hospital
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a newborn baby girl holding her mother's finger, Jerusalem, December 30, 2020. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
January 22, 2024, 7:21 am
Israeli population growth slowing as fertility rates continue to fall – report
Group comprising mainly immigrants from ex-Soviet Union whom Israel does not regard as Jews have highest employment rate, contributed nearly 20% to population growth last year
By Sue Surkes
Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv's Ramat HaHayal neighborhood, May 20, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 10, 2023, 11:30 am
Couple sues Assuta Hospital for $9.2 million over IVF paternity mix-up
Under Health Ministry censure, hospital faces demand for damages; lawyer for unnamed pair says they won’t tell anyone, not even their kids, that the dad isn’t their genetic parent
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Dianna Agron stars in 'Clock.' (Hulu/via JTA)
June 27, 2023, 2:27 am
A Hulu horror movie influenced by the post-Holocaust pressure to have children
In ‘Clock,’ Ella’s choice to not have children is seen by her father to be a betrayal of her family’s past — especially to her grandmother, who survived the Shoah
By Taylor Speyer
Israel Medical Association chair Prof. Zion Hagay (Screenshot from YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 19, 2023, 7:03 pm
HMO, hospital boycott fertility conference in Jerusalem that excludes women doctors
Clalit pulls its sponsorship, Hadassah Medical Center cancels participation, Israeli Medical Association calls event ‘slap in the face’ to half the medical community
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Assuta Medical Center in Rishon Lezion. (Screen capture: Google Maps)
March 16, 2023, 2:51 am
Parents given wrong embryo set to sue hospital for NIS 100 million
Lawsuit against Assuta Hospital to focus on malpractice, distress faced by family; Supreme Court ruled last week to halt genetic testing to find biological couple
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London, August 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
March 6, 2023, 2:55 pm
Supreme Court rules no genetic tests to find origin of wrongly implanted embryo
Justices side with couple raising child, overturning lower court’s decision to allow testing to go ahead; parents hail ‘miracle’ ruling
By ToI Staff
Assuta Medical Center in Rishon Lezion. (Screen capture: Google Maps)
December 7, 2022, 2:14 pm
6 couples can undergo testing to find origin of wrongly implanted embryo, court says
Couple who gave birth appeal against decision, ask for delay; one of the women: ‘If this is my baby, I will fight for her’; baby girl said to have undergone heart surgery
By ToI Staff
Assuta Medical Center in Rishon Lezion. (Screen capture: Google Maps)
December 6, 2022, 10:14 am
Parents given wrong embryo said planning to sue hospital for $3 million
6 couples who suspect the child is biologically theirs are seeking to force genetic testing to ascertain the matter
By ToI Staff
Health Ministry Director Prof. Nachman Ash (left) and Dr. Hadar Mizrahi hold a press conference about the Health Ministry's investigation into the case of a pregnant woman who was mistakenly inseminated with a fetus that was not genetically hers, near Tel Aviv, November 27, 2022. (Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)
November 27, 2022, 9:00 pm
Health Ministry ends search for parents of mistaken embryo, won’t shutter ward
Ministry chief says Assuta’s fertility ward to reduce operations by 50%; search called off for biological parents after potential couple dismissed by genetic testing
By ToI Staff
Women pronounced fit for labor from the Tet Ghetto in Hungary standing on the platform after a selection at Auschwitz-Birkenau, May 1944. (Anonymous, possibly SS photographers E. Hoffmann & B. Walter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
November 17, 2022, 11:30 am
Study suggests Nazis attempted to sterilize Jewish women in camps with food additive
New research finds it likely wasn’t just trauma and starvation that caused 98% of women to stop menstruating upon arrival at Auschwitz, and many to later struggle with infertility
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: sperm moving towards an egg (iStock via Getty Images)
November 15, 2022, 12:01 pm
Sperm counts worldwide have plunged 62% in under 50 years, Israeli-led study finds
Finding is bad news for fertility and men’s health, says co-author Prof. Hagai Levine, adding that if the decline continues, it ‘could threaten humankind’s survival.’
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: a newborn baby (iStock via Getty Images)
October 26, 2022, 7:04 pm
Woman mistakenly implanted with wrong embryo gives birth to baby girl
With no other current claims for custody, mother asks for privacy; other women who did fertility treatment at Assuta Medical Center set to demand tests
By ToI Staff
In this image taken from video, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during a press conference, October 18, 2022, in Canberra, Australia. (Australia Pool via AP)
October 18, 2022, 1:17 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 18: Rug pulled out from under Australia’s recognition of capital
Political reporter Tal Schneider on Lapid’s response to Canberra’s shift in Jerusalem policy and campaign publicity stunts; health reporter Nathan Jeffay on new prenatal testing
By ToI Staff
FILE: Lebanese protesters ride in a yacht with an Arabic banner that reads 'No compromises No waivers, No negligence, Our maritime resources belong to us,' during a demonstration demanding Lebanon's right to disputed maritime oil and gas fields, in the southern marine border town of Naqoura, Lebanon, September 4, 2022. (AP Photo/ Mohammed Zaatari)
October 6, 2022, 1:01 pm
Daily Briefing Oct 6: Lebanon maritime border is no done deal; defrosted ovary birth
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the first EU-Israel Association Council meeting in a decade; health reporter Nathan Jeffay brings cutting-edge cancer research
By ToI Staff
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