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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 344

infertility

Testicular organoids generated from mice pups and incubated in a dish for 21 days in Dr. Nitzan Gonen's lab at Bar-Ilan University. (Aviya Stopel)
February 23, 2024, 1:46 pm
In breakthrough, Bar-Ilan University scientists form artificial lab-grown testicles
Creation of male gonad organoids using mice could lead to similar work using human tissues that could support advancements in infertility treatments
By Renee Ghert-Zand
An illustrative photo of a baby in a diaper. (Ignacio Campo on Unsplash)
September 7, 2023, 6:38 pm
Supreme Court orders genetic testing to go ahead for baby born in IVF mix-up
Couple raising a child not genetically linked to them had sought to block a court order that granted another couple’s request to determine whether they are the biological parents
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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
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
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
From the film poster of 'Matchmaking,' the Haredi rom-com currently playing in Israeli theaters (Courtesy 'Matchmaking')
October 20, 2022, 12:41 pm
Matchmaking, infertility in focus in 2 new films on Haredi life
An ultra-Orthodox rom-com and a weighty family drama offer fresh glimpses of ultra-Orthodox community
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative image: a gynecologist showing a patient an ultrasound of her fetus. (megaflopp via iStock by Getty Images)
September 8, 2022, 12:24 pm
Adding acid to embryos boosts IVF outcomes by a third, Israeli study shows
Hyaluronic acid already considered beneficial, but new analysis crunches data from thousands of women to quantify effect; those facing most uphill struggle get best benefits
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative. Stem cells. (via Twitter)
July 31, 2022, 2:03 pm
Daily Briefing July 31: Mice, sperm & hospital robots; recent antisemitism at the UN
Health correspondent Nathan Jeffay has new research on fibromyalgia and iodine, and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman crosses the Siverskyi Donets River with Ukraine’s army
By ToI Staff
Gals Bio CEO and founder Hilla Shaviv with her Tulipon device. (Courtesy)
May 16, 2022, 4:53 pm
Women entrepreneurs are leading the charge to make Israel a femtech powerhouse
Fed up with gender discrimination, founders are offering solutions to improve women’s lives, and investors are taking an interest
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A young egg with the newly-documented zygotene cilium. (Courtesy of Hebrew University)
May 12, 2022, 9:36 pm
With chromosome find, Israelis open possible new path to fight infertility
Researchers say they’ve discovered a key mechanism in ensuring DNA strands inside eggs are organized correctly
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustration of sperm and egg cell (iStock via Getty Images)
March 8, 2022, 5:03 am
In breakthrough, Jerusalem lab says older human eggs can be made young again
Ova from women 40+ took on some characteristics of eggs from a 20-year-old after treatment with anti-viral medicine; Hebrew University team hopes method may boost fertility
By Nathan Jeffay
3D illustration of sperm cells moving to the right towards an egg (Christoph Burgstedt via iStock by Getty Images)
October 8, 2020, 6:48 am
COVID is harming sperm, Israeli researchers say, raising infertility worries
Reviewing studies worldwide, experts see a 50% drop in sperm’s quantity and ability to move in patients who had moderate or serious coronavirus
By Nathan Jeffay
Amy Klein, New York, March 8, 2020 (Mira Zaki)
July 7, 2020, 12:53 am
New expert guide lays out what to expect when you’re trying hard to be expecting
In new book, New York Times columnist Amy Klein guides readers through the confusing and fast-changing fertility treatment landscape with empathy and humor
By Renee Ghert-Zand
After seven years of fertility treatment and a 48-hour labor, Danit Shipe holds her baby, born on Israel's 72nd Independence Day, April 29, 2020. Midwife Katia Amarna stands next to her. (Hillel Yaffe Medical Center)
April 30, 2020, 11:39 pm
Joy in hospital as baby born on Independence Day after 7-year infertility battle
The newborn, delivered in a medical center amid coronavirus pandemic, was ‘the most wonderful Independence Day gift imaginable,’ mom says
By Nathan Jeffay
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