Press TV - A baby girl has been born of an embryo frozen for thirteen years in the Iranian central city of Isfahan, becoming the longest known frozen human embryo to result in a successful birth in the West Asia region. The baby delivered on Monday was conceived back in 2006, when the scientists at the Isfahan Fertility and Infertility Center froze ...

Tehran Times - Approximately, from every five Iranian couples, one is infertile, the head of Avicenna fertility center, affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, said. The prevalence of infertility in some areas is due to the growth of slums around the cities, the environmental features, the urban life style and the increasing ...

Financial Tribune- So far, 4,250 infertile couples have been identified and listed under an infertility treatment plan called Barekat-e-Khanevadeh (Family Blessing), and the treatment process for 1,602 couples has begun or completed, resulting in a total of 125 pregnancies and 40 live births. The infertility treatment program is conducted by Barekat ...

Since April 2015, an infertility treatment plan called Barekat-e-Khanevadeh (Family Blessing) is underway in Irans underprivileged areas in ten provinces and all infertile couples between the ages 20-40 years can benefit from specialized treatment for infertility, free of charge. The provinces include Khuzestan, Kermanshah, Ilam, Lorestan, East ...

The 8th Scientific Congress on Fertility and Infertility organized by the research center of the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science will be held at the university campus from December 16-18. Key topics will include roles of metabolic disorders, obesity and hirsutism (excessive growth of facial hair on women) in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ...

The issue of infertility has occupied the minds of many young Iranian couples these days. While the World Health Organization reports show the global infertility rate is about 10 to 15%, Iranian health officials say 20% of Iranian couples are infertile. Infertility is associated with several mental and social outcomes. About 60% of the infertile couples ...