Traditional medicine comes to solve population crisis

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Health plans to use traditional medicine to solve the population crisis, prevent infertility and have a healthy generation, Nafiseh Hosseini Yekta the director of the ministry’s Persian medicine office, has announced.

Free maternity care for all: health minister

TEHRAN – Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has announced all pregnant women will be provided with free maternity services and child delivery in a bid to encourage childbearing.

About 20% of Iranian couples have infertility problems: expert

TEHRAN – Four million Iranian couples (equivalent to 15-20 percent of total couples) suffer from infertility, Naser Amir Jannati, an infertility specialist, has said.

Fertility at below-replacement level

TEHRAN – The fertility rate declined to 1.71 children in the past [Iranian calendar] year (March 2020-March 2021), reaching below the replacement level, according to the report released by the Statistical Centre of Iran.

Infertility treatment costs under health insurance

TEHRAN – Infertility treatment costs are currently covered by health insurance, Seyed Sajjad Razavi, the secretary of the supreme council of health insurance, has announced.

By Faranak Bakhtiari

COVID-19 impact on fertility should take center stage

TEHRAN – In this second year of COVID-19, many countries are expressing growing concern over changing fertility rates, in addition to losing hundreds of people daily due to the virus infection. So that, this World Population Day will focus on the impact of the pandemic on fertility.

Charity foundation supports treatment of 7,000 infertile couples

TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated to Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, has financially supported 7,000 infertile couples in rural areas to receive necessary treatments.

Royan among world's top 10 for assisted reproductive techniques

TEHRAN – Royan Research Institute ranked among the world's top 10 centers based on the total number of publications investigating male infertility and assisted reproductive techniques (ART) during 2000 to 2019, based on the results of a study published in the international journal Andrologia.

Foreign couples welcome infertility treatment in Iran

TEHRAN – Foreign couples from neighboring and even European countries highly welcome infertility treatment in Iran because of the favorable cost and successful test results compared to other countries, Abdolhossein Shahverdi, head of Royan Institute has said.

Fertility rate in Iran drops by 70% in 30 years: AEI

TEHRAN – The fertility rate in Iran has dropped by 70 percent over the past 30 years, which has been the highest decline in human history, Nicholas Eberstadt, the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) wrote in an article.

National plan to investigate prevalence of infertility

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Health will launch the first national plan on investigation of infertility prevalence in 31 provinces of the country, deputy health minister Alireza Raeisi has announced.

First collection of elite cow embryos created  

TEHRAN- After ten years, Iranian researchers compiled the first collection of cow embryos with outstanding genetics. 

One in every five Iranian couple is infertile: expert

TEHRAN - Approximately, from every five Iranian couples, one is infertile, the head of Avicenna fertility center, affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, said. 

First virtual clinic opened for preventing premature menopause

TEHRAN- Royan Research Institute has opened the first virtual clinic for preventing premature menopause in Iran. 

Setareh Jahandideh

How trans fats affect male fertility? 

TEHRAN- Dietary trans fatty acids can have negative effects on sperm quality, but how it happens? 

Is exercise more effective in sperm function or diet? 

TEHRAN- In a new study, scientists in Royan Research Institute investigated the effects of diet and physical activity on male reproductive cells.  

Can a desert plant help treat Endometriosis? 

TEHRAN- A new study has investigated the effects of Escanbil, a desert plant, in treating Endometriosis, Royan Research Institute reported.

The effects of stress and depression on IVF success rate 

TEHRAN- Does stress and depression in women affect the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF)? 

Fertility rate likely to grow with new technique

TEHRAN- New technique for in vitro fertilization used in Ebnesina hospital is likely to increase fertility chances, said Maryam Rafati, the assistant professor at Avicenna Research Institute.