Joint IVF survey builds bridges in Middle East
(sz) Fertility experts in Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Cyprus and Israel have cooperated with a New York reproductive endocrinologist to publish what is reportedly the first-ever collaborative study on in-vitro fertilization services in the Middle East.
The unusual scientific paper that brings together countries, some of which are officially at war or have no diplomatic relations with Israel, has just been published in London’s Journal of Experimental & Clinical Assisted Reproduction. The full manuscript may be freely downloaded from the journal’s home page at www.jexpclinassistreprod.com.
Among the similarities in IVF found in the participating countries are more male infertility, low prices or even free treatment for help with the problem, and deliveries of babies by the doctors who performed the IVF procedures.
The paper, coordinated by Dr. Eric Scott Sills of RMA-Vassar Brothers Medical Center, summarizes fertility services available throughout the region after information on diagnosis and treatment was collected. more…
From: »The Jerusalem Post«