In malls around town, couples pushing baby strollers are a common sight. However, for many plagued by infertility, children are a luxury they can’t afford. According to Dr Joseph Aboud, an oncological and gynecological surgeon, Lebanon’s infertility rate stands at 15%. “This percentage can be further broken down, whereby 85% of cases can be solved with medical treatment while the remaining couples will often require IVF surgeries,” he added. The specialist recommends, however, that the right approach to solving infertility problems should be carefully balanced and progressive in terms of treatment procedure. In vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures have been done in Lebanon since 1989. IVF involves the female eggs being fertilized by sperm outside the woman’s womb and is used as treatment for infertility when all other methods of assisted reproductive technology fail. The process is based on hormonally controlling the ovulation process and removing the ova (egg) from the
