MFC – Male Fertility Center is one of the most technologically advanced male fertility clinics in Israel and worldwide.
MFC is a full-service, clinical laboratory that provides in-depth, high resolution, male infertility evaluation and testing, as part of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) procedures.
Striving to conceive and bring a child into this world is probably one of the most fundamental aspirations people have.
The disappointment and frustration when unable to conceive cannot be measured or described in words.
At the MFC, we believe that we should do everything possible to assist potential parents who wish to conceive and fulfill their aspiration and longing.
Male fertility problems often arise due to one of the following reasons: poor sperm motility; low sperm count or sperm structure problems. These can all reduce the chance to conceive.
The services provided at MFC are designed to overcome these challenges, by identifying and selecting the sperm most likely to lead to successful fertilization and pregnancy.
MFC provides a range of unique services by a team of experts with extensive experience in the field of male infertility combining innovative technologies and methods.
The lab is approved by the Ministry of Health to provide the services listed for all IVF units in Israel and is ISO 9001 certified.
MFC Leadership
MFC is led by a world class professional and skilled team.
We possess over 60 years of accumulated experience and unique expertise in the field of fertility in general and in the field of male fertility in particular (IMSI / (ICSI).
The team of scientists and experts has a Ph.D. or master’s degree in life sciences.
Our experts hold vast knowledge and experience in the field of male infertility and have contributed to births of thousands of children in Israel and abroad.
Dr. Eliezer Girsh
Ph.D- Laboratory Director,
Dr. Eliezer Girsh is one of Israel’s most experienced clinical embryologists, with over 30 years of extensive clinical, research, and academic experience in Israel and internationally.
Dr. Girsh served as the Director of the IVF Laboratory at Barzilai Medical Center for 10 years and currently serves as the Director of the laboratory at Cryobank Sperm Bank.
He holds a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and completed his postdoc research at the Weizmann Institute of Science. He is also the author of a textbook on clinical
Prof. Arie Berkovitz, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Founder
A worldwide key opinion leader (KOL) in male infertility.
Dr. Berkovitz has over 25 years of fertility expertise, experience and research.
He is a senior Obstetric Gynecologist at the Meir Medical Center and a member of the Faculty and Senior Lecturer at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Israel.
Dr. Berkovitz is the inventor of the IMSI method (intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection) for sperm selection using a high-magnification digital imaging microscope for microinjection into the egg.
He has published over 50 articles in the fertility area in leading journals including Human Reproduction Journal and Fertility&Sterility. Dr. Berkovitz is also a world-renowned lecturer in the field of Male Infertility.
MFC team
Batya Bakol, MD
Andrologist
Miki Belenky, Ms.c
Andrologist and embryologist
Victoria Koltunov, PhD
Andrologist and embryologist
Oksana Garmash, Bs.c
Andrologist
MFC Location
The Male Fertility Center laboratory is situated adjacent to Assuta Hospital, Israel’s leading and largest private hospital and chain of medical centers (Rishon LeZion Branch).