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  • Comment: "Merhi is a big vocalist and supportive of spreading the infertility awareness and access to treatments worldwide", such kinds of statements should be rejected. -Lemonaka 13:59, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: Cite 12 to 15 are just search result on Pubmed, when these can be used as a reference? It will change day by day. -Lemonaka 08:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: All of the citations are listed in the references section as if they are written by Zaher Merhi, although that is not the case. In some cases, he is quoted in the sources, but being quoted by news outlets does not necessarily mean that this is significant coverage about the subject to establish his notability. Please see WP:REFB for assistance with referencing, if desired. Utopes (talk / cont) 00:28, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Zom00000 (talk) 20:27, 15 July 2025 (UTC)



Zaher Merhi is a fertility doctor with 3 American board-certification that include: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Embryology. He has made a scientific breakthrough in the fertility world by pioneering ovarian rejuvenation.[1]. He is known for pioneering non-conventional fertility treatments including platelet-rich plasma (PRP) ovarian rejuvenation[2][3][4][5][6]and portable IVF incubator protocols.[7] Merhi is the founder and Medical Director of the Rejuvenating Fertility Center (RFC),[8] which offers injection-free and holistic fertility treatments that include patented At-Home IVF Kit that was created during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]. Merhi was featured in a CNN article pertaining to the longest known frozen human embryo that resulted in a successful birth [11] and Hollywood Life for Rachel Weisz's pregnancy at age 48 [12]. He has also launched the first Stem Cell Rejuvenation center, in The Bahamas [13]. Merhi has been featured for his advocacy in raising awareness about infertility. [14]

Career

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Merhi has held numerous academic and clinical roles:

  • Associate Professor, SUNY Downstate University
  • Assistant Professor, University of Vermont and Albert Einstein College of Medicine[15]
  • Research Assistant Professor at NYU School of Medicine
  • Program Director of the ACGME-accredited REI Fellowship at SUNY Downstate[16]

Research and Contributions

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Merhi has authored over 100 peer-reviewed research papers [17].His key contributions include:

  • Investigations into Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and reproductive health
  • Studies on platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cell therapy for ovarian rejuvenation
  • Research on the role of vitamin D in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
  • Development and use of portable IVF incubators during the COVID-19 pandemic

His work has been published in high-impact journals including Fertility and Sterility, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Molecular Human Reproduction. Merhi was one of the main investigators of a team of scientists who produced the first "three-parent baby" in the world where the team took the nucleus from the mother's egg cell and inserted it into a different egg, taken from a donor woman with no genetic abnormality, which had had its original nucleus removed. Thus, the mother's nucleus replaced the nucleus in a donor cell, which had genetically normal mitochondria. The new egg cell was then fertilized with the father's sperm. The research team was able to produce only one normally developing embryo out of five that were created. The embryo was then implanted in the mother's uterus, and a healthy boy was born nine months later, on 6 April 2016 [18].

He served as a panelist expert in "Endometriosis Foundation of America" international conference in 2021.[19] He also serves as Editorial Board member on several high-impact journals such as Nutrients[20] and Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.[21] In addition to serving as an editorial Board member in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, he was awarded as Recognized Reviewer for the journal.[22]

Merhi has been featured in NY Times for his help of Alabama infertility patients.[23]

Honors and awards

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  • Three consecutive years 2022, 20023, and 2024 Star Award, American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)[24]
  • 2024 Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) annual meeting committe as abstract reviewer[25]
  • 2024 Annual Meeting Moderator, Pre-clinical and Basic Research, ASRM[26]
  • 2023 Star Award, American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)[27]
  • 2019-20 SRI and Bayer Discovery/Innovation Grant Recipients[28]
  • 2010 Ferring Research GrantAward Winner, New England Fertility Society[29]

References

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  1. ^ Dellatto, Marisa. "Are these fertility treatments scientific breakthroughs — or pricey shams?". nypost.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ^ Merhi, Z; Seckin, S; Mouaness, M (February 2022). "Intraovarian PRP Injection Improved Hot Flashes in a Woman With Very Low Ovarian Reserve". Reprod Sci . 29 (2): 614–619. PMID 34231167.
  3. ^ Seckin, S; Ramadan, Hadi; Mouanness, M; Kohansieh, M; Merhi, Z (January 2022). "Ovarian response to intraovarian platelet-rich plasma (PRP) administration: hypotheses and potential mechanisms of action". J Assist Reprod Genet . 39 (1): 37–61. PMID 35175511.
  4. ^ Merhi, Z; Seckin, S; Mouanness, M (September 2022). "Intraovarian platelet-rich plasma administration could improve blastocyst euploidy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization". Clin Exp Reprod Med . 49 (3): 210–214. PMID 36097737.
  5. ^ Merhi, Z; Mouanness, M; Wang, R; Seckin, S (April 2023). "Intraovarian Platelet-rich Plasma Administration Induced Spontaneous Ovulation in an Anovulatory Woman With PCOS". JCEM Case Rep . 1 (2): luad038. PMID 37908477.
  6. ^ Merhi, Z (August 2024). "Effect of intraovarian PRP injection in woman with poor ovarian reserve is still open to debate". Hum Reprod. 39 (8): 1856–1857. PMID 38885966.
  7. ^ Merhi, Zaher; Mouanness, Marco (June 2024). "Live Birth Following a Two-Way Transport In Vitro Fertilization Using a Portable Incubator: A Novel Protocol Executed During the COVID-19 Pandemic". Rep Sci. 31 (6): 1674–1682. PMID 38383700.
  8. ^ "RFC". Rejuvenating Fertility Center.
  9. ^ Merhi, Z; Zhang, J (October 2020). "Telemedicine and At-Home Ivf Kit: Novel Application During the Covid-19 Pandemic". Fertil Steril. 114 (3): e177. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.504.
  10. ^ Merhi, Z; Zhang, J (2020). "At-Home IVF Kit: application during the COVID-19 pandemic". Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 47 (5): 653–659. doi:10.31083/j.ceog.2020.05.2157.
  11. ^ Scutti, Susan. "The embryo is just a year younger than the mother who birthed her". cnn.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  12. ^ Harper, Kathleen. "Rachel Weisz Pregnant At 48: Experts Share How She & Other Stars Conceived Later In Life". hollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  13. ^ "RFC Bahamas". rfcbahamas.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  14. ^ "NBC TV Interview with Merhi". nbcsandiego.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Albert Einstein College of Medicine". einstein.med.edu.
  16. ^ "SUNY Downstate REI Fellowship". Downstate.edu.
  17. ^ "Merhi PubMed Publication as of July 2025". PubMed. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Live birth derived from oocyte spindle transfer to prevent mitochondrial disease". Reprod Biomed Online . 34 (4): 361–368. April 2017. PMID 28385334.
  19. ^ "International Patient Conference 2021: The Path Towards A Cure". endofound.org.
  20. ^ "Editorial Board". dpi.org. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Editorial Board". rbej.biomedcentral.com. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  22. ^ "Recognition of Reviewers 2021". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  23. ^ Ghorayshi, Azeen; Kliff, Sarah. "I.V.F. Threats in Alabama Drive Clinics to Ship Out Embryos". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  24. ^ "2024 Star Award". Asrm.org. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  25. ^ "71st SRI Annual Meeting" (PDF). Sri.org. doi:10.1007/s43032-024-01501-2. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  26. ^ "Oral Abstract Session Moderator". Asrm.confex.com. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  27. ^ "2023 Star Award". asrm.org. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  28. ^ "SRI Bayer Award". sri-online.org. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  29. ^ "Ferring Research Award". nefs.org. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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  • Pubmed[1]
  • Rejuvenating Fertility Center[2]
  1. ^ "Merhi Publications". pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. ^ Merhi, Zaher. "RFC". RFC.
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