Worldwide, infertility affects 8-12% of couples of reproductive age and has
become a common problem. There are many ways to treat infertility, including
medication, intrauterine insemination, and in vitro fertilization. In recent years, stem-cell
therapy has raised new hope in the field of reproductive disability management. Stem
cells are self-renewing, self-replicating undifferentiated cells that are capable of
producing specialized cells under appropriate conditions. They exist throughout a
human’s embryo, fetal, and adult stages and can proliferate into different cells. While
many issues remain to be addressed concerning stem cells, stem cells have undeniably
opened up new ways to treat infertility. In this review, we describe past, present, and
future strategies for the use of stem cells in reproductive medicine.