Dr. Najeeb Layyous
M.B.Ch.B, MRCOG, J.B.O.G, FRCOG
JMC Subspeciality in Infertility and IVF
Forty-five years of practice in Jordan: obstetrics, gynaecology, infertility medicine and IVF. He has cared for women through treatments that did not exist when he qualified, and delivered the babies of patients he once delivered himself.
- 45+ years in practice in Jordan
- Thousands of IVF & ICSI cycles
- Thousands of babies delivered
- Among the first in Jordan to introduce IVF and 3D/4D ultrasound
IVF success rates
Clinical pregnancy rate per embryo transfer, from Dr. Layyous’s own IVF programme. Every couple is different — these are a guide, not a promise.
- 71% Age 30 & under
- 63% Age 35 & under
- 40% Age 40 & over
- 53% Overall
Qualifications
- M.B.Ch.B Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, University of Alexandria, Egypt
- ECFMG Foreign Medical Graduate certification, United States
- MRCOG Member, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, London
- Jordanian Board Jordanian Board in Obstetrics & Gynaecology Surgery
- FRCOG Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, London
- JMC Subspeciality Jordan Medical Council Subspeciality Certificate in Infertility and IVF
Areas of special expertise
- IVF & assisted reproduction
The full laboratory programme — IVF, ICSI and the techniques around them — built up and refined over decades.
- Advanced gynaecological surgery
Laparoscopic, hysteroscopic and robotic surgery, including complex reconstructive work — hysteroscopic correction of the uterus for recurrent miscarriage, and surgery for fibroids and endometriosis.
- Ultrasound imaging
An early adopter of 3D and 4D imaging in Jordan; his scan images have been published in medical textbooks and science-photography libraries.
Dr. Layyous has wide experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology, both medically and surgically, and works across every aspect of reproductive medicine — infertility diagnosis, ovulation induction, IVF and ICSI, and, for male infertility, PESA, TESA and TESE. He has performed diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy and laparoscopy since 1979, across thousands of procedures. His work in ultrasonography began in 1980 and has developed into the latest four-dimensional scanning. He attends courses and lectures continually, in the belief that the best doctor is one who never stops learning.
Surgical experience — 45+ years
Over four and a half decades he has performed thousands of gynaecological and reproductive procedures — spanning benign gynaecology, reproductive surgery, obstetric emergencies and pelvic reconstructive work — across diverse clinical settings, with a consistently low complication rate and a strong emphasis on evidence-based surgical safety.
His surgical philosophy has been consistent throughout: maximise future fertility while achieving anatomical correction. He has also trained and mentored junior surgeons in open and laparoscopic reproductive techniques.
- Major abdominal surgery
Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; complex myomectomy for extensive fibroid disease — fibroids of all sizes and locations, including intramural, submucous and intraligamentary types.
- Minimally invasive surgery
Diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy — polypectomy, myomectomy, endometrial ablation, septal resection, and adhesiolysis for Asherman’s syndrome by both hysteroscopic and open approaches. Diagnostic and operative laparoscopy — laparoscopic hysterectomy, ovarian cystectomy, salpingectomy for ectopic pregnancy, and adhesiolysis for severe pelvic adhesions.
- Vaginal & pelvic reconstructive surgery
Vaginal hysterectomy, with anterior and posterior colporrhaphy.
- Obstetric surgery
Caesarean sections for high-risk cases, including placenta previa and accreta, multiple pregnancies and foetal distress. Cervical cerclage: McDonald and Shirodkar — elective and emergency (rescue) — and abdominal cerclage after failed vaginal cerclage.
- Tubal & ovarian fertility surgery
Hundreds of tubal procedures — salpingostomy, fimbrioplasty and tubal adhesiolysis for damaged tubes. Fertility-preserving ovarian cystectomy for dermoid cysts, endometriomas and benign neoplasms; laparoscopic ovarian drilling for PCOS; and ovarian transposition when indicated.
- Endometriosis surgery
Advanced surgery for all stages of endometriosis, including excision of ovarian endometriomas with ovarian conservation and dissection of deep infiltrating endometriosis involving the bowel and bladder.
- The assisted-reproduction interface
Early experience with ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval, surgical sperm retrieval and tubal embryo transfer, as assisted reproductive technology evolved.
Forty-five years, two cities
Medicine in Jordan has changed beyond recognition over that time. Much of what the clinic does today — IVF, ICSI, genetic testing before transfer, advanced ultrasound imaging — simply did not exist when he started.
The approach has not changed: start with the simplest option that could work, explain every step in language that makes sense, and never rush the appointment.
- Training Medical school and specialist training
Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery; Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists; Jordanian Board in Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists; Subspeciality in Infertility and IVF.
- Early practice Establishing the practice in Jordan
Returned to Jordan to practise obstetrics and gynaecology — first in Zarka, then in Amman — at a time when much of what is routine today did not yet exist in the region.
- Assisted reproduction Bringing IVF to his patients
Developed the fertility side of the practice as assisted reproduction matured, adding ICSI, embryo freezing and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis as each became available.
- 3D and 4D imaging Among the first in Jordan
Introduced 3D and 4D ultrasound as the technology arrived in the country — the galleries on this site are images from his own machine, and his scans went on to be published worldwide.
- Today Forty-five years of practice
Continues to consult, operate and deliver in Amman, seeing patients from across Jordan and the Gulf — including the children of patients he delivered himself.
Recognition & contributions
- Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (FRCOG)
- Author of “The Right Approach to Diagnosing and Treating Infertility”
- Ultrasound images published in medical textbooks and science-photo libraries
- Cited in medical research, including on hysteroscopic metroplasty
- Conference speaker, with television interviews on Jordan TV and Qatar TV
- Registered to practise in both Jordan and the United Kingdom
Society memberships
- European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
- British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
- British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy
- Jordanian Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Jordanian Fertility Committee
- Jordanian Society for Fertility and Genetics
- Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group
- Cyber 3D-Ultrasound Society
Awards & honours
- Awards received for his website
- The “Jordan First Cup” for distinction
- Honoured by the Jordanian Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Published around the world
His 3D and 4D ultrasound images have appeared in 303 publications worldwide — among them the British Medical Journal, The Lancet, Cambridge and Oxford University Press, the BBC and the Royal Colleges.
313 guides, written over four and a half decades
The library on this site is his own work — not summaries of somewhere else. It spans every subject the practice treats, from a first consultation about irregular periods to the laboratory detail of an IVF cycle.
Browse the libraryIn the media
Television interviews with Jordan TV and Qatar TV, alongside the clinic’s own video library and imaging galleries.
Media & pressLanguages
Consultations in Arabic and English. The website is published in Arabic, English and French.
Contact the clinicPatient stories
The families behind the treatments — journeys patients have agreed to share, in their own words.
Success Stories
Held in safe hands
This illustration — a mother and her child, cradled in a pair of protecting hands — was drawn by Jill Cassignol and became, over the years, an image closely associated with Dr. Layyous and his practice.
After an original illustration by Jill Cassignol
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