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Finding a positive path through IVF
It’s not surprising that IVF is often seen as a negative journey towards the ultimate positive, but having a glass-half-full approach can make a big difference to the experience.
Why IVF success rates may not be what you think
Transparency, accountability and responsibilityare essential measures to protect IVF vulnerable patients.
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The treatment that could be less invasive and cheaper than IVF
It's early days – and the treatment won't be offered any time soon – but it represents an important advance in fertility research.
The upside of IVF treatment
It seems unlikely, but there might be a silver lining for those who need to undergo in vitro fertilisation treatment.
How do you know when it's time to give up IVF?
"You are mentally and physically spent and your dreams of having a baby dwindle with each failing cycle."
IVF clinics caught out flouting ban on paying sperm and egg donors
IVF clinics have been caught out offering flat payments to egg and sperm donors, which could constitute an illegal inducement.
Why I called out a 62-year-old's decision to have a child as selfish and wrong
This case should open a broader debate about assisted reproduction in Australia, and the issue surrounding the obstetric care of women returning home pregnant after 'treatment' overseas.
The next social dilemma for IVF technology
A woman giving birth in her 60s might incite shock and awe today. But within 50 years, there's a good chance it will be reasonably common.
62-year-old woman reportedly becomes oldest Australian to give birth
A Tasmanian woman has become a mother at the age of 62, making her the oldest woman to give birth in Australia.
Choosing a sperm donor was harder than I thought
"It suddenly hit me that these were real people; real men with real lives. And I was about to have a baby with one of them," writes Margaret Ambrose.
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Panel to decide on baby gender choice laws within months
Proposal for gender selection in Australia is still in doubt.
No link found between IVF and increased chance of breast cancer, study says
The biggest study of its kind has found IVF does not increase women's chances of developing the disease.
Opening up
Why silence isn't golden when it comes to IVF
I'd always imagined I would slip into pregnancy gracefully; a swan dive into the cool, welcoming waters of the next stage of life. Right?
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