IVF

Justin Hemmes opened up his waterfront, family mansion on Thursday to raise funds for a public IVF centre.

Justin Hemmes opens waterfront, family mansion in aid of public IVF centre

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Researchers have followed boys who were born via IVF in the early 90s.

Boys born through common IVF technique may suffer infertility, study finds

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Woman wins right to have her dead husband's baby

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Having a glass-half-full approach to IVF can make a big difference to the experience.

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.

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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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A man's guide to IVF

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Improvements in IVF have led to significant increases in both treatment and success rates, but at what cost?

The debate on IVF for older woman

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Assisted conception and IVF treatments

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New IVF research questions whether fresh is best

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IVF patients lose embryos in SA storms

Twelve families have lost embryos at an Adelaide fertility clinic hit by power outages.

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Alicia and Jeremy Spindler and children Kylah, three, and Layken, four months. Both children were conceived through IVF ...

Canberra Fertility Centre celebrates 30 years of making families

On Sunday the Canberra Fertility Centre celebrates 30 years of making families in the national capital.

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IVF remains beyond the reach of disadvantaged families.

Call for free IVF for most disadvantaged

The patient had been raped. Her fallopian tubes had to be taken because he'd given her gonorrhoea. And with them had gone her dream of becoming a mother.

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The IVF success rate is less than 1 per cent for women aged over 45.

$200,000 babies: how much should Medicare fund?

The president of IVF's peak body says that there is little taxpayer value in subsidising treatment after a woman turns 45.

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Lisa Mahar has dipped into her superannuation to pay for IVF treatments.

Empty nest: how women are raiding their super to fund IVF

Lisa Mahar, 37, recently learned she needed IVF to increase her chances of having a baby. She had to move fast.

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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.

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Couples who undergo IVF may cope better in stressful situations in the future.

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.

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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."

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IVF can be a cruel, debilitating and intrusive process physically and mentally.

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.

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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.

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Fertility Society of Australia president, Professor Michael Chapman

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.

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