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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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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.
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?
60-year-old wins round in fight to give birth to dead daughter's baby
A 60-year-old woman determined to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild won a crucial legal victory on Thursday.
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'For me, the door is shut now'
Geraldine Hewitt searched for her anonymous sperm donor father, until a phone call changed everything.
Scientists find new 'three parent' IVF technique safe in lab tests
A study of a new three-parent IVF technique designed to reduce the risk of mothers passing hereditary diseases to their babies has found it is likely to work well and lead to normal pregnancies, British scientists said
'Secret son' embryo case prompts IVF overhaul
Women who use donor eggs, sperm or embryos must agree in writing to provide the results of a pregnancy blood test to their IVF clinic or be reported to state authorities.
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