‘Spermageddon’:Behind the headlines of the great Western fertility furore

‘Spermageddon’:Behind the headlines of the great Western fertility furore

Research suggesting human sperm counts are plummeting across the West generated panicked global headlines. But fear not ...

  • byTim Elliott

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Do I want to freeze my eggs? Or does Instagram want me to?

Do I want to freeze my eggs? Or does Instagram want me to?

Women should be free to make choices about their own bodies. But how free are we really when social media is influencing our decisions?

  • byMadison Griffiths
Baby Bonnie delivers hope for thousands of Australian women
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Baby Bonnie delivers hope for thousands of Australian women

As her newborn baby girl’s tiny hand curls around Leanna Loutas’ finger,her mother can’t help but smile. Little Bonnie Mable is a miracle,after all.

  • byLaura Banks
More than half of women trying for a baby aren’t following health advice. But why?
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More than half of women trying for a baby aren’t following health advice. But why?

While seven in 10 Australian women plan their pregnancies,not enough are preparing their bodies for pregnancy.

  • bySarah Berry
Found in cheddar cheese and mushrooms,this could be the key to fertility in older age

Found in cheddar cheese and mushrooms,this could be the key to fertility in older age

A common compound sold as an anti-ageing supplement may be the “holy grail of fertility” – for mice at least.

  • byAngus Dalton
South Korea offers cut-price mortgages – if you do your part for a baby boom

South Korea offers cut-price mortgages – if you do your part for a baby boom

Faced with one of the world’s lowest fertility rates,the South Korean government is desperately trying to convince people to start a family.

  • byLauren Almeida
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‘I’d do it 1000 times over’:IVF success rate rises and researchers have figured out why
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‘I’d do it 1000 times over’:IVF success rate rises and researchers have figured out why

After a year of failing to conceive,one IVF cycle was enough for Bella Templeman to experience the joy her son has brought.

  • byLaura Banks
‘We need to talk about surrogacy’:A lifelong friendship and a mission for change

‘We need to talk about surrogacy’:A lifelong friendship and a mission for change

Jennifer McCloy and Edwina Peach have a friendship that is tightly bonded by a surrogacy that gave Edwina the chance to be a mother. They want law change so the opportunity is available to everyone.

  • byLaura Banks
‘It’s been going on for too long’:Former Geelong skipper Joel Selwood on booing and sport

‘It’s been going on for too long’:Former Geelong skipper Joel Selwood on booing and sport

The AFL legend discusses his family’s struggle with IVF,crowd behaviour,one of the saddest times in AFL – and the best investment he’s made.

  • byBenjamin Law
‘Lonely onlys’? No longer:How single-child families are busting myths

‘Lonely onlys’? No longer:How single-child families are busting myths

The proportion of Australian families with one child has doubled in the past 35 years – nuking stereotypes along the way.

  • byKonrad Marshall andMelissa Singer
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