‘Temporary vasectomy’ trialled in Melbourne:Sperm blocker a world first

‘Temporary vasectomy’ trialled in Melbourne:Sperm blocker a world first

The world-first study has researchers hoping the treatment could one day become a “temporary vasectomy”.

  • byMelissa Cunningham

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Artificial wombs and gene editing:What are the new frontiers in IVF?

Artificial wombs and gene editing:What are the new frontiers in IVF?

Technology has allowed millions of babies to be born,but as it advances it raises tough questions about what pregnancy and birth will be.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
One in 18 babies conceived by IVF but success can depend on choice of clinic

One in 18 babies conceived by IVF but success can depend on choice of clinic

The report revealed alarming variations in the success rates of individual clinics,ranging from over 35 per cent for the top-performing clinics to roughly 7 per cent.

  • byKate Aubusson
Male infertility behind one in three IVF cycles
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Male infertility behind one in three IVF cycles

Male infertility is a factor in one in three IVF cycles,yet too many Australian men don’t realise how crucial it is to protect their own fertility until it’s too late.

  • byKate Aubusson
Elly has at least six secret siblings. She’s not allowed to know their names

Elly has at least six secret siblings. She’s not allowed to know their names

There is a growing push for donor-conceived people to have the right to know their genetic siblings.

  • byAisha Dow
The September 25 Edition
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Sunday Life

The September 25 Edition

In our cover story this week,beauty guru Trinny Woodal tells Laura Craik how she managed to turn her life around and build her beauty empire.

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‘I felt like a failure in life’:When men realise they’re infertile

‘I felt like a failure in life’:When men realise they’re infertile

When people think of IVF,they think of what women endure. But for men struggling to become a parent our culture presents a wide range of emotional challenges.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
Is the pill blunting women’s drive to achieve?
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Sexual health

Is the pill blunting women’s drive to achieve?

Until now,no one has known much about the psychological impact of the pill on the more than 100 million women who take it each day.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
‘A weight was lifted’:Why it helps to talk about IVF at work

‘A weight was lifted’:Why it helps to talk about IVF at work

Most people undergoing fertility treatment aren’t comfortable talking about it at work,fearing it would harm their career,but the stigma is shifting.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Donate women’s unused eggs to research instead of rubbish bin,bioethicists propose
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Donate women’s unused eggs to research instead of rubbish bin,bioethicists propose

Unclaimed eggs in fertility clinic freezers should be donated by default to help women with mitochondrial disease amid a donor egg shortage,bioethicists say.

  • byKate Aubusson
‘A new era’:After winding path and safety scares,gene therapy enters the clinic
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Science

‘A new era’:After winding path and safety scares,gene therapy enters the clinic

Almost two decades after the completion of Human Genome Project,genetic medicine has gone from discovery to diagnosis and now,finally,to treatment.

  • byLiam Mannix