‘I am just so thankful’:The test that let little Mairead beat the odds
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‘I am just so thankful’:The test that let little Mairead beat the odds

The findings of a landmark genetic study bolster calls for the federal government to establish a free expanded carrier screening program.

  • byKate Aubusson

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At 26,I don’t know if my donor father is dead or alive – or if I’m ready to find out
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At 26,I don’t know if my donor father is dead or alive – or if I’m ready to find out

Donor children now are born with a set of relationships with people known,yet to be known,and,for some,forever unknowable.

  • byLouis Taffs
Like her own mum,Alice couldn’t birth her baby – but she can breastfeed her

Like her own mum,Alice couldn’t birth her baby – but she can breastfeed her

Inducing lactation is not often talked about. But here,Australia’s first IVF surrogate child – and her mum – discuss their experiences,36 years apart.

  • byAlice Clarke
This at-home ‘egg timer’ test is an Aussie first. What does it tell us about fertility?

This at-home ‘egg timer’ test is an Aussie first. What does it tell us about fertility?

A test purported to measure women’s fertility is on the rise,but some experts are concerned about its potential to create anxiety and fear given its inaccuracy.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Avoiding candidates like the plague
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Avoiding candidates like the plague

An unwelcome political donation.

I used a sperm donor for my son. Why is the government abandoning us?
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Fertility

I used a sperm donor for my son. Why is the government abandoning us?

Would a stranger care about my beloved child who had been created with our shared genes? My counsellor understood my anxieties:“Most women think they’re meeting George Clooney.”

  • byAlexandra Collier
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Trump says he’s ‘the father of IVF’ at event with female voters

Trump says he’s ‘the father of IVF’ at event with female voters

With less than three weeks until the election,he is seeking to close the gender gap with Kamala Harris.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
IVF babies have ‘significantly increased’ risk of serious heart defects

IVF babies have ‘significantly increased’ risk of serious heart defects

A study of 7.7 million babies has found those conceived with IVF have a 36 per cent higher risk of serious heart abnormalities than naturally conceived children,but parents have been told not to be alarmed.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Selfless,not selfish:Women who freeze their eggs happy to donate them

Selfless,not selfish:Women who freeze their eggs happy to donate them

Young women who chose to freeze their eggs were once dubbed “selfish careerists”,a myth busted by new research showing most now intend to donate their eggs to other women.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Discrimination against same-sex couples starting a family must end
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Healthcare

Discrimination against same-sex couples starting a family must end

LGBTQ families’ unsupported access to assisted reproductive technology does not make sense.

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The graph that shows Australia’s emerging fertility problem

The graph that shows Australia’s emerging fertility problem

Australia’s fragmented IVF sector is ill-equipped to keep up with rising demand,according to a sweeping review co-authored by former health minister Greg Hunt.

  • byAngus Thomson