The rising cost of living may be affecting your grocery bill and mortgage repayments,but for many couples,it’s also dictating their choice to start a family.
Chemicals in tin can linings,cosmetics,teflon pans and on cushions have been linked to the steep decline in male fertility – and a potential “crisis in human reproduction” – but some experts question the findings.
Dr Lynn Burmeister’s No.1 Fertility clinic has had significant conditions slapped on its registration by the regulator of the state’s IVF industry.
The information contained on birth certificates of the future will need to reflect changes in technological advances.
Only a quarter of women return to their frozen eggs,leading experts to determine the best time to undergo the expensive procedure.
Technology has allowed millions of babies to be born,but as it advances it raises tough questions about what pregnancy and birth will be.
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.
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.
“The night of my partner Chumpy’s death,my brother sat next to me and started talking. I only heard two words:‘sperm retrieval’.”
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.
Victorian sperm donations plummeted during the pandemic. Now,women are struggling to find donors,in particular,from Caucasian men.