‘An investment with no guarantees’:Can I afford IVF?
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‘An investment with no guarantees’:Can I afford IVF?

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.

  • bySophie Walker

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‘Absolutely stunned’:Sperm counts are falling faster than ever

‘Absolutely stunned’:Sperm counts are falling faster than ever

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.

  • byWendy Tuohy
‘Fertility queen’ and her IVF clinic sanctioned for breaching Ukraine egg ban
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Fertility

‘Fertility queen’ and her IVF clinic sanctioned for breaching Ukraine egg ban

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.

  • byAisha Dow
‘Basic human rights’:The fight to change our birth certificates and the future of the family tree

‘Basic human rights’:The fight to change our birth certificates and the future of the family tree

The information contained on birth certificates of the future will need to reflect changes in technological advances.

  • byTim Barlass
This is the ‘ideal’ age to get your eggs frozen,but is it worth it?

This is the ‘ideal’ age to get your eggs frozen,but is it worth it?

Only a quarter of women return to their frozen eggs,leading experts to determine the best time to undergo the expensive procedure.

  • bySarah Berry
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
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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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Healthcare

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
36 hours after losing her partner,Ellidy Pullin made a life-changing decision

36 hours after losing her partner,Ellidy Pullin made a life-changing decision

“The night of my partner Chumpy’s death,my brother sat next to me and started talking. I only heard two words:‘sperm retrieval’.”

  • byEllidy Pullin
‘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
Too many women,not enough sperm:The Victorian donor dilemma

Too many women,not enough sperm:The Victorian donor dilemma

Victorian sperm donations plummeted during the pandemic. Now,women are struggling to find donors,in particular,from Caucasian men.

  • byShona Hendley