Dealing with stereotypes on top of the particular kind of grief that comes from wanting a child and not having one leads to a deep internal reckoning.
Fertility treatment providers are predicting an IVF boom as we emerge from the pandemic,and private equity is taking notice.
The Victorian government says it is working hard to resume in vitro fertilisation procedures in hospitals,after the Prime Minister said pausing IVF should be a last resort.
There has been a steep increase in demand for IVF and other fertility treatments as Victorians bring forward their baby plans in the pandemic.
The mitochondrial donation bill,called Maeve’s Law in honour of Maeve Hood,is set to go to a conscience vote in Parliament.
Two couples gave birth to each other’s babies after a mix-up at a US fertility clinic.
“I would turn up to work and put on the brave face of presenting the news ... And I look back at myself then and I don’t relate to who that person was.”
We had a huge mortgage with a perfect baby room set aside,but suddenly there was a glitch in our plan:after two years of trying,my body was letting me down.
Patients say that IVF treatment is a physically taxing ordeal that also causes extreme financial stress. To make matters worse,the monetary burden is not equally shared.
Journalist Peter Overton says COVID-19 is the biggest,most important story he’ll ever cover,and acknowledges the strain it’s putting on family life. But,being dad to his two daughters helps centre his world.
“The best men I’ve known have been honest,loyal,caring,generous and true to their word. Oliver and I are very fortunate to have in our lives wonderful,loving men who embody these qualities.”