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Victoria’s health regulator has placed conditions on Monash IVF following a second embryo mix-up.

After IVF’s horror year, the sector must be held to the highest standard

The fertility treatment sector has become one Australian families are increasingly reliant on.

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Suzanne Lang said she did not feel comfortable placing her trust in a commercial provider that stood to benefit financially from her going through with the procedure.

Suzanne froze her eggs – then a calculator gave her a reality check

Australia’s first independent egg-freezing calculator will give women realistic and evidence-based advice about their own chances of having a baby.

  • Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
Monash IVF has reached confidential settlements with families impacted by embryo mix-ups at its Brisbane and Clayton clinics.

Monash IVF pays millions to families after horror embryo mix-ups

Families involved in two horror mix-ups that saw women implanted with the wrong embryos have received massive secret settlements from Monash IVF.

  • Grant McArthur
A controversial DNA test allows IVF patients to choose their embryos based on the future children’s chance of developing certain diseases or traits.

Superbabies for the white and wealthy? The societal debate we need to have

If our stance on sex selection isn’t clear, how can we consider the even thornier issue of parents choosing embryos to optimise their chance of turning out right-handed, blonde, tall or smart children?

  • Angus Dalton
A controversial DNA test allows IVF patients to choose their embryos based on the future children’s estimated chance of developing certain diseases or traits.

‘Have a smarter baby’: Australians choosing embryos for IQ, height and hair colour

Aspiring parents are paying tens of thousands of dollars to US genetics companies that promise to let them to “preview” their future child.

  • Angus Dalton
A snap change introduced in NSW means price hikes, long delays and more women turning to unregulated donors online.

Donor sperm shortage and huge price increases put strain on women’s pregnancy plans

Prices for imported sperm have increased from about $1000-$2000 per vial to tens of thousands of dollars after the NSW government hardened its stance on how many women can use each donor’s sperm.

  • Wendy Tuohy
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‘I don’t want to do the maths’: How single women are funding their fertility

There are no guarantees or refunds with fertility treatments, and the costs can stretch into the tens of thousands.

  • Amanda Smith
Lucy Kokkotas and Yaelle Ohana, hosts of the podcast ‘IVF Real Talk’, said would-be parents may be deterred by clinics opting out of having their results published on the independent platform.

‘Patients deserve to know’: The IVF clinics and the missing success rates

Nine clinics are not reporting birth and pregnancy results, while the multimillion-dollar industry faces growing distrust among prospective parents.

  • Kate Aubusson and Siena Fagan
ABC Radio presenter Sharnelle Vella and husband Nicholas Koutrigaros

I’ve been on a journey of hope and heartbreak that only members of my secret club can understand

My husband and I had for years dodged uninvited inquiries about having kids, to the point where we would avoid certain social situations. Then an off-chance conversation with a nurse gave us hope again.

  • Sharnelle Vella
A new study has found reduced sperm production and testosterone in mice exposed to forever chemicals.

The great sperm mystery: How doctors hope to solve unexplained male infertility

Doctors have galvanised around the extraordinary fact that most male infertility cannot be explained.

  • Angus Dalton