Many IVF optional extras – or ‘add-ons’ – are not supported by good-quality evidence that shows they are effective or safe, report Dr Sarah Lensen and Sara Attinger. A new website now helps patients navigate these options For many patients, IVF is a stressful and overwhelming...
To what extent are they preventable? asks Karin Hammarberg The news of a woman unknowingly giving birth to another patient’s baby after an embryo mix-up at a Brisbane IVF lab recently has made headlines in Australia and around the world. The distress this incident will have...
Australia continues to be one of the safest countries globally for IVF treatment, the latest data shows. A new report from UNSW Sydney reveals that IVF in Australia and New Zealand has reached a milestone in safety, with fewer twins and triplets being born through IVF...
Fertility investigations can make the path to parenthood smoother for those struggling to fall pregnant, but knowing where to start can be daunting, reports Dr Tamara Hunter Dr Tamara Hunter explains what you need to do if you want to have a baby in 2024. Of...
Amber Hamam is sad about not having a second child. I’d never planned on having just one child. In fact, I’d always been looking forward to having lots of kids. While my friends were fantasising about wedding frocks as young girls, my thoughts were preoccupied with...
Researchers have discovered that some immunotherapy treatments used to treat cancer can cause fertility damage. It means these treatments could affect the future fertility and hormonal health of female cancer survivors, prompting experts to call for more research and preventative measures, such as freezing eggs. Traditional cancer...
Here are 3 numbers to help you decide, writes researcher Karin Hammarberg Egg freezing is promoted as an empowering option for women who want to stop the biological clock and improve their chance of having a baby later in life. But they need to know it’s...
Despite incredible advances in reproductive technology, writes Reza Nosrati, the World Health Organisation estimates that 48 million couples and 186 million individuals globally live with infertility. The journey to conceiving a child can be an emotional and physical rollercoaster, often stressful and frustrating, and sometimes heartbreakingly...
At age 35, one in four Australian women and one in three men were hoping to have a child or more children in the future, writes Karin Hammarberg. But by age 49, about half report they haven’t yet had the number of children they hoped...
IVF success rates have improved significantly over the last 10 years, a new report by UNSW medical researchers has shown. The live birth rate per initiated IVF cycle in women using their own eggs has increased by 18% overall, with even steeper improvements in older age...
