‘Series of horrific events’: Boy tries to take own life over IVF bungle
An 11-year-old Queensland boy at centre of an IVF baby swap scandal was so traumatised, sparking demands for national legislation to end laboratory mistakes.
Fertility
‘Freaked out’ IVF parents consider drastic move after embryo debacle
Families that have used to Monash IVF to conceive are “freaked out” and “anxious” amid shock revelations of a second embryo bungle in just two months. Here’s what parents are considering.
Victoria to push for stricter laws as Monash IVF boss exits
Victoria will push for national regulation of the fertility sector as the embattled chief of Monash IVF has been ousted after two embryo mix ups were revealed within weeks.
Patients and shareholders are bailing from bungling Monash IVF
Some of Australia’s biggest investment funds have been burned by the latest bungle by ASX-listed fertility giant Monash IVF, whose prospects look increasingly dim as patients take their embryos elsewhere.
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We used this new sperm technology to help us have a baby
Dani and Frank Paranthoiene have been on one hell of an IVF journey. Now, new IVF sperm technology has been used to help the couple to welcome their third miracle baby.
I couldn’t believe I was pregnant until the six-month mark
A Melbourne cake queen says discovering she was finally pregnant was an out of body experience. But her extreme excitement was tinged with doubt.
New IVF alternative that uses stem cells trialled in Australia
A new technique which uses stem cells to grow eggs outside the body, so a woman doesn’t have to do two weeks of injections through standard IVF, is being trialled at an Australian clinic.
‘I was born without a womb – and am relishing my first Mother’s Day’
Melissa Jackson was born without a uterus and now — thanks to a selfless surrogate — is celebrating her first Mother’s Day.
Mapped: Where Aussies can and can’t access low-cost, free IVF
Doctors say some Australian women are pulling money from their superannuation to fund fertility treatments that are available for free one state over. SEARCH THE MAP
IVF families blocked from own embryos in cruel twist
IVF families have been blocked from their own embryos because they do not comply with reforms enacted after they were created.
Sydney’s newest ‘nappy valleys’ and baby deserts revealed
Young families seeking cheaper rents in Western Sydney have seen the region lay claim to the city’s most fertile suburbs. Use our interactive map to see where your postcode ranks.
Horror IVF bungle ‘not the first time’
A leading IVF lawyer has warned the devastating IVF mix up that led to an Aussie woman giving birth to a stranger’s baby is likely not the only case as claimed.
‘Extremely triggering’: Podcast star’s private battle
With millions of followers between them, Chloe Fisher – the wife of Australian DJ Fisher – opens up about fertility, becoming famous, and the ‘moment that changed our life’.
Monash IVF ordered to explain why baby bungle was kept from shareholders
Monash IVF has been forced to explain to the Australian Securities Exchange why it withheld notice of its horror baby bungle from shareholders for two months, as share prices dived.
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