Shock move IVF parents making to ensure babies are their own
Parents who’ve had children through IVF are considering DNA tests to confirm they are actually their own, after baby-making giant Monash refused to rule out more bungles could occur.
Fertility
‘Should never have happened’: Minister savages second Monash IVF bungle
The Melbourne fertility giant — already reeling from a mix up that resulted in a woman giving birth to another person’s baby — has again implanted the wrong embryo into a patient.
‘Lively debate’: US doctor touches down to spruik gender selection
An influencer’s decision to travel to the US to select the sex of her baby sparked nationwide debate and a surge in interest about the practice. Now, her American doctor has touched down in Australia.
Monash IVF caught up in another embarrassing bungle
Embattled Monash IVF has admitted to underpaying hundreds of staff over the last seven years, with the fertility giant blaming an “unintentional miscalculation” for its latest stuff-up.
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How we had a baby despite this common fertility issue
Steven Hosking said he felt flattened when he found out he was the reason he and partner Carly De Mamiel were struggling to fall pregnant. But now they have a beautiful baby girl.
Single women facing this huge cost in their 30s
Fertility specialists say the biggest reason women are choosing to freeze their eggs – at a cost of $10k per cycle – is because they are single. Should it be made more affordable?
Staffer at centre of IVF embryo mix-up may still work at clinic
Monash IVF has refused to say whether the staffer behind the “human error” that saw a woman give birth to a stranger’s baby is still working.
FULL LIST: The 48 areas with air quality that may impact IVF results
Exclusive analysis reveals that pollution and air quality reached levels that may have reduced an IVF patient’s chance of falling pregnant in 48 areas. SEE THE INTERACTIVE MAP
What does the horror Monash IVF mix-up mean for patients?
A renowned Australian fertility clinic mistakenly impregnated a woman with another couple’s embryo. What does that mean for the parents? Here’s what we know.
Former Monash director speaks out after IVF bungle
Renowned IVF pioneer Alan Trounson says the horror mix-up in which a woman gave birth to a stranger’s baby never should have happened.
Shock laws could bar biological mum from her own baby after IVF bungle
Legal experts say the IVF scandal that saw a woman give birth to a stranger’s baby through Monash IVF could set a precedent for custody battles, with the biological parents potentially having no legal rights to their child.
Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after horror IVF mix-up
Two families have been left furious and heartbroken after a woman unwittingly gave birth to another couple’s baby in a massive IVF bungle which saw her implanted with the wrong embryo.
$65k and we have no baby: Our surrogacy nightmare
An Australian couple paid $65,000 for an overseas clinic to make their parenting dreams come true — but instead, they say they have been subjected to an “emotional rollercoaster of failures”.
Big change for single women doing IVF
More people will be able to get Medicare rebates for IVF after the definition of infertility was expanded to include single women and same-sex couples.
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