‘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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TV presenter reveals his response when told he had 3 months to live
Barry Du Bois opens up like never before on how he spiralled into the darkness of depression – and came out the other end – after going through things that would break most people.
Former Home and Away star reveals big news
A popular actress-turned-radio host has revealed she is pregnant after a “heartbreaking” four year IVF journey.
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.
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