Aussie women first to try less stressful world-first IVF hormone testing at home

A study is under way to select 25 Australian women to trial world-first IVF technology at home that could ease stress levels for regional women.

Australian women will be the first to trial new IVF technology that provides at-home hormone testing to ease pressures for regional patients.

The study, which is being conducted by City Fertility Group’s national medical director Professor Roger Hart, will recruit 25 patients in Western Australia to monitor their hormone levels in an IVF cycle via urine samples that can be done at home.

“Essentially, using this method of testing all that an IVF patient will need to do is download an application on their mobile phone, sync it with the clinic via the Cloud, wee on a stick and wait for the home smart box provided to relay the results to the treating clinic,” Professor Hart said.

The world-first technology is set to alleviate stress and save time for patients, particularly those in regional areas, according to Professor Hart.

The world-first at-home hormone testing technology will alleviate stress and save time for patients, particularly those in regional areas.

“If this at-home device proves feasible, it will open IVF up to regional patients, fly-in fly-out workers and those in rural locations, lessening the burden of having to travel long distances to a clinic for blood tests in between juggling work,” he said.

Dalby couple Emma-Jane and Nathan Jameson conceived both of their children via IVF and said it was an especially challenging process being in a regional area.

“We are delighted to hear that there is a world-first study under way here in Australia that City Fertility is involved with,” Mrs Jameson said.

“If successful, it will certainly lessen some of the stress and make the fertility journey a little bit more streamlined and perhaps less of a juggle timing-wise.

“The convenience of being able to manage the hormone testing at home using a mobile phone app and a device supplied by the clinic will make such a difference to so many people’s lives.”