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
Fertility
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.
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‘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.
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.
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