Dylan Alcott and partner Chantelle Otten are using Melbourne IVF to freeze eggs

The former Australian of the Year and his partner Chantelle Otten have revealed their plans for starting a family and why she is freezing her eggs.

Dylan Alcott and partner Chantelle Otten are planning to have a family. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Dylan Alcott and Chantelle Otten have opened up about their future and wanting to start a family.

The wheelchair tennis champion and award-winning sexologist want to have children in two years time.

Otten is freezing her eggs with their journey featured on Nine’s program Big Miracles.

“I can picture having kids with Dyl, it’s something that we talk about all the time,’’ Otten said.

“We’ve been together three and a half years now. In two years we’ll have kids. We have just kept pushing it back because we’re having so much fun and our careers are so busy.”

Alcott, pictured with Otten, was honoured on Rod Laver Arena. Picture: Michael Klein

Dylan Alcott and Chantelle Otten. Picture: Mark Stewart

Alcott, the former Australian of the Year, said his dream is to have twins.

Otten, 32, detailed her reasons behind publicly sharing their fertility path.

“There is a reason why I want to share with you a personal and intimate part of our life,’’ she wrote on Instagram.

“The decision to freeze my eggs has been a long time coming and with the help of Melbourne IVF & a team of experts working around me, I hope to share our journey with you and give you a glimpse into the world of fertility.

“As a sexologist, I work a lot with fertility, gynaecology and menstruators.

Otten wants to publicly share her fertility journey to help others.

Alcott celebrating a gold medal win at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Picture: Ilse Schaffers

“And I see the daily struggles of people trying to conceive and the added stress that comes with the notion of the ticking biological clock. I believe that knowledge is power, and I want to empower other menstruators by sharing my experience and hopefully inspire them to take control of their own fertility journey.

“This decision to freeze my eggs at 32 was made to ensure that I have healthy eggs preserved for when the time is right to start a family. And I hope that by sharing this process on a national platform, it will help others to feel less alone and more empowered to make informed decisions about their own fertility.”

Otten said she feels lucky to take control of her path to motherhood.

“I look forward to sharing this with you and hope it brings a new level of understanding and empathy to this important topic,’’ she wrote.