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.
Fertility
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
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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.
‘Incredibly taxing’: Erin Holland gets honest about IVF journey
Former Miss Universe Australia Erin Holland is facing the heartbreaking reality that many women fear — ongoing fertility struggles.
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