Reality TV star opens up about fertility battle and peri-menopause
Former Survivor Australia star Samantha Gash has detailed her struggles with IVF at 40 for the first time – and what has helped her through difficult times.
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I think it’s sexist women have to pay for this test
Fertility specialist Cheryl Phua explains why she doesn’t think it’s fair that this test, used by women, isn’t covered by Medicare — and why it should change.
New ‘breakthrough’ IVF test that takes ‘just minutes’
Artificial intelligence is being used for the first time in IVF treatment in Australia, making it quicker and less intrusive for patients. See how it works.
700 brothers and sisters: IVF scandal creates DNA nightmare
This woman knows who her sperm donor father is, and the medical risks he passed down. But Australian laws mean most can’t access the same lifesaving information.
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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.
Shock move IVF parents making to ensure babies are their own
Parents who’ve had children through IVF are considering DNA tests to confirm they are actually their own, after baby-making giant Monash refused to rule out more bungles could occur.
‘Should never have happened’: Minister savages second Monash IVF bungle
The Melbourne fertility giant — already reeling from a mix up that resulted in a woman giving birth to another person’s baby — has again implanted the wrong embryo into a patient.
‘Lively debate’: US doctor touches down to spruik gender selection
An influencer’s decision to travel to the US to select the sex of her baby sparked nationwide debate and a surge in interest about the practice. Now, her American doctor has touched down in Australia.
Monash IVF caught up in another embarrassing bungle
Embattled Monash IVF has admitted to underpaying hundreds of staff over the last seven years, with the fertility giant blaming an “unintentional miscalculation” for its latest stuff-up.
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.
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