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.
Fertility
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.
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Holy-grail number to test for a healthy baby revealed
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I was forced to go overseas to have children
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I did 5 rounds of egg freezing at 40 to have a baby at 44
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Full list of prices for IVF and egg freezing at each clinic revealed
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