IVF
‘Completely unacceptable’: Minister lashes Monash IVF after second embryo transfer bungle
A Melbourne woman has had the wrong embryo transferred to her during an IVF procedure at a Clayton clinic, the second bungle by the fertility giant exposed this year.
- Grant McArthur
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Jen had a baby for her best friend. It was harder than it needed to be
One in six couples face infertility. A new inquiry will look at how the government can make parenthood easier, from IVF to surrogacy.
- Jordan Baker
A coroner couldn’t tell Danielle how her son died. Then she lost her daughter
After losing her two babies, Danielle Green wants genetic testing introduced in the post-mortem investigations of young people.
- Frances Howe
- Exclusive
- Fertility
Baby dreams left on ice over lack of sperm donor ID
Queensland fertility clinics have been forced to cancel some women’s IVF treatments because their embryos were created using sperm without adequate donor records to meet new rules.
- Grant McArthur
Monash IVF issued with ‘please explain’ for not raising alarm over baby bungle
The fertility giant was asked to justify why it withheld notice of an embryo mix-up to the sharemarket, causing its share price to plunge.
- Grant McArthur
- Opinion
- Opinion
As an Australian living in the US, I’ll spend more than $50,000 to have a baby
Living in America presents wonderful opportunities, but the extreme cost of some medical procedures makes me miss Australia’s healthcare.
- Amanda Smith
Egg freezing is on the rise: ‘Fertility insurance’, or a risky lottery?
The number of Australian women freezing their eggs is skyrocketing – but the proportion who actually use them is surprising.
- Amanda Hooton
Victorian IVF clinics might be underreporting dangerous incidents, report finds
Only one in five cases of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) – one of the most dangerous complications from IVF – were reported properly, according to a 2022 report.
- Grant McArthur
‘Wild West of regulation’: Monash IVF may escape penalty for wrong baby bungle
Two families may face years of emotional and legal turmoil after an IVF bungle led to a woman giving birth to a stranger’s baby.
- Grant McArthur
- Updated
- Fertility
Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after ‘distressing’ IVF bungle
Monash IVF confirmed a woman gave birth to a stranger’s baby after a mix-up blamed on human error at one of its fertility clinics in Brisbane.
- Brittany Busch
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