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Baby Angus, his surrogate mother Jennifer McCloy and his biological mother, Edwina Peach

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

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Danielle and Leon Green at home in Western Australia.

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
Monash IVF has cancelled some Queensland fertility treatments over concerns sperm donor records do not meet new identification requirements.

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 has blamed “human error” for the disaster.

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
Amanda Smith (right) and her wife.

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 at Number One Fertility clinic in Melbourne.

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
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An embryologist at the Monash Medical IVF clinic at the Epworth Hospital.

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
Monash IVF said an embryo from a different patient had been incorrectly thawed and transferred to the birth parent.

‘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
Monash IVF has been operating since 1971.

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
Shifra Bendet, with dogs Bruno, Ollie and Piper, says freezing her eggs around eight years ago took the pressure off making choices around her fertility.

Shifra’s frozen eggs will reach a legal expiry date. What happens to them when time runs out?

Many early adopters of egg freezing are not well-informed about the emotional and psychological realities of disposing of unused eggs when their deadline is up.

  • Wendy Tuohy

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/in-vitro-fertilisation-1mxy