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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
Aimee Welton believed at age 35 that she had eggs enough to spare to give some to a friend struggling with fertility, only to discover she would need donor eggs herself,

A donor egg helped Aimee become a mum. A rule change will make it easier for others

The growing number of women choosing to start families alone has led to wait times on donor eggs and sperm rising, but Victoria has moved to make importing them easier.

  • Wendy Tuohy
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Genea, one of Australia’s big-three IVF providers, is investigating a data breach on its network.

‘Urgently investigating’: IVF giant rocked by data breach

Genea, one of Australia’s big-three IVF providers, is investigating a cyberattack that could affect the data of thousands of families and expectant parents.

  • Angus Thomson
IVF patient Krystena Murray says she realised as soon as she gave birth that something had gone wrong at her fertility clinic.
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Woman sues fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another couple's child

IVF patient Krystena Murray says she realised as soon as she gave birth that something had gone wrong at her fertility clinic.

Krystena Murray with the baby boy she delivered, whom she says she had to relinquish when he was five months old because of an IVF mix-up.

Woman sues fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another couple’s baby

When IVF patient Krystena Murray gave birth to a healthy baby boy two years ago, she knew immediately the fertility clinic had made a mistake, she says.

  • Russ Bynum
Ashleigh Pearsall and her son Charlie.

Why women in NSW are rushing to get IVF treatment now

For one provider, there was a 43 per cent increase in inquiries in December 2024 compared with 2023.

  • Mary Ward

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