A mother in the USA who struggled with infertility for years is hoping to make the dreams of another woman come true by donating her uterus. Read More
Donor conception
Sometimes it takes three to make a baby. Sometimes it takes four. And sometimes it takes one and someone that person has never met. Donating your sperm or eggs so that another can experience parenthood is one of life’s great acts of giving. It also poses unique challenges and rewards.
Australia one step closer to ‘three person IVF’
Australia could be on the brink of legalising “three-person IVF”, a procedure which is hoped will prevent babies from being born with debilitating and potentially deadly genetic diseases. Read More
Fifi Box pregnant with donor conceived child
Radio presenter Fifi Box is raising awareness of the joy that donor conception brings to single women by announcing the news that she is pregnant with her second child. Read More
When you should freeze your eggs and why it matters
Thinking about freezing your eggs? Well, according to new research, the sooner you do it the better. Read More
The crowd-funded IVF baby
With many couples sacrificing their life savings to IVF, and others being priced out of treatment all together, people are looking at new ways to fund their treatment. One couple crowd-funded their IVF on Facebook. Read More
The baby conceived one year after her mother was born
A mum in the United States is reported to have given birth to a baby born from the oldest frozen embryo ever to be carried to term. Read More
Staying power
IVF getting too much? Thinking of throwing in the towel? According to the results of a recent study, you might want to hang in there just that little bit longer.
How men delaying parenthood contribute to infertility
For years, a couple’s fertility problems have largely been blamed on women. Selfish women, putting off having children to pursue a career! Naughty women, not settling for Mr Not-Quite-Right even as the sound of the biological ticking gets louder! But how accurate it this? Now new research claims that men, and their delaying of parenthood, are just as responsible for fertility problems. Read More
Lexie’s Village: transfer day
When a woman going through IVF finally becomes pregnant, there’s joy and happiness – but still one question remaining: what should we do with the left over embryos? Read More
Rest assured, IVF babies grow into healthy adults
It’s official: despite what you might hear from some commentators and ‘well meaning’ friends, kids born via IVF are just as healthy as their friends who were conceived naturally. Read More