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
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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
Frozen embryos: know the facts
So you’ve gone through an IVF cycle and you have more than one embryo – what happens next? Read More
40 years after the birth of IVF, researchers push boundaries
Tears are a regular occurrence in a fertility clinic. Tears of joy, tears of frustration, tears of loss happen almost daily. For some, those tears are the tears of “what if.” What if I had tried to get pregnant sooner? What if I had known then what I know now? Read More
Everything you need to know about your eggs
The more you know about your eggs, the better you will understand your fertility, says Dr Andy Stamatiou, fertility specialist at City Fertility Centre. Read More
What will you do with your leftover embryos?
I always knew that somewhere in Melbourne there were seven frozen embryos with my name on them. Since the births of my daughters, Greta and Rori, I hadn’t given the embryos much thought… Read More
Frozen VS Fresh
It’s been a long-held belief that fresh embryos have a greater chance of resulting in a pregnancy than frozen ones, but new research is turning this theory on its head. Read More
Your questions answered on donor conception and IVF
The Conversation‘s panel of experts answer all your questions about IVF and donor conception. Read More
Going Solo? Here are your fertility options
Women choosing single motherhood is on the increase – and so is the number of services available that help women achieve their dream. Read More
How to choose a sperm donor
Deciding to have a baby with a man I had never met didn’t seem particularly momentous at the time. It seemed like an easy solution to a tricky and emotional problem. Read More