Despite the hype about a "coronial" baby boom, the pandemic is likely to see many Australians delay or not have children at all.
Unhelpful comments can be a source of stress for people struggling with infertility, and can mean that seeking social support can result in more, rather than less, distress.
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Most people don't intend to be hurtful or insensitive in their conversations with people experiencing infertility — they often just don't know what to say.
Women aged over 35 are sometimes offered genetic testing of their IVF embryos to rule out abnormalities. But it's expensive and doesn't increase their chance of a baby. In fact, it could reduce it.
No gene for cuteness has yet been identified – but give it time.
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Should Australia allow the creation of babies with DNA from more than two people? This reproductive technology could prevent babies being born with mitochondrial disease, so the simple answer is yes.
Having an embryo with too many or too few chromosomes is the most common reason for a miscarriage.
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Miscarriages are more common than many people realise and can be devastating. Here's what we know about why they happen, what we can do to treat the causes, and what we could do better.
IVF and the businesses that spring up alongside it are part of a multi-billion dollar global market for fertility treatments.
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The story of how human eggs became an integral part of a multi-billion dollar global fertility industry starts in a unlikely place: the sex lives of farm animals.
Maxine Peake in the stage production of Julia Leigh’s Avalanche: A Love Story.
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Avalanche: A Love Story, is a play based on the author's memoir detailing the anguish of her six unsuccessful attempts at IVF. It depicts doctors who prey upon an ageing woman’s despair and the stigma attached to 'failed' mothers.
Adults born via IVF are as healthy as their naturally conceived peers.
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Don't get too excited about the prospect of freezing ovarian tissue to postpone menopause. The costs, risks and unknowns are likely to outweigh the potential benefits.
Who’s your daddy? This latest court case doesn’t provide any certainty for donors, women and their children.
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When can a donor be a legal parent? The latest High Court ruling doesn't make it clear how much involvement a donor needs to have.
There are competing laws at the state and Commonwealth level that define who can be determined as a “parent,” a conflict the High Court decision did not necessarily clear up.
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The High Court has decided that a man who donated sperm to a friend is considered a legal parent – a ruling that could have a chilling effect on similar artificial insemination arrangements.
Almost 65% of couples in Australia and New Zealand are using ICSI as part of their IVF treatment.
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It can be difficult to understand all the 'add-on' procedures available with IVF. A new study finds one popular fertility technology, ICSI, is being offered to couples it might not be suitable for.
Children with cancer not only endure chemotherapy or radiation treatment but they may also face infertility in adulthood. Now a new procedure, just proven in monkeys, may be close to use in humans.