A case in the Gold Coast is the first in Australia and only the third reported worldwide.
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An increasing number of women are turning to “social” egg freezing each year.
In vitro fertilization has become a bigger part of reproductive rights debates as a once-fringe movement to recognize embryos as people grows louder.
For LGBTQ+ patients having a baby can mean extra hurdles, costs and longer journey because clinics and funding rules are still built around heterosexual families.
Punishment for a crime shouldn’t extend to denying women’s fertility when they’re released from prison. Here’s why.
A day of celebration for many, it is also a source of anxiety for those whose hopes of motherhood have been dashed by infertility, loss, and those who have chosen unconventional paths to parenthood.
New research suggests that the longer sperm are stored before ejaculation, the lower their quality – with implications for men trying to conceive and IVF treatment.
A new study looked at cancer rates in 417,984 women who’d had fertility treatment and compared them to cancer in the general population of women.
Companies are profiting from parental anxiety while providing questionable benefits from these tests. Here’s what we know so far.
Mainstream medical organizations have criticized ‘restorative reproductive medicine,’ but some Catholics who follow church teachings consider it a welcome alternative.
The review recommended an independent accreditation body as a priority. But there are notable gaps, including no mention of a national donor register.
Choosing an overseas clinic and a donor can be difficult, and can come with some additional risks.
A baby was born from a 30-year-old frozen embryo, raising questions about fertility, family and the future of donor conception.
New research suggests structured weight loss programmes made more accessible to women before they try IVF.
Using cells from a donor egg doesn’t create three ‘parents’. And while DNA is important, it’s not the defining feature of rainbow families.
Groundbreaking treatment works, but why the ten-year silence?
More women are carrying embryos that aren’t genetically theirs – but few are warned about the risks.
Australia’s IVF industry generates more than $800 million each year.
News that a woman who received IVF treatment in Brisbane gave birth to another patient’s baby due to an embryo mix-up raises many questions.
Fertility clinics are not for everyone. So many people are going online to look for a sperm donor. But that comes with risks. Here’s what to think about first.
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Dean and Professor, Law School, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University
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Emeritus Professor of Reproductive and Periconceptual Medicine, The Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Law (Health Law), Deakin University
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Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Monash University
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ARC Industry Fellow, Monash Bioethics Centre, Monash University
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Professor - Emerging Technologies (Stem Cells) at The University of Melbourne and Group Leader - Stem Cell Ethics & Policy at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor and Group Leader, Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor of Bioethics, Monash University
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Reader in History and Deputy Dean of Humanities (Research), University of Essex
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Professor, Director of the National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, UNSW
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Research Fellow in Biomedical Ethics, The University of Melbourne