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Published: June 2015
Assisted reproduction treatment (ART), Donor conception, Donor conception register services, Regulation
A right to know your identity - Victorian Government's committment
The Victorian Labour Government is committed to giving all donor-conceived people the right to access identifying information about their donors regardless of when they were born.
Proposed measures are outlined in a discussion paper released 29 June, 2015.
Published: August 2014
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Donor conception, Donor conception register services, Regulation
ART further amendment legislative changes Q&A briefing
Victorian Parliament passes donor information amendments
New legislation giving Victorians conceived through donor sperm donated before 1988 the right to access identifying information about their donors with their donor's consent was passed on August 21, 2014, and took effect 29 June 2015.
Q&A briefing
The Q&A briefing provides more information on the amendments and their implications.
Published: June 2015
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Assisted reproduction treatment (ART), Donor conception, Donor conception register services
Changes to Victorian donor conception laws implemented and more to come
2014 amendments
Pre 1988 donor-conceived people can now apply for information about their donors following the implementation the 2014 amendments to the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008 on 29th June.
The changes to the laws mean that all donor-conceived people, regardless of when they were conceived, can apply to the donor registers for information about their donor. Information will be provided if records can be located and the donor consents to the release of their identifying information.
Published: September 2018
Fertility & infertility, Assisted reproduction treatment (ART), Donor conception, Surrogacy, Donor conception register services, About VARTA
Frozen egg use in IVF doubled in two years in Victoria
Headline: Frozen egg use in IVF doubled in two years in Victoria
- The number of IVF treatment cycles using a patient's own (thawed) frozen eggs - frozen for social or medical reasons - more than doubles in two years in Victoria
- Victorian ICSI use declines, but still well above the national average
- Sperm donor numbers increase but clinics remain unable to meet demand
Published: August 2018
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Fertility & infertility, Assisted reproduction treatment (ART), Donor conception, Surrogacy, Regulation
Have your say on assisted reproductive treatment legislation in Victoria
Headline: Have your say on assisted reproductive treatment legislation in Victoria
The Victorian Government wants to hear your views and experiences about the way assisted reproductive treatment (ART) is provided in Victoria.
Your input will inform a review of Victoria’s Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008 and help shape changes and improve services for all Victorians who may need assisted reproductive treatment in the future.
Published: June 2018
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Fertility & infertility, Assisted reproduction treatment (ART), Donor conception
Is ICSI better than IVF? It depends
Research shows that IVF is just as effective as the ICSI procedure, where sperm is injected directly into an egg, when there is no male infertility factor. Cumulative live birth rates in Victoria were similar for IVF and ICSI in these circumstances.
Published: July 2016
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Donor conception, Donor conception register services
New donor linking resources available
Headline: New donor linking resources available
Videos of presentations and of the experience of panellists from the recent Donor conception: towards openness Twilight seminar on donor linking and changes in the laws concerning donor conception are now available for people who were unable to attend the event.
Assisted reproduction treatment (ART), Donor conception, Donor conception register services, About VARTA, Regulation
New law gives all donor-conceived Victorians the right to know their heritage
New donor conception laws were implemented in Victoria on 1 March 2017. This world-first legislation gives all people conceived in Victorian from egg and sperm donation the right to know their donor’s identity.
Published: July 2017
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Donor conception, Donor conception register services
School aged donor-conceived children as healthy as other children
Donor sperm has been used for many decades to help couples where the male partner is infertile to have children. In more recent times, same-sex couples and single women increasingly have also used donor sperm to have children.
Until now little has been known about the health and development of children conceived with donor sperm as they get older, but a recent study conducted in Australia show’s that they are as healthy as other children.
Published: December 2016
Donor conception, Donor conception register services, Regulation
The donor conception registers have moved to VARTA
Headline: The donor conception registers have moved to VARTA
Changes to legislation governing donor conception in Victoria mean that on 1 March 2017, the state’s donor conception registers moved from the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) to VARTA.