Using a donor is becoming an increasingly common way to have a child. One in six couples experience fertility problems and one in 20 babies born in Australia have been conceived through IVF.
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New teaching resource increases the scope of sexuality education.
A ground-breaking new sexuality teaching resource has been launched today by the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA) and Family Planning Victoria (FPV).
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Fertility and infertility, Other
Frozen egg use in IVF doubled in two years in Victoria
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
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Fertility and infertility, Fertility treatment
Victorian sperm donor numbers fallen by almost a quarter in past year.
The supply of sperm donors in Victoria has dropped by 23 per cent over the past financial year, according to the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority's (VARTA's) Annual Report 2014. There were only 343 sperm donors at the start of 2013-14 compared to 445 in the previous year.
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Fertility treatment, Other
Young people don’t understand the impact of age when planning a family
New research reveals that having children in the future is equally important to male and female university students, but they have poor understanding of when fertility declines. The study highlights the challenges for young people, particularly university-educated women, in balancing study, career and other life goals with parenthood.
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Fertility and infertility
What are my chances of having a baby with IVF?
Interpreting IVF clinic success rates in context
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Fertility treatment
We were sperm donors
Read Carolyn's story about her experiences as a donor's wife.
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Donor conception
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.
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Donor conception, Regulation
How I found and lost my donor
Rose's story of how she found her donor through DNA testing
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Donor conception
Nine's 'The Embassy' highlights challenges of international surrogacy.
The challenges of international surrogacy highlighted in Nine’s ‘The Embassy’.
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Surrogacy