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For those embarking on IVF, it can be difficult to assess the success rates of different fertility clinics, as clinics measure their success rates in various ways. This brochure will give you an overview of how to interpret clinics’ success rate figures, factors that influence the chance of success, and important questions to ask your doctor.

IVF treatment is a last resort for people who struggle to have children. The treatment is physically, emotionally and financially demanding and only about a quarter of couples have a baby after one treatment cycle.

Leading researchers and reproductive specialists discussed current research into whether we can create human sperm and eggs from stem cells and what this could mean for assisted reproductive laboratories and clinical practice in the future at the 2015 Twilight Seminar: Hope, hype or reality: can we make eggs or sperm from stem cells?

A panel of donors, recipient parents and donor-conceived people share their stories of donor linking at the VARTA's 'Donor conception: from anonymity to openness' event on 19 May 2016.

This information sheet describes the most common techniques involved with fertility treatment, including ovulation induction, artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).This brochure is also available in other languages see above for translations.

Information about the donor-conceived adult network

This information sheet describes the most common techniques involved with fertility treatment, including ovulation induction, artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).This brochure is also available in other languages see above for translations.

VARTA is committed to promoting and protecting the interests and safety of children. As an organisation, we do not tolerate any form of child abuse. VARTA recognises its commitment to children of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as children with disabilities. All employees of VARTA are responsible for the care and protection of children and reporting information about child abuse in accordance with this policy and our Code of Conduct.

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 the 'A right to know your identity - Victorian Government's committment' discussion paper released 29 June, 2015.

Brin describes herself as a “chronic scrap booker”. She has gathered information photos and mementos to document her twin boys’ beginnings. She also includes her son’s comments in the story e.g. “They were baby eggs not eating eggs!” She describes how her scrapbooks have been an easy way to tell the story and “We refer to it whenever they get confused.”