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How to talk to a child about becoming a family with the help of a donor
After three years of trying to conceive without success Jessica Busuttil and her husband Phillip were told that Phillip had a condition called azoospermia, which, in layman terms, means that Phillip had no sperm.
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Donor conception
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.
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Donor conception register services, Other
One sperm donor's personal story
Hello, my name is Ian. I am the biological father of nine children. Two of my offspring live with me and seven I have never met.
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Donor conception
I am donor-conceived
Thousands of people have been created with the assistance of donor sperm, eggs, or embryos in Victoria.
Who is most likely to benefit from ICSI?
A review of research by a team of American experts has shed more light on who is likely or unlikely to benefit from ICSI – a technique commonly used in Australian fertility clinics.
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Fertility treatment
Preserving fertility
What is fertility preservation?
Fertility preservation is used to increase the chance of somebody having c
Call to participate in ground-breaking donor conception exhibition.
A ground–breaking exhibition examining the experience of donor conception in Australia is calling for contributions and participation from sperm and egg donors, donor conceived people and families touched by donor conception.
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Donor conception, Other
Finding your perfect match: egg and embryo donation in Victoria
There are many opportunities in Victoria for people to find local egg or embryo donors. There are also people in the state who have eggs or embryos in storage who would like to find a person or couple to whom they would feel comfortable donating.
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Donor conception, Fertility treatment
IVF with the lot may not be the best option
IVF has come a long way since the first baby was born more than 40 years ago. In the early days of IVF doctors waited for the one egg that a woman releases every month to mature before they tried to retrieve it and fertilise it in the laboratory. Needless to say, the chance of a pregnancy was extremely low.
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Fertility treatment
Surrogacy explained
Understanding surrogacy
Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman (the surrogate) agrees to carry and give birth to a child on behalf of another person or couple (the intended o