IVF Australia Blog - Fertile Minds
One in six couples experience trouble conceiving, and we are working towards a future where everyone in the community has the opportunity to create a family. Our Fertile Minds blog provides fertility related information authored by our leading minds from across the Virtus Health group. Here you can find the latest research, studies and fertility related information to help you understand fertility - from planning right through to treatment and technologies.
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Showing blog articles tagged with IVF
Conceived by IVF or not, don’t you believe your child is brilliant?
26 October 2018
Every parent wants the best for their children. For some parents, this can translate into a tendency to believe their child is super-smart. Why?
4 Fertility Doctors Who Went Through IVF
17 July 2018
These 4 fertility doctors all went through IVF. Here’s what they learned. Read more on our fertility blog.
Embryoscope: the latest in early stage embryo development
22 May 2018
Embryoscope at IVFAustralia helps monitor the development of embryos using photography and technology
What is embryo screening and is it right for me?
6 January 2017
Read about preimplantation genetic screening (PGS), preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and embryo screening on our Fertile Minds blog.
Do Asian & Caucasian women respond the same to IVF?
15 August 2015
Do Asian & Caucasian women respond the same to IVF?
IVF & embryo donation – the gift of a family
7 May 2015
For couples who have had IVF treatment, they might need to decide what to do with excess frozen embryos
Same-Sex Couples Wanting to Fall Pregnant – Why use a Fertility Clinic?
6 March 2015
We offer comprehensive donor programs that can assist lesbian couples or single women to conceive using donor sperm and support gay couples through surrogacy.
Understanding IVF success rates
4 November 2014
interest in a clinic’s IVF success rates. But what do these figures really mean and how do you compare them between clinics
Third-party reproduction
22 July 2014
Five things you need to know about using donor sperm, eggs and embryos
Current study: Can acupuncture support IVF treatment?
19 June 2014
Current study: Can acupuncture support IVF treatment?
15 years of IVF patients – how have women changed?
12 April 2014
The media is increasingly full of stories showcasing the latest 50 year old mum, or the celebrity who has undergone IVF.
Children of IVF parents as healthy as those conceived spontaneously
21 February 2014
In 2007 a local Melbourne paediatrician approached me curious about whether girls conceived through In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and other Assisted Reproducti