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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*All opinions expressed on the blog belong to the individual doctors, scientists and specialists, not the Virtus Health group.

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19 June 2014

Current study: Can acupuncture support IVF treatment?
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Assoc. Prof. Gavin Sacks

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12 April 2014

The media is increasingly full of stories showcasing the latest 50 year old mum, or the celebrity who has undergone IVF.
Leita Fien

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Leita Fien

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23 February 2014

the procedure is used to help women preserve ovarian tissue and hopefully eggs
Dr Kate Stern

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Dr Kate Stern

Will IVF children be as healthy?

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
A/Prof John McBain

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Assoc. Prof. John McBain

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17 November 2013

Thankfully for the vast majority of people, post mortem sperm retrieval will never become a reality. Read more about this topic on our Fertile Minds blog.
Dr Ben Kroon

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Dr Ben Kroon

donation - do something great

8 June 2013

While the majority of Australians are aware of the need for blood and organ donation, the requirement for sperm donors is largely unknown.
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Virtus Health

Embryologists looking at embryos with embryoscope

24 September 2012

Advanced Embryo Selection Increases IVF Pregnancy Rates
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Dr Leeanda Wilton