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Endometriosis associated with a greater risk of complications in pregnancy
15 June 2015
Women with endometriosis are at an increased risk of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, according to results of a study of more than 14,000 subjects.
Freezing eggs: A growing consideration for many young women
16 May 2015
Egg freezing is becoming a viable treatment option for young women to preserve their fertility for both social and medical reasons.
Statement regarding practitioner claiming to be associated with Melbourne IVF
30 March 2015
Melbourne IVF confirms that Raffaele Di Paolo has never been contracted by Melbourne IVF nor has he been credentialed at our day hospital.
Contact with anonymous sperm donors - ABC Australian Story
2 March 2015
Patient Kerrie Hancox who after the death of her partner underwent treatment using an anonymous sperm donor resulting in the birth of her first child.
Mitochondrial Donation via IVF looks set to start in UK
5 February 2015
UK Parliament looks set to allow DNA transplants through mitochondrial transfer in embryos to prevent babies being born with certain debilitating conditions.
Researchers work to improve fertility preservation options for young ovarian cancer sufferers
1 February 2015
Melbourne IVF urges young women facing an ovarian cancer diagnosis to learn about the fertility preservation options available.
Australian First: New genetic testing set to improve access and outcomes for IVF patients
17 November 2014
Virtus health has introduced karyonapping, a genetic test to improve outcomes for IVF patients.
Melbourne IVF recruits American sperm donors to ease demand
11 November 2014
Melbourne IVF are recruiting American sperm donors through a U.S. based sperm bank, aiming to import donor sperm to Victoria to meet the demand from patients.
Employers offer egg freezing for female staff
16 October 2014
Leading fertility provider Virtus Health comments on employers offering egg freezing for female staff
Father's Day: Appeal to share the love
8 September 2014
There are many roads to fatherhood and on a day of gift-giving, fertility experts would like Australian men to think about parting with something precious.
Virtus Health calls for a review of the timing of contractual surrogacy in Australia
6 August 2014
Virtus Health calls for a review of the timing of contractual surrogacy in Australia
Time-lapse imaging identifies enhanced developmental potential in IVF embryos
7 July 2014
Time-lapse imaging identifies enhanced developmental potential in IVF embryos
Social Egg Freezing Study aims to understand women's experiences
2 July 2014
New study aiming to explore the experiences of women who have frozen their eggs for non-medical reasons.
Survey reveals lack of fertility awareness amongst women
25 May 2014
National survey reveals the lack of fertility knowledge around age and it's impact on women's fertility and chance of IVF success.
Hope for cancer patients - National Fertility Preservation database launched
23 April 2014
Hope for cancer patients - National Fertility Preservation database launched
IVF children as healthy as their spontaneously conceived peers: Breakthrough study
20 February 2014
Breakthrough study into effects of ART has found adults conceived through IVF have grown up as healthy individuals comparing well to their spontaneously peers
Health of children conceived via IVF
10 January 2014
Recent Australian study on the health of children conceived through IVF and ICSI.
Clarification on the cost of IVF treatment
22 October 2013
Clarification on the cost of IVF treatment
Melbourne IVF achieves world’s first pregnancy from ovarian tissue grafted outside woman’s pelvis
2 September 2013
Melbourne IVF announced the world’s first pregnancy from ovarian tissue grafted in the anterior abdominal wall of a Victorian woman
One in two women aged under 35 will achieve success
30 August 2013
Headlines from today's media cover on the National Perinatal Statistics Unit annual report regarding success rates for Australian IVF Clinics.