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Australian marriage equality
30 June 2017
Virtus Health believes that everyone should be treated equally and have the right to marry the person they love
Australia's highest scientific honour bestowed on Professor David Gardner
23 May 2017
Professor David Gardner receives the rare and esteemed honour of induction to the Australian Academy of Science.
Poppy seed oil attracts undue media attention
19 May 2017
Medical Directors from temper the media’s suggestion that ‘Hope renewed for infertile women’ due to a poppy seed oil ‘cleaning of fallopian tubes.
Melbourne IVF welcomes ACCC involvement in ensuring information for IVF patients is clear
15 November 2016
Melbourne IVF welcomes and supports the ACCC’s review of information provided by Australian fertility clinics on IVF success rates.
Young Australian cancer survivor's future fertility - Focus of Australia's first Fertility Preservation Summit
6 May 2016
Australia’s first Fertility Preservation Summit highlights the focus to ensure equitable access to fertility preservation for all Australian cancer survivors
Melbourne IVF achieve new birth success from ovarian tissue grafting and IVF
16 September 2015
Melbourne IVF share their second success achieving birth from treatment with ovarian tissue grafting, of a woman who was left infertile after cancer treatment
PGD Karyomapping babies arrive safe & healthy in Australian first
11 August 2015
In an Australian first, two families have delivered healthy babies on the same day one in Melbourne the other Sydney conceived using karyomapping.
Improving IVF outcomes through better embryo selection
24 July 2015
Melbourne IVF will be participating in a clinical study to evaluate pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing IVF with PGS using the NGS) platform.
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