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IVF pioneer receives Honorary Life Membership
16 September 2019
Professor John McBain, founder of Melbourne IVF, received the FSA Honorary Life Membership for his contribution to the science of human reproduction and ART.
Study suggests benefits of elective sperm freezing for men concerned about declining fertility
16 September 2019
New research states elective sperm freezing should also be considered by men in regards to declining g fertility.
First-of-its-kind IVF research examines potential for antioxidants to improve pregnancy success
6 September 2019
Melbourne IVF Scientific Director Professor David Gardner explains the significance of investigating the role antioxidants play in early embryo development.
MCRI study published in Nature Communications found ART effect on babies' genes is temporary
3 September 2019
New research from the MCRI found that any effect that assisted reproduction technology has on babies’ genes is largely corrected by adulthood.
Melbourne IVF supports the investigation into the long term health effects of ICSI
14 August 2019
Melbourne IVF welcomes investigation into the long term effects of ICSI.
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
3 July 2019
There has been some media coverage overnight about Ovarian hyperstimulation (OHSS) a long-standing and well-recognised complication of IVF.
ART services for all
3 July 2019
Victorian Government will improve access to ART for same sex female couples to use donated sperm, eggs and embryos.
Innovative Artificial Intelligence tool pioneered by Australian scientists to increase success rates in IVF pregnancies gains international interest | Melbourne IVF
24 May 2019
Innovative Australian technology which uses artificial intelligence to predict the likelihood of an individual IVF embryo leading to a viable pregnancy.
Endometrial scratch in IVF
24 January 2019
New research shows that endometrial scratching in the month prior to an embryo transfer does not increase the chance of an embryo implanting
First Australian pregnancy from embryos monitored with new time lapse imaging technology
25 March 2018
Australia's first pregnancy has been achieved from embryos that have been monitored and filmed using the next generation time lapse digital imaging technology
American Society for Reproductive Medicine grant Professor David Gardner the Distinguished Researcher Award
17 October 2017
Professor David Gardner, has become the second Australian to be acknowledged by the ASRM having received the Distinguished Researcher Award for his research
Virtus Health Australia’s leading Fertility group delivers patient care
12 September 2017
Virtus Health fertility specialists are leaders in their field as a consequence of the care they provide to their patients.
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.