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IVF at a fraction of the cost: Perth clinic disrupts infertility market

IVF at a fraction of the cost: Perth clinic disrupts infertility market

The Baruahs know how torturous infertility treatment can be, having spent seven years enduring it. But when they finally held their son, “everything changed.”

  • by Claire Ottaviano

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Babynomics: Is starting a family good for you, or just for the nation?

Babynomics: Is starting a family good for you, or just for the nation?

Having children can be a joy, but they don’t come cheap. They are also important to the economy.

  • by Rachel Clun and Shane Wright
I’ve fathered five children in NSW. If I lived in Victoria, I’d probably have none
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Parenting

I’ve fathered five children in NSW. If I lived in Victoria, I’d probably have none

The state government’s donor recruitment drive may have good intentions, but without a review of family limits the idea of donating sperm feels too risky.

  • by Gary Nunn
Coalition rules out baby bonus as births continue to slip
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Coalition rules out baby bonus as births continue to slip

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, a father of four, says the nation’s falling fertility rate is a growing issue for all economic policymakers.

  • by Shane Wright
The unusual plan to reverse the long-running sperm and egg drought
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The unusual plan to reverse the long-running sperm and egg drought

In a bid to help hundreds of patients wanting to start a family, the state government has launched a campaign to encourage Victorians to donate their sperm and eggs.

  • by Henrietta Cook
We should stop funding IVF and pay under-25s to have children
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Parenting

We should stop funding IVF and pay under-25s to have children

When egg freezing, with all its associated costs and uncertain outcomes, looks more attractive than just getting down to it, we are in the grip of crazy collective thinking.

  • by Ramona Koval
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Croissants and egg freezing: What a consultant on $130,000 spends in a week

Croissants and egg freezing: What a consultant on $130,000 spends in a week

On Money Diaries this week, we meet a diarist with severe endometriosis and adenomyosis who spends $9796 on fertility treatments and finishes four books.

‘I’d really love to meet you one day’: A sperm donor’s message to his progeny

‘I’d really love to meet you one day’: A sperm donor’s message to his progeny

Gone are the days when the identity of donors was a tightly guarded secret – and this biological dad couldn’t be happier.

  • by Gary Nunn
‘Thousands of lives in one shell’: Gaza’s IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike

‘Thousands of lives in one shell’: Gaza’s IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike

When an Israeli shell struck Gaza’s largest fertility clinic in December, it destroyed more than 4000 embryos, plus 1000 more specimens of sperm and unfertilised eggs.

  • by Andrew Mills, Imad Creidi and Saleh Salem
Forget sky-high migration, Australia’s got bigger population problems
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Population

Forget sky-high migration, Australia’s got bigger population problems

Much has been made of Australia’s recent migration boom. But the real issue is much bigger and much closer to home.

  • by Shane Wright
Publicly funded IVF on the way for Queensland women

Publicly funded IVF on the way for Queensland women

More women and girls suffering complex medical conditions like cancer will have access to cheaper reproductive care after Queensland became the latest state to announce public funding for fertility treatments.

  • by Jacob Shteyman