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IVF clinics will face greater scrutiny under beefed-up Victorian laws aimed at better protecting fertility patients.

IVF clinics face stricter standards, threat of bans following embryo bungles

Beefed up Victorian laws will increase scrutiny on fertility providers and give greater powers to immediately cancel an IVF clinic’s registration.

  • Grant McArthur

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There’s a great life to be had out the other side of the baby-making vortex, says author Katrina Strickland, pictured here with Teo.

I didn’t choose to be ‘childless’, but life on the other side is actually pretty great

For some of the unintentionally childless there were medical issues. For others, it was the result of not one big decision but dozens of little ones.

  • Katrina Strickland
Soul Patts and its private equity partner have returned with an improved offer for Monash IVF.

Embryo donors sue Monash IVF for unresolved grief after wrong baby bungle

Details of the shocking Brisbane embryo mix-up that saw a woman have a stranger’s baby have emerged in a Supreme Court writ filed against Monash IVF by embryo donors.

  • Grant McArthur
Belinda and Emmanuel with two of their four newborns.

WA’s first set of quadruplets in six years delivered in Perth hospital

Belinda and Emmanuel Lotsu were thrilled with the four new additions to their family on Tuesday.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Monash IVF has reached confidential settlements with families impacted by embryo mix-ups at its Brisbane and Clayton clinics.

Monash IVF faces wrong embryo negligence claim

The claim comes weeks after Monash IVF reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with families involved in embryo mix-ups in Brisbane and Melbourne.

  • Grant McArthur
Tanya Hennessy: “I’ve done everything I ever wanted to do. I never live with regret.”

‘I’d rather be homeless than not meet my baby’: Inside Tanya’s long road to motherhood

The comedian, podcaster, TV presenter and author on her surprise first career, her yearning to become a mum – and chance meetings with politicians.

  • Benjamin Law
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Natalie Pennisi has completed 20 IVF cycles over the last year and tried to use add-on therapies as part of her treatment. Now a new study shows a common hormone “add-on” being offered to IVF patients in Australia and across the world does not increase the chances of falling pregnant or having a live birth. She wants other people undergoing treatment to be informed about the effectiveness of IVF treatments

The IVF hormone ‘add-on’ that researchers warn just doesn’t work

A common treatment being offered to IVF patients has been found to have no impact on pregnancy success, sparking fresh concerns about treatments being sold to boost a woman’s chances of conceiving.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Victoria’s health regulator has placed conditions on Monash IVF following a second embryo mix-up.

After IVF’s horror year, the sector must be held to the highest standard

The fertility treatment sector has become one Australian families are increasingly reliant on.

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Suzanne Lang said she did not feel comfortable placing her trust in a commercial provider that stood to benefit financially from her going through with the procedure.

Suzanne froze her eggs – then a calculator gave her a reality check

Australia’s first independent egg-freezing calculator will give women realistic and evidence-based advice about their own chances of having a baby.

  • Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
Monash IVF has reached confidential settlements with families impacted by embryo mix-ups at its Brisbane and Clayton clinics.

Monash IVF pays millions to families after horror embryo mix-ups

Families involved in two horror mix-ups that saw women implanted with the wrong embryos have received massive secret settlements from Monash IVF.

  • Grant McArthur