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Monash IVF researchers in collaboration with Monash University have been awarded a $15 million medical research grant to help establish an Australian-first clinical program to investigate a lifesaving technique known as mitochondrial donation or ‘three-person IVF’.

Male infertility is much more common than you may realise. In fact, male infertility accounts for approximately 30% of the fertility challenges experienced by Australian couples. This is known as “male factor infertility”.

How do you prepare yourself for egg freezing? Fertility Specialist Dr Sarah Hunt shares her advice on how you can prepare for egg freezing to ensure that it is a positive and empowering experience.

Male fertility is more common than many men realise. Male fertility problems could include low sperm count, erectile dysfunction or blockages - many of these male fertility issues are treatable with expert help, allowing men to go on to have healthy children.

IVF in NSW has just become easier. On Sunday 29 May 2022, NSW Government announced an $80 million package to support people undergoing IVF in NSW, including IVF rebates. Here’s an overview of what was announced and what it means for you when accessing IVF in NSW.

Genetic carrier screening assesses your chance of having a child with a single gene condition. If you are planning to have a baby one day, we suggest you consider genetic carrier screening. If you don’t know too much about genetic carrier screening – here are the top five things you need to know to help you decide if genetic carrier screening is right for you.

Dr Tristan Hardy discusses the importance of genetic screening to provide patients with choice, sharing his experience supporting patients that are carriers of serious genetic conditions as they navigate their options for conceiving.

Everyone who wants to conceive should consider genetic carrier screening. There are many reasons why genetic carrier screening is important – we’ve rounded up the top 10 reasons why you should complete genetic carrier screening.

Here's how Monash IVF clinics keep track of our patient's eggs, sperm and embryos. Our processes are in place so that we can be sure there will be no mix ups of gametes.

Medicare rebates for preimplantation genetic testing of embryos will be introduced to the Medicare Benefits Schedule on 1 November 2021. In this blog post, Dr Tristan Hardy discusses the significance of more affordable preimplantation genetic testing for IVF patients.

Male infertility is more common than people realise. One in 20 men are infertile and 30 per cent of fertility issues are due to “male factor” infertility. Professor Rob McLachlan explains how common male infertility is, and the help that is available.

Monash IVF has published promising new IVF research that could pinpoint the "golden window" for pregnancy success and timing embryo transfers. Professor Luk Rombauts and Professor Beverley Vollenhoven are researchers for this published IVF research paper.

We need your help to overcome Australia's sperm drought. Professor Rob McLachlan explains why you should become a sperm donor and why Australia's sperm drought exists.

We want to reassure our patients that COVID-19 vaccinations do not affect fertility and are safe for people planning a pregnancy and people that are pregnant.

In this article, we go over some of the most common queries about fertility treatment and IVF for same-sex couples and the members of the LGBTQI+ community.

We know that there is a lot of confusing information to sift through when considering assisted reproductive technology. In this article, we debunk some of the most common myths about the IVF process.