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The Health of Children Following Assisted Reproductive Treatment

07/05/2012

Professor Peter Illingworth Medical Director of IVFAustralia comments on The University of Adelaide's study 'Reproductive Technologies and the Risk of Birth Defects' presented over the weekend in Barcelona, Spain at the World Congress on Building Consensus in Gynecology, Infertility and Perinatology.

The health of children conceived following IVF

20/04/2012

IVFAutralia's Medical Director A/Prof Peter Ilingworth reassures parents on the health of children conceived following IVF after media reports this week of a study recently carried out in Switzerland.

IVFAustralia responds to Victorian Parliament Law Reform Committee's Final Report on the Inquiry into Access by Donor-Conceived People to Information about Donors

31/03/2012

IVFAustralia's Medical Director A/Prof Peter Illingworth comments on the Victorian Parliament Law Reform Committee's Final Report on the Inquiry into Access by Donor-Conceived People to Information about Donors.

This week, the Victorian Parliament Law Reform Committee presented its report. One of the recommendations was that all past donors should be required to release their identity to the individuals conceived from that donation.

Endless eggs discovery raises hopes for infertile women

27/02/2012

IVFAustralia’s Medical Director A/Prof Peter Illingworth comments on this morning’s ground breaking news from Prof Jonathan Tilly, Massachusetts General Hospital Research team.

“We have long believed a woman was born with all the eggs she would have,” said Prof Illingworth.

“This research is scientifically significant, isolating egg-producing stem cells from the

Mitochondrial Donation via IVF

05/02/2012

IVFAustralia supports the Australian scientific community's investigation into mitochondrial mutations to eradicate serious illness in children born from parents with mitochondrial problems.

Women of Western Sydney find help for PCOS

16/12/2011

IVFAustralia will commence a PCOS clinic at its Western Sydney Clinic in Mons Road, Westmead starting this month.

For the first time in Western Sydney, a consulting clinic will be held from December for women who suffer from

Solution to the problem of infertility: give away your spare embryos

02/12/2011

by Julie Robotham

SOMEWHERE in Sydney, about a year from now, an infant may be born who carries much more than a passing similarity to Emily*.

The baby might resemble her physically, or in its temperament, preferences or mannerisms. But its genetic parents – the same people whose sperm and egg created the

Digital High Magnification helps overcome male infertility

11/11/2011

Couples who have repeated miscarriages and men with severe sperm problems with failed IVF attempts behind them, have been given renewed hope of having their own biological children with the introduction of an advanced technique allowing scientists to select the best sperm for use in IVF.

IVFAustralia has developed the ground-breaking new technology, known as Digital High-Mag that creates novel digital images of individual sperm cells at 7,300 magnification allowing scientists to detect damage to the DNA in sperm.

IVF treatment more popular in Australia

09/11/2011

by Evelyn Yamine

IVF treatment has become more popular and successful, with a rising trend of single instead of multiple births.

But the assisted reproductive technology in Australia and New Zealand 2009 report, to be released today, also showed the success rate for older women is still low.

Two sets of twins 2,000 miles apart with the same sperm donor in common meet up

26/09/2011

by Brad Hunter

Babies have been conceived using sperm banks for years. But what happens when one donor's offspring decide to meet up?

Twins Jonah and Hilit Jacobson love sushi and bite their nails. Over 2,000 miles away, twins Jesse and Jayme Clapoff also love sushi and chew their nails.

All four teens look incredibly similar with the same brown hair, full mouth and great athletic ability. A coincidence? Not at all.

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