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Mens Health And Fertility: The Challenges

By Karen McElroy Women’s health issues have enjoyed more attention than men’s health over recent years. However, Australian men are at a higher risk of developing many chronic diseases and have a lower life expectancy than women. The leading health issues for men are heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, depression and substance abuse – including … Read More

December 2008

  Extracts from From Making Babies – Your Ultimate Guide to Fertility & Getting Pregnant A single sperm has a short and fraught life. It is a wonder that fertilisation occurs at all – read on! Some people say that male infertility may be on the increase around the world, however sperm quality is a … Read More

October 2008

Sometimes the cost of treatment may post couples some difficulties and the way the fees are structured can cause confusion. In an attempt to address these concerns in the following pages you will find more information on how Fertility Solutions structures its fees. Please read on ….. What does it all mean Denise Donati • … Read More

Sperm, Eggs & Embryo Freezing

By Dr. Kirsten Small The concept that sperm might be frozen and used to achieve a pregnancy at some later point in time has actually been around since the 1770’s, when an Italian priest called Spallanazani began to understand that in animals both an egg and a sperm are required for conception to occur. It … Read More

Blastocyst Culture

Updated 25 June 2020. Blastocyst culture is standard practice at Fertility Solutions, especially when a couple have two or more embryos fertilised. Blastocyst is the name given to an embryo which is continuing to develop approximately 5 days after the egg/s and sperm have been placed together. A blastocyst contains anywhere from 80 to 150 … Read More

Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay Test

By Denise Donati The Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA) is a new method developed to evaluate the chromatin within a sperm. The chromatin is the genetic material that is contained within the nuclear part of the head of the sperm. The SCSA is a way of measuring the level of DNA fragmentation in the sperm … Read More

Improving Male Fertility With Menevit

By Denise Donati The male partner in the fertility journey can sometimes be overlooked, but research shows that Menevit can help improve male fertility by increasing sperm function. Menevit is an antioxidant formulation that has been designed to assist in male fertility by boosting sperm health. It is the only male preconception supplement available in … Read More

Our First Anniversary and First Babies

By Denise Donati On the 2nd of April 2008, Fertility Solutions Sunshine Coast celebrated its first birthday. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our supporters and clients and say how priviliged we are that you have allowed us to share your journey. What a birthday present! Congratulations to Lance and Julianne … Read More

Australian Fertility Survey Results

By Denise Donati Is there such a thing as a “snooze button” for the biological clocks? Do they exist? Unfortunately, the short answer to this is NO! However it seems that many Australians are unaware of this fact. The Fertility Society of Australia (FSA) surveyed 2,400 people in an attempt to find out what their … Read More

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Donating Excess Embryos For Stem Cell Research

By Denise Donati Stem Cell Research has been very much in the headlines and it is now legal in Queensland, but what does all this mean? Every cell in our body starts from the cells that are present in early developing embryos. Some form lung cells, some form brain cells, whilst others form muscles, eggs, or … Read More