You open your computer, pull up Facebook, and there it is—another pregnancy announcement. It seems so unfair, you think to yourself. That everyone else can seemingly get pregnant with ease while you and your partner have been trying for months—tracking your cycles, taking your temperature, eating right, exercising—to no avail. To add insult to injury, … Read More

The last decade has shown a steady increase in the number of Australian women trying to conceive who turn to assisted reproductive technologies for help, and with good reason. According to the Women’s Day August 2010 article, “Ten Things You Should Know about IVF,” by Annette Campbell, “Australian fertility clinics achieve amongst the highest success … Read More

Wanting a baby is a natural desire for most couples and seems easy enough to achieve – or is it? Today infertility is a very common occurrence – but how do couples know when ‘trying’ is just not good enough anymore, and what is their best course of action? 1 in 6 Couples Have Fertility … Read More

Our New Laboratory Manager has arrived.  Her name is Jean Scott and she comes to Fertility Solutions with extensive experience from IVF Australia and also Genea (previously Sydney IVF).  Welcome to the team, Jean. Read the full press release here.

Photo Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/marniejoyce/5079809535/ Any woman undergoing IVF has seen her fair share of needles. From the countless blood-draws, to daily injections, the last thing on most IVF patients’ minds would be to add more needles to the mix. But researchers on a compelling new group of studies indicate that that may be just what the … Read More

New Study Shows that a Diet High in Monounsaturated Fats Can Increase IVF Success Rates Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net The next time you are out to lunch, you may want to think twice before ordering a sirloin steak dripping in butter sauce, and opt instead for a Cobb salad with a light dressing. This is because researchers … Read More

A survey found that 91% of couples would have seen a fertility specialist sooner if they could do it all over again. The U.S. Fertility Survey included 585 couples between 18 and 44 years old and was commissioned by Shering Plough/Merck in 2009. If you are waiting and wondering or know someone who might need … Read More

We find ourselves in a unique position of having more clinic recruited local sperm donors than we do people wanting to access this option to create a family. We can never have enough donors though, so if you would like to be a donor, or know someone who could be suitable, please contact Fertility Solutions. … Read More

In December of 2011, Wendy Kramer and her son Ryan made three presentations at the 14th Conference on Human Reproduction in Melbourne. Many parts of Australia have acknowledged the rights of donor offspring, and have policies in place so that offspring are able to connect with their donors and half siblings, but some still import sperm from … Read More