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The Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority regulates fertility clinics and prioritizes the best interests of people receiving treatment and their future children. VARTA also helps people understand what they can do to improve their chances of having a baby and supports people involved in donor conception to achieve their information needs and connection preferences.
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New research shows that more than half of women who have IVF overestimate their chance of having a baby after one treatment cycle and wish that they had been given more realistic information about IVF and the likelihood of success ..read more
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New research from a global collaboration between clinics shows that embryos with a mix of normal and abnormal cells - called mosaic embryos- can develop into healthy babies ..read more
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2y ago
Women concerned about their “biological clock” should think twice about the anti-Mullerian hormone test because it’s a poor predictor of fertility, researchers say ..read more
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2y ago
Boys born from intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are not at higher risk of producing low quality sperm later in life, a new study suggests ..read more
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2y ago
Record numbers of Victorians had fertility treatment in 2020-21, new data released for ‘Fertility Week’ shows ..read more
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2y ago
VARTA's 2022 webinar, what is known about the health of children and young adults born after IVF or ICSI, was held on 15 June. Three experts, Professor Jane Halliday, Professor Rob McLachlan, and Dr Sarah Catford discussed the history and evolution of treatments for male factor infertility and the long term health effects associated with these treatments ..read more