Sometimes a woman may know that she has a condition which increases the risk of infertility – such as endometriosis, not ovulating well or regularly, having reduced number of eggs in the ovary, having had past illness which predisposes to tubal disease. Therefore waiting 12 months is not always appropriate. One in every six Australian couples being affected with infertility, so you’re not alone.
Causes of infertility vary between female and male. Learn about the common causes of infertility.
On the 25th July, it had been 40 years since the world’s first IVF baby was born. Since then there have been many changes to IVF to make IVF more successful. Here are a few of the significant changes to IVF.
Lately mitochondrial transfer (known in the media as ‘three person ivf’) has been in the media more than normal as it is currently illegal in Australia. There are mixed views about mitochondrial transfer and here’s what Dr Boothroyd, one of Care Fertility’s Fertility Specialists, shares about mitochondrial transfer.
Remember when mobile phones didn’t exist? Who would have believed that everyone - even school children would be carrying a mobile phone? Technologies have to be initially used by early adopters (the ones always wanting to try new technologies). The same goes with IVF incubators.
