Category: IVF treatment

Psychological Toll Lasts Long After Fertility Issues Ironed Out

Experts are calling for better mental health support for couples undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), after finding in new research that anxiety, depression, and stress continue even after fertility treatments are resolved. The team from the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) analysed over 6,500 women over a period of 18 years as part of the…


Researchers Create New Micro Device That Could Boost Infertility Treatments

Australian researchers from the University of Adelaide and the medical technology company, Fertilis, have created a new micro device that has the potential to increase the availability and the success of male infertility treatment ICSI. ICSI or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection is a slow and difficult fertility procedure that involves injecting a single sperm into an…


Victorian Govt Backflips on IVF Ban

Prospective parents are raising their hopes again after the Victorian government backflipped on its decision to reverse a ban on most IVF treatments as the Omicron COVID-19 wave progresses. James Merlino, the Victorian acting health minister, announced that some services would resume from Jan. 20. Meanwhile, hospitals are ramping up their operations to ensure the…