fertility

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The CAPA-IVM treatment involves fewer hormone injections than traditional IVF, at a significantly lower cost.  

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The fertility treatment developed by UNSW Sydney’s Professor Robert Gilchrist in conjunction with Belgian researchers offers a less invasive and cheaper alternative to IVF.

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A new report by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on the latest IVF numbers, success rates and trends. 

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A UNSW researcher explores the biology of infertility, and explains how a recent study in mice contributes to our understanding of reproductive ageing, with the aim of improving IVF success rates in humans.

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The chances of having a baby following IVF treatment are steadily improving, according to a new UNSW report.

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One in ten cancer patients will face fertility issues after treatment, but less than 50% are given options to preserve fertility. And those who are offered options can face significant cost barriers, write Antoinette Anazodo and Brigitte Gerstl.

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A simpler, cheaper infertility treatment that uses fewer drugs and potentially proviing an alternative to IVF is just over the horizon, writes Robert Gilchrist, William Ledger and Jeremy Thompson.

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Australian and Belgian medical scientists have discovered how to improve a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant using a less invasive and cheaper alternative to IVF. 

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I don’t see the point of doing research if nobody knows about it. And it’s pretty hard to talk about sperm without cracking a joke or two, writes Angela Crean.

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Surging house prices are posing a serious threat to the fertility of Generation Y, according to social researcher Mark McCrindle.

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