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How to survive the festive season when you’re still waiting for your greatest gift

November 30, 2020December 23, 2020 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, Featured, IVF • Leave a Comment

It’s those times that should be celebrated – social gatherings, family get-togethers, holidays and milestones – that can be particularly rough for those experiencing fertility problems.  Read More

And then there were seven

September 14, 2020 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, IVF • Leave a Comment

At one time, somewhere in Melbourne there were seven frozen embryos with my name on them. Since the births of my daughters, Greta and Rori, I hadn’t given the embryos much thought. Every six months I would get a bill for their continued upkeep, and I would think of them then. Read More

IVF in Europe: what’s legal and where

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, Featured, IVF • Leave a Comment

Although IVF and donor conception is now legislated in almost all European countries, a new study has revealed just how large the difference between countries is – did you know that egg donation is illegal in Germany? Read More

Staying power

July 1, 2020July 6, 2020 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, IVF • Leave a Comment

IVF getting too much? Thinking of throwing in the towel? According to the results of a recent study, you might want to hang in there just that little bit longer.

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What if you discovered you shared 50% of your DNA with your mother’s fertility specialist?

September 13, 2019October 7, 2019 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, Featured, IVF • Comments Off on What if you discovered you shared 50% of your DNA with your mother’s fertility specialist?

This is what has happened to scores of donor-conceived people in the Netherlands, where a fertility doctor has been accused of using his own sperm to inseminate patients without their consent. Read More

Baby Hatches: safe option or dangerous experiment?

September 4, 2019September 7, 2019 by Margaret Ambrose • Pregnancy & baby • Leave a Comment

The discovery of an abandoned baby invariably leaves a community seeking answers, but two cases in Sydney in the space of one week at the end of last year has led to some asking a new question: is it time baby hatches were introduced into Australia? Read More

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High Court rules on donor/dad case

August 16, 2019September 7, 2019 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, Featured • Leave a Comment

The High Court of Australia has ruled in the case of a sperm donor who argued he should be considered the legal father because he was involved in the child’s life.

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Meet the men who donate sperm on Facebook

August 10, 2019August 12, 2019 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, Featured, IVF • Leave a Comment

An increasing number of men are going online to make arrangements to donate sperm through Facebook or connection websites. Read More

Time capsules for sperm donors

July 15, 2019August 10, 2019 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, IVF • Leave a Comment

Roger Clarke, 74, has spent a lot of time considering what should go in his time capsule. Read More

Can a sperm donor be a dad?

May 4, 2019May 5, 2019 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception • Comments Off on Can a sperm donor be a dad?

The High Court of Australia will soon decide if sperm donors can also be dads. Read More

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