Use of frozen embryos tied to higher odds for dangerous complication of pregnancy
Frozen embryos appear to be linked with a significantly higher risk of dangerously high blood pressure for the woman in pregnancies achieved through IVF, a…
Tag: Reproductive health
No increased cancer risk found for children born after use of ART
Children born after use of assisted reproduction technology do not have an increased risk for any cancer, but those born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer have…
Women struggle with abortion costs and stigma despite decriminalisation
A study of data from a pregnancy counselling service illustrates the hurdles that remain.
Govt pledges free abortions in Australian ‘first’
The move comes as abortion pill sponsor bids for nurses to have prescribing rights.
Women still struggling to access abortion after closure of Marie Stopes clinics last year
Queensland's government is looking to expand access to abortion in rural areas.
Redefining recurrent implantation failure
Recurrent (or repeated) implantation failure is an imprecisely defined and disputed clinical disorder that is characterised by failure to achieve pregnancy after repeated embryo transfers.…
New minimally invasive fertility treatment on offer in Australia
The IVF alternative means fewer or no hormone stimulation injections, but eligibility is restricted.
LARCs may help prevent further abortions
Women dispensed the contraceptives after a first medical termination were up to 70% less likely to have a second abortion within two years that tho…
Are pharma payments to doctors driving IVF overuse?
Australian researchers say the 'considerable' sums spent by companies on fertility clinicians and events may be responsible for unnecessary treatme…
What needs to be considered in women with heavy menstrual bleeding
A Q&A with Associate Professor Deborah Bateson
