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Fertility NZ Covid-19 Policy for In-Person Support

January 23, 2022

Support groups are the backbone of Fertility NZ’s activity, they provide most of our face-to-face contact with our Members and …

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Experiences with endometriosis and/or PCOS in Aotearoa New Zealand

December 2, 2021

Endometriosis and PCOS are two very common diseases affecting many individuals in our community. Despite evidence these two cond…

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Te Kōpū Whāngai: He Arotake | Review of Surrogacy

July 30, 2021

Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission has published an Issues Paper and is seeking feedback on options to change how surrogacy…

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The University of Auckland: Testing the Colorado Combined Adjuvant Therapy (C-CAT) Protocol

July 15, 2021

If you have already had IVF, The University of Auckland invite's you to participate in this 5-minute survey.

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ACART Consultation

June 24, 2021

Proposal that the HART Order should explicitly state that the use of cryopreserved testicular tissue is an established procedure

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Surrogacy Review

March 15, 2021

The Law Commission is undertaking a review of surrogacy law, Te Kōpū Whāngai: He Arotake | Review of Surrogacy.

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NZ and Australia fertility treatment data released

March 11, 2021

The report on Assisted Reproductive Technology cycles across Australia and New Zealand during 2018 hast just been released

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Māori and Pasifika experiences of infertility

March 10, 2021

Seeking participants for a study on Tāngata Māori and Pasifika who have experienced, or are experiencing, challenges conceiving …

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Study on diet and time to pregnancy

March 4, 2021

Results of a study on the impact of a prepregnancy very-low-energy diet programme on time to pregnancy in women with obesity

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New Standard for fertility services

December 22, 2020

A draft Standard for fertility services is open for comment until 13 January 2021.

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Link between stress and ovulation?

December 4, 2020

Research from Otago University has suggested there may be a link between stress and women's ability to ovulate.

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AUT Seeking Participants for Study on Fertility and COVID-19

November 12, 2020

If you are a fertility patient living in Australia or New Zealand, you are at least 18 years old and you are interested in shari…

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FNZ survey: we'd love your feedback

September 9, 2020

We are surveying our community to ensure we provide the information and support that is most needed.

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ACART guidelines for donations and surrogacy

September 3, 2020

New legal guidelines around surrogacy and donations in New Zealand

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ACART Consultation: posthumous reproduction

July 16, 2020

ACART is seeking feedback on its proposed guidelines for the posthumous use of gametes.

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Family diversity and reproductive justice study

June 25, 2020

AUT and Victoria University of Wellington are seeking participants for their Marsden-funded study.

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One News: impact of Clinics' shutdown

May 11, 2020

A One News article on the impact of fertility clinics' closure during the Covid-19 crisis

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Fertility Society of Australia - FAQs on Covid-19

April 2, 2020

Fertility Society of Australia is the medical body covering all reproductive treatment in Australia and New Zealand

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Fertility Society of Australia - advice on Covid-19, 24 March

March 25, 2020

Advice from Fertility Society of Australia, the medical body of reproductive medicine in Australia and New Zealand, on Covid-19

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