News and Research
UK 'Sperm Donation Service'
October 6, 2014
A 'sperm donation service' run by a University Professor in London. He has recently been spared jail for sexually assaulting one…
Single Mums - Donor Conceived Children workshop
September 23, 2014
A free workshop entitled "Single Mums: how to talk to your donor conceived children about their origins" will be held in Aucklan…
Auckland Contact Group in October
September 19, 2014
There are still spaces available on the Auckland Contact Group, which begins on Tuesday 7th October. Contact Groups are designe…
Measuring IVF success
September 16, 2014
An interesting article on measuring the success of IVF; and understanding realities of the Australia & NZ statistics. http://th…
Lymphoma and Fertility Preservation
September 15, 2014
Today is World Lymphoma Awareness Day, and this article brings to the fore the fertility preservation decisions which cancer pat…
Serial Surrogacy case in Asia
September 3, 2014
The New Zealand Herald describes an alarming case of 'serial surrogacy' in Asia, where a Japanese man has fathered 16 children v…
Embryo storage deadline looms
September 3, 2014
An article on the 10 year storage deadline for sperm, eggs and embryos. Although the time limit comes into force later this year…
Egg Cryopreservation for social reasons
August 11, 2014
An article outlining the increase in egg freezing for social reasons and arguments for and against.
Empty Prams Campaign
August 7, 2014
Fertility NZ has launched its campaign for a third funded cycle of fertility treatment. Visit the Facebook page and send the le…
New IVF Drug trialled in UK
July 24, 2014
A new IVF drug is being trialled in the United Kingdom. It aims to avoid Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) http://www…
The PIP studies
July 24, 2014
The PIP studies are seeking participants in the Auckland area for a study on endometrial pipelle sampling, in the hopes it will …
Research - predicting IVF success
June 19, 2014
Researchers in the Netherlands have been developing a urine test which predicts success of IVF by measuring bacteria linked to w…