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A woman gave birth to a stranger’s baby because of a lab mix-up. It’s not the first IVF mistake

Lawsuits have been filed for embryo mix-up, Karin Hammarberg reports

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025

Women advised to pair effective contraception with ‘skinny jabs’

Amid baby boom reports linked to drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, experts say it would be ‘wise’ to take extra precautions

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024

Companies marketing useless health products to women using feminist wellbeing messages

Researchers find promotions encouraging women to take charge of their health could lead to overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2024

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Parents happy for IVF success, but clinics' business-like behaviour has lasting impact

Over a decade, she went through a tragic stillbirth, 16 rounds of IVF, and hundreds of thousands of dollars. She says clinics behaved more like a business than a health service.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2023

The 'egg timer test' is being sold as a way for women to decide when to have a baby. But experts say it can be misleading

A so-called egg timer test — which gives an indication of how many eggs a woman has left — told Anneline Padayachee she was sterile at 35.

ABC News · Mar 6, 2023

I just turned 35 – should I freeze my eggs?

"They're well educated, professional jobs, earning good incomes – and single." Meet the Australian women who are freezing their eggs.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2023

More women are choosing to have children alone, and using private sperm donors to do it

Lauren now can't imagine life without her daughter Daisy. She's one of a growing number of women who are deciding to have children on their own.

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

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IVF children have better quality of life as adults, finds study

The results of a new study has found that children who are conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as IVF, may get some advantages in quality of life in adulthood.

Dynamite News · Mar 27, 2022

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