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Find out more about the latest news at Queensland Fertility Group, including scientific breakthroughs, growth within our network, and research papers.

The Health of Children following Assisted Reproductive Treatment

08/05/2012

The University of Adelaide's study Reproductive Technologies and the Risk of Birth Defects was presented over the weekend in Barcelona, Spain at the World Congress on Building Consensus in Gynecology, Infertility and Perinatology.

The study explored the question of whether the small increase in the risk of health problems for children born following ART is due to treatment or whether it is due to the inherent problem that has led to the couple being unable to conceive naturally due to unhealthy eggs, sperm or embryos.  

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QFG responds to Victorian Parliament Law Reform Committee report concerning donors

31/03/2012

Queensland Fertility Group (QFG) disagrees with the recommendations of The Victorian Parliament's Law Reform Committee that the identity of sperm donors, who were promised anonymity at the time of their donation, should be available to their now-adult progeny.

These donors were actively recruited from the mid- seventies in the pre-IVF era when the only realistic chance of having a family for couples with severe male-factor infertility was adoption or sourcing sperm from a fertile donor.

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Queensland Fertility Group – Investing in the Health of Mackay

29/02/2012

Mackay Day Surgery is now under new management and has officially opened its doors as Mackay Specialist Day Hospital. The purchase of the facility by Queensland Fertility Group (QFG) was finalised at the end of January and a significant investment into its future has already begun. The purchase of additional equipment and instrumentation is allowing operating sessions to be extended in order to meet the growing demands of the Mackay community.

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Advanced Embryo Selection now available in Qld

31/08/2011

New IVF service now available for Australian patients - Advanced Embryo Selection increases the likelihood of pregnancy

Queensland Fertility Group (QFG) is proud to announce the availability of the world's fastest and most precise embryo selection test. This test, using the established 24sureTM methodology, screens all the chromosomes in a developing embryo, allowing selection of an embryo with a normal chromosome number and therefore the greatest likelihood of pregnancy success.

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Every chromosome in a developing IVF embryo can now be tested

01/10/2010

Australian scientists are in the final stages of validating the new method of comprehensive screening of IVF eggs and embryos for the full range of chromosomal disorders, a service that will be available within weeks at Melbourne IVF, with IVFAustralia and Queensland Fertility Group to follow.

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Ovarian Reserve Test Available to all QFG Patients

01/02/2010

Queensland Fertility Group is pleased to be able to offer our patients access to a NEW test that can help measure a woman's egg reserve.   This test for fertility will provide an insight into just how quickly a woman's biological clock is ticking.  

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Stop the clock and preserve your fertility

01/07/2009

Twenty years ago, most women would have had their children by the age of 35. However these days, an established career and financial stability tend to come first before motherhood.  

No one is saying that deciding to delay motherhood is right or wrong, but the fact is, biology is unchanged, and this decision will have a significant impact on their ability to fall pregnant.  

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