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How would you like your eggs? Living with unexplained infertility

How would you like your eggs? Living with unexplained infertility

Debora Krizak knows the pain of unexplained fertility, and the pride of being a parent after a long and painful journey. In an extract from her book How would you like your eggs? she shares her experience. I was emptying out my bedside drawers the other day when I stumbled across a half empty box […]
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Modern family: These 'twiblings' come from two eggs, two wombs and one dad

One father, two eggs, two wombs

Advances in fertility science have left Australian laws struggling to keep up with a quiet revolution that’s taking place in the suburbs. In this, the first of a series of articles on the lengths Australian are going to to have children, Emily Brooks meets Adrian, the gay father of “twiblings” born on the same day […]
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Meet little Ted: The baby Leila McKinnon and David Gyngell almost never had

Meet little Ted: The baby Leila McKinnon and David Gyngell almost never had

After nine years of hoping and dreaming for a child, and five years of IVF, TV journalist Leila McKinnon and her husband, Nine Network supremo David Gyngell, now have a beautiful red-haired baby boy to call their own, writes Michael Sheather. Leila McKinnon hadn’t considered the possibility of children before she met David, but by […]
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Women more likely to get pregnant if they live near their mothers

Women more likely to get pregnant if they live near their mothers

Women who are trying to get pregnant are more likely to conceive if they live near their mother, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Essex studied the records of 2000 women of the same age, income, fertility and social class who were trying to start a family of their own. They […]
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Is Elton John selfish for wanting another baby at 65?

Is Elton John selfish for wanting another baby at 65?

Exciting baby news from Sir Elton John and his David Furnish, who are expecting their second child with the help of a surrogate mother, has made for celebratory headlines and prompted an outpouring of gushing messages of congratulations. But not everyone is happy about the famous couple’s decision welcome another child into their family via […]
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Choosing a sperm donor: Would you pay more for a 'celebrity' dad?

Choosing a sperm donor: Would you pay for a ‘celebrity’ dad?

Actor, genius, rock star, or aristocrat. These are the options a UK website gives women choosing the potential father of their children. No they aren’t profiles on some exclusive dating agency, but a sperm bank offering a catalogue of VIP donors to women with a penchant for privileged backgrounds or celebrity status. Related: My dad […]
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Sonia Kruger: I'm having IVF at 47

Sonia Kruger: I’m struggling with IVF at 47

At 47, Sonia Kruger knows that her chances of falling pregnant are very slim, but that hasn’t stopped her from trying. The Big Brother presenter has always wanted children, but didn’t find the right man until she met her current partner Craig three years ago. They have been trying to conceive ever since, first naturally, […]
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Why I donate my eggs

Why I donate my eggs

Melissa Bridges is a 29-year-old nurse, mother of two, and egg donor to women who can’t have children. She is responsible for four babies and three more on the way. One day, I was working at a hospital and I heard crying, so I went to find out what was wrong. One of the nurses […]
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Collette Dinnigan

Collette Dinnigan: I’m lucky to be pregnant at 46

Fashion designer Collette Dinnigan considers herself “very very lucky” to be expecting her second child at age 46, but wants to warn other women not to leave pregnancy so late. Dinnigan, who will be 47 when her son is due in November, underwent years of IVF treatments with her husband Bradley Cocks, 36, before falling […]
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Women who fail to have kids are twice as likely to become alcoholics

Women who fail to have kids twice as likely to become alcoholics

Women who want to become mothers but can’t are twice as likely to become alcoholics, a new study has found. Danish researchers found that women who tried to become mothers but failed were at greater risk of being hospitalised for alcohol abuse than those with children. Women who remained childless due to infertility were also […]
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