The proper ins and outs of sperm donations in South Australia
Fertility SA specialists and staff are concerned over the Advertiser article “Sperm donation Australia: 100 women keen to have baby with Adam Hooper” written by Jackie Sinnerton (6 August 2022). The author, Ms Sinnerton, talks about one donor supplying multiple women, an unregulated practice. Fertility SA acknowledge and accept that some women are comfortable with…
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Male infertility is more common than we think
ABC RN article Male infertility is more common than we think. By Sophie Kesteven and Lindy Raine for Big Ideas Thu 14 Jul 2022 Ref: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-14/male-infertility-more-common-than-thought-professor-gardner/101190658 The article says “Often, female infertility is considered first. But male infertility and subfertility is very common. In fact, it affects one in 20 Australian men of reproductive age.” “like many aspects of health, male fertility is affected…
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Obesity and oocyte quality: significant implications for ART and emerging mechanistic insights
Macarena B Gonzalez, Rebecca L Robker, Ryan D Rose, Obesity and oocyte quality: significant implications for ART and emerging mechanistic insights, Biology of Reproduction, Volume 106, Issue 2, February 2022, Pages 338–350, https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioab228 Key messages: Obese women experience more challenges on the pathway to motherhood Women with higher BMI have fewer chances of spontaneous pregnancy,…
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