News and Research
Study reveals IVF risks for women
January 7, 2015
A 12-year US study into the risks of IVF for women has been released. It reveals that Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)…
Seed - fertility themed play in Wellington
December 23, 2014
Seed, written by Elisabeth Easther, follows four women as they try to get pregnant, stay pregnant or become un-pregnant. It is …
Male fertility and age - research
December 1, 2014
Male fertility is impacted by age - this is not widely recognised and more awareness of this is needed. The University of Otago …
Single mums talking to children about origins - notes
November 25, 2014
In early October, we held a workshop for single mothers by choice, about speaking to their donor conceived children about their …
Christchurch support group
October 29, 2014
The Fertility NZ Christchurch support group is re-starting, and will meet on Tuesday 2nd December.
Awareness of age and fertility - study
October 24, 2014
The University of Auckland (Lucas and Shelling) conducted a study on students' awareness of fertility. It revealed that students…
Alcohol, meat, caffeine and fertility - article
October 21, 2014
A NZ Herald article outlines research claiming that a small amount of alcohol, and eating meat, can positively impact male ferti…
Employers offering egg freezing
October 16, 2014
Family-friendly or anti-family? The Daily Mail reports that Apple and Facebook are paying to freeze female employee's eggs. Alth…
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…
Fertility NZ AGM 2014
September 25, 2014
Fertility NZ calls for nominations for the Executive Committee, for any notices of motion, and agenda items for the Annual Gener…
Joe Cotton's fertility story
September 24, 2014
Joe Cotton shares her struggle with subfertility http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/celebrity/joe-cotton-im-desperate-to-be-a-mum/
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…
Australia's Fertility Week
September 4, 2014
Australia's Fertility Week is 1-7 September 2014. This year, it focusses on the timing of sex for conception. Knowledge of the…
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.