News by Thomas Morgan, Sue Dunlevy, Jane Hansen 15th Feb 2021 2:19 PM
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Subscriber only A government-funded website which lets parents compare IVF providers has launched, listing every single clinic in Queensland that provides the service. But the new tool - Your IVF Success - has been met with mixed reactions as one specialist group warns it ll make clinics less enthusiastic to treat couples with a reduced chance of success. The website credits an Australian Government grant as having made the service possible. But the Australian and New Zealand Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility has warned that the new website would result in confusion, misinformation and potentially lead to a reduction in access to treatment.
News by Thomas Morgan, Sue Dunlevy, Jane Hansen 15th Feb 2021 2:19 PM
Premium Content
Subscriber only A government-funded website which lets parents compare IVF providers has launched, listing every single clinic in Queensland that provides the service. But the new tool - Your IVF Success - has been met with mixed reactions as one specialist group warns it ll make clinics less enthusiastic to treat couples with a reduced chance of success. The website credits an Australian Government grant as having made the service possible. But the Australian and New Zealand Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility has warned that the new website would result in confusion, misinformation and potentially lead to a reduction in access to treatment.
Would-be parents given access to IVF predictor, clinic success rates
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Would-be parents will soon have access to a world-first website that allows them to compare the success rates of Australian IVF clinics and predict their own chance of having a baby.
The âYour IVF Successâ website will launch on Monday funded by the federal government in response to growing calls for greater transparency in the sector.
The websiteâs predictor tool works like a calculator, allowing users to enter their age, the age of their partner, their infertility diagnosis, whether they have previously had children, and any previous IVF treatment to offer an estimate of their chances of success.
Parenting by Sue Dunlevy and Jane Hansen 11th Feb 2021 8:31 PM | Updated: 12th Feb 2021 6:32 AM
Premium Content  Exclusive: It is often the last resort for parents desperate for a baby - and one that is not only expensive but shrouded in secrecy. But now for the first time, would-be parents will have access to the performance rates of Australia s individual IVF clinics - allowing greater transparency about success rates. Couples will also be able to predict their chance of having a baby through IVF by entering their age and clinical details into a calculator on the YourIVFSuccess website. The online aid means prospective parents will be able to get the same information presented the same way about every clinic, all in one place.