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Laurie’s Story
In every family there is “the sporty one”, “the funny one”, “the pretty one” and my has all of these but I am not one of them, in my family I was always known as “the sick one”. Born with a hole in my...
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General IVF Costs vs Surrogacy IVF Costs
Where ART is required to create embryos, provided a surrogate is not used, Medicare financially assists families by providing rebates. This is regardless as to whether the couples own sperm and eggs...
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Tracy’s Story
Our story is a little different than most involved in this process in that we are lucky enough to have 3 amazing sons from my previous marriage. I was advised 5 years ago that due to medical reasons it...
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One for the Country
We may not represent a large % of the population, but we represent the very segment of the population that Medicare should be most likely to assist. We pay our Medicare Levies. We work, we pay taxes....
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Jillian’s long two weeks ahead
Wow it’s here already. Today I start my injections for my first IVF cycle. I’m not really sure how I am feeling – maybe anxious, nervous and even a bit pressured. Not pressured to go through with the...
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The murky waters of Medicare – Why we should update the law
The Medicare legislation is not clear in relation to rebates for medically necessary IVF. It states that if you are in an agreement to do surrogacy, you are not eligible for surrogacy. (Clause 2.37.7)...
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Trewy’s Surrogacy Story
In response to our media story on Channel 9 News Tuesday, 9th April, we received words of encouragement from Trewy and his wife, an ordinary couple facing the difficulty of a surrogacy without...
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Surrogacy Myths: The career woman too busy for a family
Is surrogacy a choice? Do women choose to allow another woman to carry their babies because they are too busy to do it themselves? All too often when we start conversations about surrogacy, certain...
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Feeling the Medicareless pinch
Facing the financial strain of IVF without Medicare is a real challenge. This is one of our member’s stories. It’s no secret that dreams take hard work, and some dreams take more hard work than others....
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Surrogacy in Australia
1) Medicare needs to be given to women undergoing IVF for surrogacy to make it easier for people to conduct surrogacy in Australia where we have superior medical facilities and surrogacy is conducted...
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