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Discover our latest blog articles on all things fertility.
One in six couples experience trouble conceiving, and we are working towards a future where everyone in the community has the opportunity to create a family. Our Fertile Minds blog provides fertility related information authored by our leading minds from across the Virtus Health group. Here you can find the latest research, studies and fertility related information to help you understand fertility - from planning right through to treatment and technologies.
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Showing blog articles tagged with Donor
![Donor conception baby](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2021-07/Donor%20conception%20article.jpg?h=72f483ee&itok=mx8m-pHB)
Donor conception in Australia today
1 August 2021
![Peter Illingworth](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2020-12/peter%20illingworth.jpg?itok=r2ZcRXKY)
Written by
Assoc. Prof. Peter Illingworth
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Has the social stigma of assisted reproduction been beaten?
26 May 2021
![Rebecca Featherstone](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2021-05/Rebecca%20Featherstone%20Headshot_0.jpg?h=de6a4d00&itok=2e6E2Nky)
Written by
Rebecca Featherstone
Relationship Manager
![LGBTQ+ Guide to Fertility](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2021-02/LGBTQ%2B%20guide.jpg?h=72f483ee&itok=nFC_lHju)
What are my options for starting a family? The LGBTQ+ Guide
25 February 2021
![Dr Bronwyn Devine](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2020-10/Dr%20Bronwyn%20Devine.jpg?itok=d-zqfY55)
Written by
Dr Bronwyn Devine
![egg donation](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2020-10/%5B5522%5D-Virtus-Egg%20Donor%20Recruitment-Carousel-1080x1080-3.jpg?itok=Z8C9Y_gB)
Egg & embryo donation explained
4 January 2021
Written by
Virtus Health
![Does men's age affect fertility?](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2021-01/Father%20and%20baby%20feet.jpg?itok=gmqR6Dga)
Sperm Donation: Giving the gift of life
29 November 2020
![Dr Louise Fay](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2022-01/Copy%20of%20Untitled%20%2819%29_1.jpg?h=060fccfc&itok=vC0g4ZoJ)
Written by
Dr Louise Fay
![sperm donation](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2021-02/diego-ph-SZYreZsJ-fE-unsplash.jpg?h=8b6e136c&itok=ddmny4uZ)
Spotlight on sperm donation
22 October 2020
Written by
Virtus Health
![Clock image fertility](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2021-01/sonja-langford-eIkbSc3SDtI-unsplash.jpg?itok=sfTCLLIe)
Australian women are increasingly turning to egg freezing to protect their fertility
19 September 2020
![Dr Manuela Toledo](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2021-03/dr_manuela_toledo_0.jpg?h=bcbfb36e&itok=0asHwqn9)
Written by
Dr Manuela Toledo
![same sex couple](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2022-01/Untitled%20design%20-%202021-02-08T133154.990.jpg?h=9abd62af&itok=0UEv-WlE)
Paternity, Maternity, Equality
17 April 2020
![dr raewyn tierney](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2019-09/raewyn_original.jpg?h=f69f9ec9&itok=BE2TcjqN)
Written by
Dr Raewyn Tierney
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An Interview With A Sperm Donor
13 September 2016
Written by
Virtus Health
![Family](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2022-07/family_0_20.jpg?h=01ee63cb&itok=av_thHYf)
IVF & embryo donation – the gift of a family
7 May 2015
![Dr Melissa Luckensmeyer](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2021-03/melissa_luckensmeyer.jpg?h=04d92ac6&itok=FW8ZXTBq)
Written by
Dr Melissa Luckensmeyer
![trying](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2021-01/sharon-mccutcheon-8e-uzpWSMtQ-unsplash.jpg?itok=2_tgDz7v)
Same-Sex Couples Wanting to Fall Pregnant – Why use a Fertility Clinic?
6 March 2015
![michael chapman](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2020-12/headshot1-removebg-preview.jpg?itok=S6aQnQHN)
Written by
Prof. Michael Chapman
![Male sperm donor - get a grip](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2019-10/sperm_donor_hero_banner.jpg?itok=AKdK1OJl)
The extraordinary gift of sperm donation in Australia
3 February 2015
![michael chapman](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2020-12/headshot1-removebg-preview.jpg?itok=S6aQnQHN)
Written by
Prof. Michael Chapman