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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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*All opinions expressed on the blog belong to the individual doctors, scientists and specialists, not the Virtus Health group.
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![Couple on zoom](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2020-04/couple_on_zoom.jpg?itok=EQClD5Jk)
What are the alternatives to IVF?
23 August 2019
![Dr Robert Watson](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2021-02/Bob%20Watson%20-%20Web.jpg?h=eb984881&itok=RLzMe9Ms)
Written by
Dr Robert Watson
![Mum and dad with baby](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2019-10/fertility_seminar_family_image.jpg?h=138dedb5&itok=ymKzrHnA)
IVF Step by Step
31 July 2019
![dr shadi khashaba](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2019-09/shadi.jpg?itok=fu0RHqxu)
Written by
Dr Shadi Khashaba
![OPtion A or OPtion B](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2022-07/jason-dent-JVD3XPqjLaQ-unsplash_20.jpg?h=7f433d91&itok=7w0Qo-VL)
IUI versus IVF
7 July 2019
![Dr Roland Chieng](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2021-02/3_1%20copy.jpg?h=07a49c3e&itok=JfEeaEq2)
Written by
Dr Roland Chieng
![smoking and fertility](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2021-01/smoking%20%26%20fertility.jpg?itok=BqWBxmbF)
Fertility and Smoking
9 June 2019
![Dr Raelia Lew](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2021-02/dr_raelia_lew_-_square.jpg?h=07a49c3e&itok=nt1Tp2uQ)
Written by
Dr Raelia Lew
![man and woman](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2021-02/daniel-hopper-3R633Ql-9Rg-unsplash.jpg?h=6a2b6a8e&itok=2h3Bz9su)
Who can help if we’re not getting pregnant?
5 May 2019
![Dr Julie Whitehead](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2021-02/dr_julie_whitehead.jpg?h=04d92ac6&itok=dCME346g)
Written by
Dr Julie Whitehead
![pregnant couple](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2021-01/kelly-sikkema-076XLvcgeDk-unsplash.jpg?itok=DkEhbODJ)
What Everyone Should Know About Conception
9 April 2019
![Dr Alex Polyakov](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2021-02/alex_polykov.jpg?h=07a49c3e&itok=uRPy1SMy)
Written by
Dr Alex Polyakov
![Solemn woman drinking tea by the window](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2019-10/shutterstock_509001580.jpg?h=c66b5e0f&itok=XrVEucOr)
Talking about infertility, a guide
28 February 2019
Written by
Virtus Health
![Endo](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2020-10/Endometriosis%20Symptoms_4.jpg?itok=xX0QDMMG)
Endometrial Scratching & IVF
5 February 2019
![Dr Wan Tinn Teh](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2021-03/wan_tinn_teh.jpg?h=04d92ac6&itok=WET4fPPz)
Written by
Dr Wan Tinn Teh
![Chubby cheek baby](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2019-09/vir00001_online-images_1200x628px_2.jpg?itok=t_4F_LU-)
Fertility FAQ's
18 January 2019
![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
![Couple by the water](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2019-10/fertility_check_up_landing_page_image.jpg?itok=0nJrbeyl)
Is 2019 your year for a baby?
16 January 2019
![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
![Endo](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2020-10/Endometriosis%20Symptoms_4.jpg?itok=xX0QDMMG)
![Solemn woman drinking tea by the window](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_wide_m/public/2019-10/shutterstock_509001580.jpg?h=c66b5e0f&itok=XrVEucOr)
How to mentally prepare for fertility treatment
9 January 2019
![Melissa Stephens](https://www.ivf.com.au/sites/ivfa/files/styles/virtus_square_s/public/2021-05/RB5U3350%20MELISSA%20recoloured.jpg?h=2e867e32&itok=7Pu6MV8n)
Written by
Melissa Stephens