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The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne
Public Fertility Care & Reproductive Services

Public fertility services are available through The Royal Women's Hospital for eligible patients. Your GP can submit a referral directly to the hospital, where it will be reviewed and allocated according to clinical need and service availability.

Email: referrals@thewomens.org.au

Fax: (03) 8345 3260

See website: The Royal Women's Hospital

Download Public Fertility referral form here

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View fullsize Three things I wish every fertility patient knew: 1. You can do everything right and still not get pregnant You can eat all the right foods, take the supplements, exercise, track your cycle, do absolutely everything you’re told to do…
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View fullsize One of the things I feel most strongly about in fertility care is that the person going through treatment matters just as much as the treatment itself. We spend so much time talking about eggs, embryos, hormones and success rates. And of course, tho
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View fullsize Eight years. Eight hospitals. Two states. This weekend, I officially celebrated becoming a Fellow of RANZCOG. And I’m not sure I’ve quite processed what it means to finally be here. In those eight years, I met Kyle, had two beautiful ch
View fullsize Everyone is telling you what you could be doing. What supplements to take. What to eat. What not to eat. How to “fertility max”. How to improve your egg quality, your sperm, your lining, your chances. And when something doesn’t go
View fullsize I’m angry about the recent headlines: the allegations at Cornell, and the sexual assault charges involving boys from Australian schools. These cases are before the courts; the accused are entitled to the presumption of innocence. But that doesn
View fullsize And she’s back at work! I’ve spent a lot of this year studying fertility medicine. And somewhere amongst the papers, textbooks, early mornings and weekends, I think my idea of what makes a good fertility specialist has shifted. Know th
View fullsize Kinda chic to jump on a trend? Good fertility care isn’t only about making the right clinical decisions. It’s explaining the why behind the plan. Recognising the burden of treatment. And wanting the person in front of you to feel inform