Leading researchers and reproductive specialists discussed current research into whether we can create human sperm and eggs from stem cells and what this could mean for assisted reproductive laboratories and clinical practice in the future at the 2015 Twilight Seminar: Hope, hype or reality: can we make eggs or sperm from stem cells?

Parenting and child well-being in families created using gamete donation Donor treatment often focuses on parents and little is known about how the children conceived fare. This video was filmed at VARTA's seminar 'How are you going? - Experiences of donor conception' (8 April 2013).

Parenting and child well-being in families created using gamete donation Donor treatment often focuses on parents and little is known about how the children conceived fare. This video was filmed at VARTA's seminar 'How are you going? - Experiences of donor conception' (8 April 2013).

Parenting and child well-being in families created using gamete donation Donor treatment often focuses on parents and little is known about how the children conceived fare. This video was filmed at VARTA's seminar 'How are you going? - Experiences of donor conception' (8 April 2013).

Parenting and child well-being in families created using gamete donation Donor treatment often focuses on parents and little is known about how the children conceived fare. This video was filmed at VARTA's seminar 'How are you going? - Experiences of donor conception' (8 April 2013).

Parenting and child well-being in families created using gamete donation Donor treatment often focuses on parents and little is known about how the children conceived fare. This video was filmed at VARTA's seminar 'How are you going? - Experiences of donor conception' (8 April 2013).

The Genie is out of the bottle: DNA testing and the end of donor anonymity VARTA's 2019 seminar explored the rise of direct-to-consumer DNA testing and how more people are finding out they are not genetically related to family members in the way they always thought. The sold out event held on 17 June, examined how DNA testing is also being used together with genealogy and internet searches to trace donors and donor siblings. As this becomes more affordable, more people are accessing it, increasing the chance of connections and these trends have major implications for donor-conceived people, their parents and donors

Experiences of donor linking: Research and personal perspectives VARTA's 2018 seminar explored what happens when people who are connected as a result of donor conception treatment learn each other’s identities, exchange information or meet. The sold out event, held on 9 July, examined the latest research into donor linking and its outcomes and listened to the experiences of people who have been through the process.

The chance of having a baby with IVF depends largely on the woman’s age and after the age of 35 the chance drops quite dramatically. This is because, the number of chromosomally abnormal eggs produced in the ovaries increases as women age

If you are having IVF treatment, your fertility specialist may discuss endometrial scratching with you. A 2015 survey found that 83 per cent of fertility specialists in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom were offering it to women at the time.