VARTA prepares an annual report each year that is tabled in the Victorian Parliament. Read past reports to find out about the Authority's aims, functions and achievements in previous years.

Ricci-Jane and her partner were told they wouldn't have a baby without IVF. Ricci-Jane had PCOS, and a stressful new job and poor eating habits had taken their toll on her body. In the first video of Your Fertility's series of personal stories, Ricci-Jane talks about her journey to get 'baby-fit' and try to conceive without IVF. Visit www.yourfertility.org.au for more information about the factors that help conception and having a healthy baby.

A BCNA survey has found that one in six Australian young women had not been informed of their fertility options at the point of diagnosis. Where fertility options were mentioned, discussions were limited, or not fully explained.

Rose's story of how she found her donor through DNA testing

A review of the literature This document presents what the research literature tells us about disclosure pattersn around the world, the reasons for telling children about the way they were conceived, the best age to tell, and strategies and pratcial tips for having this conversation with donor-conceived children.

The Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority is the independent regulator of fertility treatment in Victoria, Australia. In 2018-19 we educated people about what they can do to improve their chance of having a baby, we regulated clinics to promote the best interests of patients and their future children, and we supported people involved in donor conception to get the information they want. Here is a snapshot of our annual report, which includes data on treatment provided by registered clinics.

The History of Donor Conception Records in Victoria was prepared for VARTA by Dr Fiona Kelly, Associate Professor in Law at La Trobe University, and Dr Deborah Dempsey, Associate Professor in Sociology at Swinburne University of Technology. The report was supported by the Victorian Government.

A guide for parents of donor-conceived adolescents. By Magie Kirkman, Doreen Rosenthal, Louise Johnson

This report from the Infertility Treatment Authority, Victoria, presents results of interviews conducted with donor-conceived adults, parents who are recipients of donated sperm or eggs, an egg donor, and infertility counsellors; 34 people in all. Discussion focused on telling donor-conceived people about their conception and resources that would assist parents and donor-conceived people to manage the information.

VARTA's strategic plan