The IVF Roadmap is the first comprehensive IVF guide built specifically for the Australian system.
If you are starting your IVF journey, you probably have a lot of questions about the process such as:
- When should you start IVF?
- How do you go about choosing a clinic?
- How does donor conception and surrogacy work in Australia?
- What does IVF actually cost, and what does Medicare and private health insurance cover?
- What injections are involved?
- How do you survive the two-week wait and the strain on your relationships?
- And if a cycle doesn't work, what then?
This is the honest, judgment-free book that answers all of it, written by an Australian lawyer who went through IVF and infertility herself.
Table of contents- Is It Time?
- The Big Picture
- Common Myths about IVF in Australia
- Choosing a Clinic
- Understanding Your Diagnosis (Or the Absence of One)
- Medicare and the Real Cost of IVF in Australia
- The Add-Ons: ICSI, PGT-A, Donor Gametes, Storage Fees and More
- What Private Health Insurance Covers
- Budgeting and Financing More Than One Cycle
- How a Cycle Actually Works, Step by Step
- The Decisions Behind the Process
- Complementary Approaches: Diet, Exercise, Acupuncture and More
- Injections and Monitoring
- Egg Retrieval and Embryo Transfer
- The Two-Week Wait
- When a Cycle Doesn't Work: What Happens Next
- Frozen Embryo Transfers and Subsequent Cycles
- Donor Conception and Surrogacy
- Fertility Preservation
- Grief and Staying Connected as Partners
- Telling the People Around You and the Impact of Faith
- Support Networks
- When to Consider Stopping, Pausing, or Exploring Alternatives
- If It Works: Pregnancy After IVF
- If It Doesn't Work: Rebuilding and Redefining What Comes Next
