Costly wait for women - Society's burden of IVF

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WOMEN are using IVF as a Band-aid for so-called social infertility, according to an article in a leading gynaecological journal.

The article, by academics from Monash University in Melbourne, said delayed child-bearing, due to a number of social pressures, was increasing the demand for IVF among older women.

Period3 Dec 2002

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  • TitleCostly wait for women - Society's burden of IVF
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletDaily Telegraph
    Media typePrint
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date3/12/02
    DescriptionWOMEN are using IVF as a Band-aid for so-called social infertility, according to an article in a leading gynaecological journal.

    The article, by academics from Monash University in Melbourne, said delayed child-bearing, due to a number of social pressures, was increasing the demand for IVF among older women.
    Producer/AuthorJudy Skatssoon
    PersonsBeverley Vollenhoven