The IVF Roadmap: Everything You Need To Know Before, During and After in Australia

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