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June - Infertility Awareness Month

Private health memberships often require you to upgrade to a “family” plan for fertility cover even when you’re still struggling to have a baby.

Month after month, you’re paying more for a

June - World Infertility Awareness Month

The journey through infertility isn’t just physical it’s deeply emotional. The uncertainty, grief, isolation, and constant hope and disappointment cycle can take a real toll on mental wellbeing.

June - World Infertility Awareness Month

Fertility treatment can be financially out of reach for many. In Australia, procedures like IVF often come with significant out of pocket costs, especially if they’re not considered medically necessary

June - World Infertility Awareness Month

In Australia, the use of IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies continues to rise. As of recent data, around 1 in 20 babies are now born through IVF.

It’s a reminder of just how many people

Infertility isn’t just a women’s issue. Around 30% of cases are due to male factors, 30% to female factors, and the rest to a mix of both or unknown causes.
Understanding this helps us support the whole person and the whole couple on this

Australia’s fertility rate has dropped to 1.5 births per woman the lowest on record.

Behind the numbers are real people. Delayed parenthood, financial pressure, career demands, and quiet fertility struggles all play a role.

Why does this matt

June is World Infertility Awareness Month.

Infertility affects 1 in 6 people worldwide across all cultures, backgrounds, and walks of life. It’s more common than many realise, yet so often kept private. Shame, grief, fear of judgment, and the

Motherhood isn’t one size fits all. It’s shaped by our culture, identity, personal values, and life circumstances. But too often, we compare, judge, or feel judged based on someone else’s version of what motherhood should look like.

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