Eligibility
Accessing fertility services at Monash Health Fertility
A GP or gynaecologist referral is required for those wishing to access services at Monash Health Fertility.
Am I eligible?
Services at Monash Health Fertility are based on the below access criteria:
- You must be a Victorian resident with a Medicare card
- A maximum egg age of 42 years at time of treatment
The Victorian Government will provide funding for 2 stimulated cycles per person per lifetime.
A ‘stimulated cycle’ includes all the activities undertaken in order to grow follicles and collect eggs which are then frozen or fertilised through IVF or ICSI.
When discussing a referral your doctor or specialist may ask if you:
- Are under 35 years of age and have tried to become pregnant for a year or more and have not been successful
- Are between 35 and 42 years of age and have tried to become pregnant for 6 months or more and have not been successful
- Have a diagnosed condition causing you to have lowered fertility such as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, or a low sperm count
- Have had recurrent miscarriages and do not have any children
- Have or are a carrier of a single gene disorder (eg. cystic fibrosis, fragile X) and will therefore require embryo testing
- Need fertility preservation due to medical treatment (eg. cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy)*
- Need access to donor or surrogacy services (eg. single people or LGBTQI+ couples).
A woman’s age is the most important factor in her ability to become pregnant and deliver a healthy baby. Over 40 years of age, the chance of a woman delivering a baby through Assisted Reproductive Treatment is about 5%. As such, services at Monash Health Fertility are only available to those women who are 42 years of age or under.
*Monash Health Fertility does not provide egg freezing for non-medical or ‘personal’ reasons (such as a woman wishing to save her eggs in order to use them to have a baby at a more appropriate time in the future).