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The Women’s has a long-standing international reputation for its fertility work.
Important milestones
1977 - Commenced fertility clinics, research and treatments for Victorian patients
1980 - Pioneered Australia’s first IVF service with the birth of Australia’s first IVF baby Candice Reed
1984 - Established low-cost IVF services in India
1994 - Established the world’s first egg bank
1995 - Began the first dedicated fertility clinic for patients with HIV and other serious viral illnesses
1997 - Established Australia’s first dedicated Fertility Preservation Referral Service for cancer patients
2000 - Campaigned to change Victorian legislation for equal access to IVF treatment
2013 - Achieved the world’s first successful pregnancy from ovarian tissue grafting
2022 - Led the establishment of public IVF and fertility clinics in Victoria
2023 - Established Australia’s first public egg and sperm bank
Scientific publications from the Moyna Fox Fertility Research Centre
2025 |
| Katz D J, O'Donnell L, McLachlan R I, Moss T J, Boothroyd C V, Jayadev V, Catford S R. The first Australian evidence-based guidelines on male infertility. Medical Journal of Australia. 2025 Dec 8;223(11):653-663. |
| Kirshenbaum M, Stern C, Wale P, Lantsberg D, Gook D, Stevens J, Agresta F, Gardner D K. Outcomes of oocyte cryopreservation: an analysis based on age and treatment indications. Human Reproduction. Volume 40, Issue 10, October 2025, Pages 1990–1997. |
| Kennedy A L, Hiscock R J, Vollenhoven B J, Stern C J, Gurrin L C, Osianlis T, Kink A, Walker S P, Cheong J L Y, Quach J L, Wilkinson D, McBain J, Green M P, Atkinson J A, Agresta F, Baohm S P, Tong S, Hastie R, Lindquist A C. School-age outcomes among IVF and ICSI-conceived children: a causal inference analysis using linked population-wide data. BMC Medicine. Volume 23, article number 194, (2025). |
| Polyakov A, Savulescu J, Gyngell C, Rozen G. Innovations in reproductive medicine, Gartner Hype Cycle and Dunning-Kruger effect. Reproductive Biomedicine Online. Volume 51, Issue 2104702 August 2025. |
| Georgiou E X, Mizrachi Y, Kelley R, Stock-Myer S, Stevens J, Gardner D K, Polyakov A. The Effect of Assisted Reproductive Technologies on Human Sex Ratios. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2025 Aug;65(4):483-488. |
| Singh M, Kalra R, Agresta F, Leos A, Alwis S M, Polyakov A, Rozen G, Stern K. Age and serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels as predictors of time to return of menses after chemotherapy. Reproduction and Fertility. 2025 Jan 11;6(1):e240046. |
| Safrai M, Goossens E, Mitchell R T, Orwig K E, Mulder C L, Pel A M M V, Gook D A, Feraille A, Delgouffe E, Ginsberg J P, Stukenborg J, Duffin K, Jahnukainen K, Andersen C Y, Wetering M D V D, Rimmer M P, Barraud-Lange V, Neuhaus N, Lane S, Sadri-Ardekani H, Rives N, Wyns C. Is the time right for transplanting immature testicular tissue or cells to restore male fertility? Expert perspectives on clinical implementation of autotransplantation of cryopreserved testicular tissue or cells for fertility restoration. Best Practice & Research: Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2025 Sep:102:102638. |
| Finkelstein T, Rolnik D L, Agresta F, Rozen G, Stern K, Vollenhoven B, Catt S, Horta F. Pregnancy outcomes following ovarian tissue cryopreservation: An Australian cohort study. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2025 Aug;233(2):108.e1-108. |
| Cohen J, Kirshenbaum M, Grossman-Jonish A, Pras E, Carp H. Chromosomal abnormalities in primary and secondary recurrent miscarriages: significane for PGT-A. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 2025 Nov 8 Volume 43, pages 99–107 (2026). |
| Cai H, Kirshenbaum M, Zhang D, Bai H, Li W, Xue X, Wang D W X, Shi J. Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy on previously cryopreserved unbiopsied blastocysts: a cohort study in women with IVF pregnancy loss. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 2025 Mar 3;23(1):31. |
| Sripada V, Sakkas D, Vaughan D, Morse B, Fouks Y. A high proportion of immature oocytes in a cycle cohort does not compromise embryo development or live birth rates after ICSI. Human Reproduction. 2025 Dec 1;40(12):2318-2325. |
| Fouks Y, Vaughan D A, Bortoletto P, Chang J C, Lantsberg D, Datta V X, McSweeney B, Schwartz J D, Sakkas D. Fine particulate matter exposure and sperm DNA fragmentation in US men: a spatial cross-sectional study. Human Reproduction. 2025 Oct 1;40(10):1850-1859, |
| Fouks Y, Bortoletto P, Penzias J C A, Vaughan D, Sakkas D. Looking into the future: a machine learning powered prediction model for oocyte return rates after cryopreservation. Reproductive Biomedicine Online. 2025 Jan;50(1):104432. |
| Churchill A, Georgiou E, Abruzzo V, Polyakov A, Teh W T. Feasibility of a Progesterone-Modified Natural Protocol for Frozen Embryo Transfer: Protocol for a Pilot Cohort Study. JMIR Res Protoc.. 2025 Apr 11:14:e66579. |
2026 |
| Kink A, Mehdipour P, Hiscock R J, Vollenhoven B J, Stern C J, Walker S P, Green M P, Osianlis T, Agresta F, Wilkinson D, Tong S, Hastie R, Kennedy A L, Lindquist A C. Trends in the Use and Indications for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Between 2005 and 2017: A State-Wide Descriptive Cohort Analysis. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2026 Feb;66(1):e70070. |
| Cohen J, Kirshenbaum M, Grossman-Jonish A, Pras E, Carp H. Chromosomal abnormalities in primary and secondary recurrent miscarriages: significance for PGT-A. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2026 Jan;43(1):99-107. |
| Slifirski O, Rozen G, Medwin C, Nassar N, Polyakov A. Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) After Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Agonist (GnRHa) Triggering. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2026 Feb;66(1):e70072. |
| Pritchard N L, Kennedy A L, Hiscock R, Mitchell A R, Idzes D, Vollenhoven B, Stern C, Green M P, Wilkinson D, Tong S, Gordon H G, Hastie R, Walker S P, Lindquist A C. The impact of conception by in vitro fertilization on breastfeeding initiation and establishment among singleton infants: a statewide cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Apr;234(4):1070-1090. |
| Sacco M, Downing P, Santos L L, Varshney S, Teh W T, Zhou W, Dimitriadis E. Myosin heavy chain 10 dysregulation in infertile endometrial epithelial cells impairs adhesive capacity. Open Biol. 2026 Jan 21;16(1):250105. |
| Sripada V, Sakkas D, Vaughan D, Morse B, Fouks Y. Reply: immature oocyte proportion may or may not compromise ICSI outcomes, but methods do: a critical appraisal. Human Reproduction. 2026 Apr 1;41(4):640-641. |
| Cao M, Koroneos Z, Tyson K, Mooney S, Holdsworth-Carson S. Fertility after endometriosis surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparison of primary versus multiple surgical interventions. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2026 Mar 25:320:115011. |
| Teh W T, Chung J, Donoghue J F, Holdsworth-Carson S J, Rozen G, Stern C, Rogers P A W. Investigating cycle-to-cycle variation and the impact of endometrial injury through differential gene expression analysis. Hum Reprod. 2026 May 1;41(5):741-749. |
| Pritchard N L, Hiscock R J, Hastie R, Mitchell A R, Vollenhoven B J, Stern C, Green M P, Wilkinson D, Tong S, Walker S P, Gordon H G, Kennedy A L, Lindquist A C. The impact of first birth by cesarean delivery on subsequent reproductive outcomes-a population cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Aug;235(2):338-346. |
| Koroneos Z, Cao M, Mooney S, Tyson K, Holdsworth-Carson S. Comorbidity of endometriosis and adenomyosis: A systematic review examining the impact of co-morbid disease on fertility and pregnancy outcome. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2026 Jun:322:115094. |
| Morbeck D E, Rozen G, Marren A. Intent-to-treat reporting of oocyte warming outcomes: a response to Klein et al. Fertil Steril. 2026 Aug;126(2):449. |
| Mooney S, Ross V, Dior U P, Reddington C, Hicks L, Cheng C, Amir M, Harlow K, Holdsworth-Carson S, Stern K, Healey M, Peter Rogers; END-IT Endometriosis Research Group. Endometriosis Longitudinal Fertility Study (ELFS): a prospective longitudinal cohort study of the effect of conservative and surgical management for moderate to severe endometriosis on future fertility - study protocol. BMJ Open. 2026 Aug 20;16(8):e114124. |
Date reviewed: 12 November 2024
Date reviewed: 12 November 2024