My Miracle Baby - Navigating Surrogacy & Donor IVF

All Things IVF with Peter Illingworth - Medical Director IVF Australia

June 08, 2023 Sam Everingham & Kerry Duncan
All Things IVF with Peter Illingworth - Medical Director IVF Australia
My Miracle Baby - Navigating Surrogacy & Donor IVF
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My Miracle Baby - Navigating Surrogacy & Donor IVF
All Things IVF with Peter Illingworth - Medical Director IVF Australia
Jun 08, 2023
Sam Everingham & Kerry Duncan

Associate Professor Peter Illingworth has in excess of 25 years' experience in assisted reproduction. We were delighted to have the opportunity to explore many topics with Peter including...

  • Changing  demographics of IVF Australia’s patients
  • Refinements to treatments coming onto the market.
  • When it's time to give up on your own eggs and/or uterus and explore donation and surrogacy.
  • Fulfilment as a mother using  donor egg
  • Testing available to check on quality of eggs
  • How natural natural therapies can be used to empower people
  • Egg & sperm donation and wait times
  • Role of egg versus sperm post conception
  • Future of IVF and genetic testing 
  • IVF in Australia versus overseas 
  • Advocating changes in the industry and fairer access to Medicare rebates for  IVF for surrogacy


Growing Families https://www.growingfamilies.org or call +61 02 8054 0078

Growing Families was established by Sam Everingham in 2014 (initially as Families Through Surrogacy) and has assisted over 3000 singles and couples to engage in cross-border donor and surrogacy arrangements.

As an International Advisory Board creator Growing Families specialises in education, guidance and support on surrogacy and donation globally. It provides legal, financial, psychological and practical professional industry advice as an independent third party in a complex area to providers. Growing Families helps singles, heterosexual and gay couples on their family building journeys.

Contact Growing Families today to find out more about its confidential one to one consultations, holistic concierge packages and global events with guest speakers and industry experts from around the world.

Show Notes

Associate Professor Peter Illingworth has in excess of 25 years' experience in assisted reproduction. We were delighted to have the opportunity to explore many topics with Peter including...

  • Changing  demographics of IVF Australia’s patients
  • Refinements to treatments coming onto the market.
  • When it's time to give up on your own eggs and/or uterus and explore donation and surrogacy.
  • Fulfilment as a mother using  donor egg
  • Testing available to check on quality of eggs
  • How natural natural therapies can be used to empower people
  • Egg & sperm donation and wait times
  • Role of egg versus sperm post conception
  • Future of IVF and genetic testing 
  • IVF in Australia versus overseas 
  • Advocating changes in the industry and fairer access to Medicare rebates for  IVF for surrogacy


Growing Families https://www.growingfamilies.org or call +61 02 8054 0078

Growing Families was established by Sam Everingham in 2014 (initially as Families Through Surrogacy) and has assisted over 3000 singles and couples to engage in cross-border donor and surrogacy arrangements.

As an International Advisory Board creator Growing Families specialises in education, guidance and support on surrogacy and donation globally. It provides legal, financial, psychological and practical professional industry advice as an independent third party in a complex area to providers. Growing Families helps singles, heterosexual and gay couples on their family building journeys.

Contact Growing Families today to find out more about its confidential one to one consultations, holistic concierge packages and global events with guest speakers and industry experts from around the world.