IVFAustralia closes main Canberra fertility clinic in December
A top Canberra fertility clinic will close on 16 December. Specialist doctors chose to partner with another provider.
The clinic serves patients from Wagga Wagga, Albury, Griffith, Goulburn, the Southern Highlands and the Snowy Mountains. Existing patients can have final embryo transfers until 21 December.
The company said searches for new fertility specialists proved unsuccessful. Searches for new offices also failed.
IVFAustralia will keep storing eggs, sperm and embryos at other places. ACT Health Minister Marisa Paterson said the closure is sad for people getting fertility treatment.
Other IVF providers in Canberra include Genea Canberra and Compass Fertility.
- 16 December
- Closure date
- until 21 December
- Final embryo transfers
- Two specialists
- Departing doctors
Why it mattersFertility treatment is time-sensitive and personal. Losing a major clinic is hard for patients. They must quickly find another provider or pause treatment.
AustraliaCanberra and regional NSW residents pursuing IVF will need to travel further or switch to other providers, adding cost and delay to already demanding medical care.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 3 h ago
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