Brette Blakely – The Conversation

Patients must be able to make informed decisions about whether to pursue IVF – and when to stop. posteriori/Shutterstock

November 1, 2017

Financial motives drive some doctors’ decisions to offer IVF

Wendy Lipworth, University of Sydney; Brette Blakely, Macquarie University, and Ian Kerridge, University of Sydney

Some patients might be offered IVF who don’t actually need it, and some might be offered repeated cycles of treatment, even when they aren’t likely to succeed.

There appears to be a lack of transparency about the poor success rates of IVF. from www.shutterstock.com.au

June 1, 2016

Don’t dismiss conflict‑of‑interest concerns in IVF, they have a basis

Jane Williams, University of Sydney; Brette Blakely, Macquarie University; Christopher Mayes, University of Sydney, and Wendy Lipworth, University of Sydney

Assisted reproductive technology is a highly profitable global industry, with fertility clinics increasingly being regarded as an attractive investment option.

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