Victoria's regulator VARTA oversaw 24 ART clinics in 2023-24, which performed 31,227 treatment cycles for 17,444 women. In 2022-23, 29% of people treated had a live birth. Public Fertility Care is delivered at 11 health services across Melbourne and regional Victoria (July 2026).
| Measure | Figure | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Regulated ART clinics | 24 | 2023-24 |
| ART treatment cycles | 31,227 | 2023-24 |
| Women treated | 17,444 | 2023-24 |
| People treated who had a live birth | 29% (4,963 live births from 17,344 women) | 2022-23 |
| IUI cycles with partner sperm | 1,297 (10% clinical pregnancy, preliminary) | 2023-24 |
| IUI cycles with donor sperm | 652 (17% clinical pregnancy, preliminary) | 2023-24 |
Source: VARTA Annual Report 2024 (1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024), the latest report listed by VARTA.
The 29% figure counts people, not cycles: it is the share of everyone treated that year who had a live birth.
Ask any clinic, public or private, for its own results for women your age and with your diagnosis, and confirm with the hospital, the Department of Health Victoria and Medicare what you will pay. Rules and prices change.
Map to the Positive describes IVF as a 4 to 6 week process in five phases. Here is what the first three involve:
The book notes that most women describe the injections as less painful than they expected.
IVF demystified is Chapter 35 of Map to the Positive, in Station IV. It covers all five phases through the transfer and the two-week wait, the possible side effects, the common myths and the questions to ask before you start. The same station explains when to see a specialist and how to choose a doctor.
Take 30 days. If it does not give you more clarity than everything you have read for free so far, ask for a refund and you get every cent back. We cannot promise you a pregnancy. We can promise you will not be guessing.
References: VARTA Annual Report 2024 (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) (2024-10) · Public Fertility Care - Department of Health Victoria (2026-07-20)