Western Australia has no state IVF rebate. The public Reproductive Medicine Service at King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) offers a limited infertility service with strict entry criteria, and in 2024-25 its Fertility Clinic referred 60 patients to 5 fertility clinics for 81 treatment cycles. Beyond that, Medicare benefits for ART apply as in the rest of Australia.
| Criterion | KEMH Reproductive Medicine Service |
|---|---|
| Age | Woman aged 21 to 38 at referral; the page states IVF cannot be offered to women over 35 |
| Relationship | A couple, both partners wanting treatment, unable to conceive naturally |
| Medicare | Both partners must be covered |
| Health | BMI 35 or under; no smoking or illicit drug use |
| Not accepted | Treatment needing donor sperm, egg donation or surrogacy requests, infertility from sterilisation |
| Services | Investigation, education, counselling, cycle tracking, ovulation induction and surgery; urgent fertility appointments before cancer treatment |
Source: King Edward Memorial Hospital, Reproductive Medicine Service (July 2024). The page does not list fees or say whether IVF there is subsidised.
In 2024-25 the KEMH Fertility Clinic referred 60 patients to 5 fertility clinics, which led to 81 treatment cycles, including 19 IVF cycles with a fresh embryo transfer and 21 with a thawed embryo transfer (Reproductive Technology Council, September 2025).
ART providers in WA must be licensed. The Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 and the Surrogacy Act 2008 apply until the Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Act 2025 (Royal Assent 18 December 2025) commences, which is expected in mid-2027 (WA Department of Health, January 2026).
If you fall outside the KEMH criteria, your support is Medicare, which pays benefits for clinically relevant ART services such as IVF, ICSI and IUI; Services Australia's billing guidance sets no cycle limit (April 2025).
WA's ART law is changing, with the new Act expected in mid-2027. Confirm the current criteria with KEMH and the WA Department of Health, and your costs with Medicare and your clinic.
Much of what KEMH offers, from ovulation induction to surgery, sits on what Map to the Positive calls Level 1: clinical and medication optimisation, which takes 3 to 6 months to evaluate. The book describes three groups of options:
These options open the treatment ladder in Chapter 34 of Map to the Positive, in Station IV. The chapter then climbs through timed intercourse, IUI, IVF, ICSI, egg or sperm donation and genetic testing of embryos, and explains why responsible medicine starts at the lowest rung that fits. The same station covers when to see a specialist and IVF step by step.
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References: Reproductive Medicine Service - including Fertility Clinic - King Edward Memorial Hospital (WNHS) (2024-07-16) · Reproductive Technology Council Annual Report 2024-25 (tabled in WA Parliament) (2025-09) · In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and reproductive technology - WA Department of Health (2026-01-16) · Assisted reproductive technology services (MBS billing) - Services Australia (2025-04-15)