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Create Fertility A doctor owned and led boutique fertility clinic in Melbourne.

Our clinic is completely owned and operated by a team of experienced doctors, capable and knowledgeable across all areas of fertility, including egg and sperm preservation, IVF, genetic screening and more. We are committed to remaining at the forefront of modern science and technology, only offering our patients the best quality treatments and facilities. We believe in creating a welcoming and safe environment for all people where everything is focused on creating an appropriate, effective and comfortable care plan together. At Create Fertility, we bring together the two essential features of making a baby: science + love.

12/10/2026

How many egg freezing cycles will you need?

There is no single answer that is right for everyone.

It depends on your age, ovarian reserve and your future family plans.

For some people, one cycle may be enough to reach the number of eggs they are hoping to store. For others, two or three cycles may be worth discussing.

The number of eggs you freeze, and your age when you freeze them, both shape your estimated chance of having a child. If you'd like the option of having more than one child in the future, that can also influence how many eggs you may want to freeze.

Before making decisions, we look at what your fertility looks like right now. This can help us understand how many eggs you may be able to collect and what options may make sense for you.

What actually makes a s***m good for ICSI? 🧬For ICSI, it’s not about being the fastest swimmer or winning a race. It’s a...
07/10/2026

What actually makes a s***m good for ICSI? 🧬

For ICSI, it’s not about being the fastest swimmer or winning a race. It’s about choosing one viable s***m with the most favourable characteristics available for selection. to inject directly into the egg.

Our embryologists look for:

👉 A healthy-looking head (this carries the DNA)
👉 Signs the s***m is alive
👉 Features associated with better DNA integrity
👉 Maturity, even if movement is limited

ICSI can overcome low count, poor motility and abnormal shape. What it can’t completely bypass is DNA health which is why s***m health still matters, even with advanced techniques.

The good news? You don’t need millions. You need a few good candidates and an experienced lab team.

If male fertility has been on your mind lately, this is your reminder that information can make a real difference.

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There is a lot of information around PMOS, and not all of it is helpful.Having PMOS does not mean pregnancy is out of re...
01/10/2026

There is a lot of information around PMOS, and not all of it is helpful.

Having PMOS does not mean pregnancy is out of reach, and it does not automatically mean IVF will be part of your treatment.

For many people, the first step is simply understanding how PMOS is affecting ovulation, hormones and fertility. From there, your specialist can talk you through the options that make sense for your body and your goals.

PMOS can look different from person to person, which is why symptoms, treatment and fertility outcomes can look different too.

The important thing is not to let a diagnosis, or the myths around it, decide the story for you. Clear information can make the next step feel a little easier.

PMOS Awareness Month is a chance to talk about something that can be particularly confusing when you’re trying to unders...
01/09/2026

PMOS Awareness Month is a chance to talk about something that can be particularly confusing when you’re trying to understand your cycle: ovulation.

If you have PMOS (formerly PCOS), ovulation predictor kits can sometimes be harder to interpret.

These tests measure a rise in luteinising hormone (LH), which usually happens before ovulation. A positive result can suggest that ovulation may be approaching, although it can’t confirm that an egg was actually released.

With PMOS, hormone patterns can be less predictable. Some people may see repeated positive results (high-ish LH levels) or find it difficult to identify a clear LH surge.

If you’re unsure whether you’re ovulating, your fertility specialist can look at your cycle in more detail. Depending on your situation, blood tests or ultrasound monitoring can help us understand whether and when ovulation is happening.

This PMOS Awareness Month, getting to know what your cycle is doing can be a useful place to start 💜

18/08/2026

Ever heard of egg denuding? It’s a step our embryologists use to clearly see an egg and check if it’s mature and suitable for fertilisation.

Denuding is essential for ICSI, used in make factor infertility, or when genetic embryo testing is planned and sometimes done as part of egg freezing.

💫 What actually happens in the lab 💫

→ Eggs arrive from collection: After retrieval, eggs come to the lab surrounded by a soft layer of support cells (called cumulus cells).
→ Cells are gently loosened: The eggs are briefly exposed to an enzyme that helps release these surrounding cells.
→ Careful removal: Using very fine pipettes, the embryologist gently removes the cumulus cells so the egg becomes clearly visible.
→ Rinsed and cleaned: Each egg is washed to remove any remaining cells or enzyme.
→ Maturity is assessed: With a clear view, the embryologist checks if the egg is ready for fertilisation.

This process is very precise and handled by our embryologists every step of the way.

12/08/2026

If adenomyosis has become part of your story, you probably have questions.

Can you still conceive naturally? Could adenomyosis affect implantation or miscarriage? Does it change your options if you’re considering or already undergoing IVF?

Join fertility specialist Dr Haider Najjar and Create Health gynaecologist Dr Lily Liew for a free live webinar exploring what adenomyosis could mean for your fertility and the options available to you.

When? Tuesday August 25 at 7pm
Where? Online via Teams

Bring your questions for the live Q&A. We hope to see you there 😊

Save your spot at the link in bio.

A great few days in Canberra for the FSANZ Annual Conference ✨Our Create Fertility team spent the weekend learning, shar...
11/08/2026

A great few days in Canberra for the FSANZ Annual Conference ✨

Our Create Fertility team spent the weekend learning, sharing ideas and catching up with colleagues from across the fertility community.

We were especially proud to see our own Dr Mei Cheah take the stage to present on The Role of the Endometrium in Recurrent Implantation Failures and Recurrent Miscarriages. Dr Jess Wade also presented a poster on optimising embryo transfers.

The conference program explored of the important conversations shaping fertility care today and the future, including ART regulation, IVF add-ons, implantation failure and improving embryo transfer success.

We also heard from the Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister of Health and Ageing, caught up with plenty of familiar faces and, importantly, found time for a team dinner too.

A weekend of good conversations, good company and plenty of ideas to bring home to our Melbourne team and all our patients.

30/07/2026

What does Dr Mei Cheah get up to in a day?

8am: Egg collection for IVF
10am: Gowning up for her morning laparoscopy list
2pm: Time to deliver a baby via caesarean!
11pm: Leaving the hospital after delivering another baby, then finally home to sleep.

As a fertility specialist, gynaecologist and obstetrician, Dr Mei loves being there for so many parts of her patients’ reproductive lives.

This was a busy one. Tomorrow will look a little different, with a full day of consulting.

25/07/2026

It’s World Embryology Day and we wanted to take a moment to celebrate!

July 25 marks the birthday of Louise Brown, the world’s first baby born through IVF in 1978. It was a moment that changed fertility treatment forever and paved the way for millions of babies to be born through IVF since.

Right at the heart of it are embryologists. Every day, they work with eggs, s***m and embryos that are quite literally microscopic. (But their impact is far from micro!!)
Their work requires extraordinary precision, patience and some very, very strict protocols. They’re watching, checking and making decisions, knowing just how much those tiny cells can mean.

With all the responsibility, our embryologists still manage to emerge from the lab smiling. They genuinely love what they do, and it shows.

So today, here’s to our embryology team, and embryologists everywhere. You do incredible work ❤️

24/07/2026

💫 One less lonely s***m 💫

ICSI stands for Intracytoplasmic S***m Injection, a specialised IVF technique where a single s***m is carefully injected directly into an egg by an embryologist 🔬

For some people, this can help when fertilisation has been difficult in the past. ICSI is commonly used in cases of male factor infertility, low s***m count or motility, previous low fertilisation with IVF, or when using frozen s***m or genetically tested embryos.

Before we talk about outcomes, it helps to understand what ICSI is designed to do. This technique supports one of the earliest steps in embryo development by helping the s***m and egg come together in a controlled lab environment.

Fertilisation still isn’t guaranteed, and whether ICSI is recommended depends on your individual situation and what we find during testing.

Behind the scenes, every egg and s***m is handled with extraordinary precision and care by our embryology team throughout the process 💕

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