VARTA- Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority
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As of 31 December 2024, the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA) has ceased operations. The regulation of Assisted Reproductive Treatment (ART) and the management of Victoria’s donor conception registers are now overseen by the Department of Health.
For further details, please visit the Department of Health websites:
Health Regulator
Donor Conception Registrar
Welcome to VARTA
VARTA provides independent information and support for individuals, couples, and health professionals on fertility, infertility, assisted reproductive treatment (ART) and the best interests of children born.
Learn more
VARTA & WHISE egg freezing webinar
Interested in learning more about egg freezing? Come along to this free webinar featuring a panel of experts in egg freezing and health promotion.
Register here
VARTA Annual Report
VARTA's 2024 Annual Report is now available.
Read report
I'm looking for...
VARTA has a wealth of information and resources to assist you in all areas of assisted reproduction
Understanding fertility
Fertility explained
Planning to have a baby
Suspecting infertility
View all
Fertility treatment
Fertility treatment explained
Considering treatment
Getting started – find a fertility clinic
Preserving fertility
Fertility treatment journey
View all
Surrogacy
Surrogacy explained
Getting started - for surrogates
Getting started - for intended parent(s)
View all
Understanding donor conception
Donor conception explained
Considering donor conception
Becoming a donor
Donor conception registery services
View all
After donor conception
I am donor-conceived
I am a parent of a donor-conceived person
I am a sibling or relative of a donor-conceived person
I am a donor
Telling children, family & others
Donor conception register services
View all
Donor conception registry services
VARTA manages the Central Register and the Voluntary Register and provides support for donors, people who are donor-conceived, parents who used a donor and their families.
View services
The Voluntary Register
The Voluntary Register allows people who have been involved in donor conception in Victoria at any time to voluntarily lodge information about themselves and their wishes in order to exchange information with other people on the Voluntary Register.
The Central Register
The Central Register holds the names and dates of birth (identifying information) of all parties to donor conception treatment in Victoria - donor-conceived people, their parents, and donors. The information is provided to VARTA by the fertility clinics where treatment occurred. People can apply to the Central Register for both identifying and non-identifying information.
Latest news & updates
Stay up to date with news about VARTA and assisted reproduction. View media releases, blogs and updates about VARTA's services
here.
Thinking about getting an AMH test to check your fertility?
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New research from a global collaboration between clinics shows that embryos with a…
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Why you should avoid vaping if you want a baby in future
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Personal stories
Experience the stories of real people.
View all stories
Telling your adult child they are donor-conceived
Elizabeth, mother of three donor-conceived children, talks about how she told her adult children of their conception.
Video
View more
A couple's successful IVF treatment
Dinah and Ben's IVF treatment lasted four years until Dinah finally gave birth to their daughter Tallulah in 2010. In listening to this podcast series please bear in mind...
Audio
View more
A donor's wife's perspective
I have always known that my husband was a sperm donor while at university in the 70s.
It was undertaken on a strictly confidential basis and over the years we really d...
Feature
View more
A male perspective on IVF treatment
Ben talks about the effects of IVF and coping strategies.
Dinah and Ben's IVF treatment lasted four years until Dinah finally gave birth to their daughter Tallulah in 20...
Audio
View more
A man's perspective on a future without children
The journey through IVF treatment brings many emotions to the surface. Couples who undertake the journey are often taken by surprise by the demands that IVF can make. Suc...
Audio
View more
A mother reflects on her experience of donor treatment in the late 1970S and early 1980s
Elizabeth, a parent of three donor-conceived adults born as a result of donor treatment in the late 1970s and early 1980s at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne, reco...
Video
View more
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Coping strategies during IVF treatment
Every couple finds its own way of coping with the highs and lows of IVF treatment. Anne discovered the need to have coping strategies once IVF treatment had begun. Uncert...
Audio
View more
dsdsa
Dealing with work and IVF
IVF treatment means that you have to juggle the treatment schedule with the work schedule, not always an easy task. Revealing the reasons why time of work taken must rais...
Audio
View more
Deciding to stop IVF treatment
With multiple unsuccessful treatment cycles of IVF the inevitable question arises; should we end treatment? This can be an extremely difficult decision that can emotional...
Audio
View more
Emotional impact and coping strategies
Dinah and Ben talk about how IVF impacts your relationship and emotional and physical wellbeing.
Dinah and Ben's IVF treatment lasted four years until Dinah finally gave...
Audio
View more
Skip to main content
Home
As of 31 December 2024, the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA) has ceased operations. The regulation of Assisted Reproductive Treatment (ART) and the management of Victoria’s donor conception registers are now overseen by the Department of Health.
For further details, please visit the Department of Health websites:
Health Regulator
Donor Conception Registrar
Welcome to VARTA
VARTA provides independent information and support for individuals, couples, and health professionals on fertility, infertility, assisted reproductive treatment (ART) and the best interests of children born.
Learn more
VARTA & WHISE egg freezing webinar
Interested in learning more about egg freezing? Come along to this free webinar featuring a panel of experts in egg freezing and health promotion.
Register here
VARTA Annual Report
VARTA's 2024 Annual Report is now available.
Read report
I'm looking for...
VARTA has a wealth of information and resources to assist you in all areas of assisted reproduction
Understanding fertility
Fertility explained
Planning to have a baby
Suspecting infertility
View all
Fertility treatment
Fertility treatment explained
Considering treatment
Getting started – find a fertility clinic
Preserving fertility
Fertility treatment journey
View all
Surrogacy
Surrogacy explained
Getting started - for surrogates
Getting started - for intended parent(s)
View all
Understanding donor conception
Donor conception explained
Considering donor conception
Becoming a donor
Donor conception registery services
View all
After donor conception
I am donor-conceived
I am a parent of a donor-conceived person
I am a sibling or relative of a donor-conceived person
I am a donor
Telling children, family & others
Donor conception register services
View all
Donor conception registry services
VARTA manages the Central Register and the Voluntary Register and provides support for donors, people who are donor-conceived, parents who used a donor and their families.
View services
The Voluntary Register
The Voluntary Register allows people who have been involved in donor conception in Victoria at any time to voluntarily lodge information about themselves and their wishes in order to exchange information with other people on the Voluntary Register.
The Central Register
The Central Register holds the names and dates of birth (identifying information) of all parties to donor conception treatment in Victoria - donor-conceived people, their parents, and donors. The information is provided to VARTA by the fertility clinics where treatment occurred. People can apply to the Central Register for both identifying and non-identifying information.
Latest news & updates
Stay up to date with news about VARTA and assisted reproduction. View media releases, blogs and updates about VARTA's services
here.
Thinking about getting an AMH test to check your fertility?
Get the facts first!
Mar
View more
Most women overestimate their chance of IVF success
New research shows that more than half of women who have IVF overestimate their…
Mar
View more
New research on embryo testing (PGT-A)
New research from a global collaboration between clinics shows that embryos with a…
Mar
View more
Why you should avoid vaping if you want a baby in future
Vaping may seem less harmful than smoking cigarettes, which are known to increase…
Oct 2022
View more
Personal stories
Experience the stories of real people.
View all stories
Telling your adult child they are donor-conceived
Elizabeth, mother of three donor-conceived children, talks about how she told her adult children of their conception.
Video
View more
A couple's successful IVF treatment
Dinah and Ben's IVF treatment lasted four years until Dinah finally gave birth to their daughter Tallulah in 2010. In listening to this podcast series please bear in mind...
Audio
View more
A donor's wife's perspective
I have always known that my husband was a sperm donor while at university in the 70s.
It was undertaken on a strictly confidential basis and over the years we really d...
Feature
View more
A male perspective on IVF treatment
Ben talks about the effects of IVF and coping strategies.
Dinah and Ben's IVF treatment lasted four years until Dinah finally gave birth to their daughter Tallulah in 20...
Audio
View more
A man's perspective on a future without children
The journey through IVF treatment brings many emotions to the surface. Couples who undertake the journey are often taken by surprise by the demands that IVF can make. Suc...
Audio
View more
A mother reflects on her experience of donor treatment in the late 1970S and early 1980s
Elizabeth, a parent of three donor-conceived adults born as a result of donor treatment in the late 1970s and early 1980s at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne, reco...
Video
View more
dsdsa
Coping strategies during IVF treatment
Every couple finds its own way of coping with the highs and lows of IVF treatment. Anne discovered the need to have coping strategies once IVF treatment had begun. Uncert...
Audio
View more
dsdsa
Dealing with work and IVF
IVF treatment means that you have to juggle the treatment schedule with the work schedule, not always an easy task. Revealing the reasons why time of work taken must rais...
Audio
View more
Deciding to stop IVF treatment
With multiple unsuccessful treatment cycles of IVF the inevitable question arises; should we end treatment? This can be an extremely difficult decision that can emotional...
Audio
View more
Emotional impact and coping strategies
Dinah and Ben talk about how IVF impacts your relationship and emotional and physical wellbeing.
Dinah and Ben's IVF treatment lasted four years until Dinah finally gave...
Audio
View more