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The parents ditching IVF and embracing the ‘turkey baster’
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- Bungles, cost-of-living pressures and sperm shortages are only some of the reasons Australians are fleeing the regulated system. But what awaits them in the “Wild West”?S1S2
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The parents ditching IVF and embracing the ‘turkey baster’
Bungles, cost-of-living pressures and sperm shortages are only some of the reasons Australians are fleeing the regulated system. But what awaits them in the “Wild West”?
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Published Oct 27, 2026
What to know
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