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Utilisation of ART in single women and lesbian couples since the 2010 change in V ictorian legislation
Author(s) -
Fiske Emily,
Weston Gareth
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/ajo.12260
Subject(s) - lesbian , legislation , assisted reproductive technology , population , demography , gynecology , gender studies , medicine , political science , sociology , pregnancy , law , biology , infertility , genetics
Enactment of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act (Vic) 2008 in J anuary 2010 allowed single persons and same sex couples in Victoria to access reproductive treatments. A retrospective cohort analysis of Monash IVF patients was conducted to identify trends in Assisted Reproductive Technology ( ART ) use amongst single women and lesbian couples after J anuary 2010. A 102.8% increase in the utilisation of ART was observed amongst the single women group and a 248.8% increase in the lesbian couple population.