Reproductive Technology Collection

Reproductive Technology Register

The Reproductive Technology Register is a data collection of all IVF and donor insemination treatments conducted in Western Australia. This register, which has been in operation since April 1993, provides public health information on in vitro fertilisation and associated procedures. Information from this register is published annually in the Reproductive Technology Council Annual Report.

In 2002, there were a total of 465 ART births in WA, representing 1.88% of all births in the State. The majority of these were IVF fresh transfers, which had a success rate of 20% per embryo transfer cycle.

Voluntary Donor Register

In November 2002, the Director General of the Department of Health established the Voluntary Register for people involved in the donation and receipt of human reproductive material for assisted reproduction services in Western Australia before 1993. The Voluntary Register provides a service for donor offspring who wish to find out about their genetic origins. Donors who want to know if a child has been born as a result of their donation(s) and/or are willing to provide information to any donor offspring may also join the register. Joining the register is voluntary. Identifying information about a person is only entered on the register if the person completes a properly signed and witnessed registration form. The register records the names, contact details and the wishes about information sharing for people involved in the donation and receipt of human reproductive material such as sperm, eggs and/or embryos, for assisted reproduction.