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The Home of Fertility with Liz Walton & Helen ZeeAuthor: Liz Walton and Helen Zee
The Home of Fertility Podcast DescriptionWhere science meets soul, and your fertility story matters.Welcome to The Home of Fertility, hosted by Liz Walton and Helen Zee two mothers, practitioners, and passionate advocates for reimagining how we talk about fertility, healing, and creating family.What began as a connection at the Australian Fertility Summit has evolved into a shared mission:To reimagine how we speak about fertility, how we support one another, and how we hold the full spectrum of what it means to create a family.Each episode offers heartfelt insight, inclusive wisdom, and practical tools across the emotional, physical, spiritual, and medical dimensions of fertility. Whether you're on a fertility journey, supporting someone who is, or simply curious about what family can mean today you're welcome here. This is a place where:Vulnerability meets knowledgeMedical meets integrativePersonal stories become medicineNo one walks the path aloneWhether you're navigating your own journey or walking beside someone you love, we invite you in.Subscribe, share, or leave a review to help more people find this space of truth, tenderness, and transformation. Find us on Instagram & Facebook @australianfertilitysummit Visit: www.australianfertilitysummit.com.auTo learn more about Liz's work , visit www.lizwalton.orgfacebook visit (20) FacebookInstagram visit @lizwalton_fertilitycoachTo learn more about Helens work, visit helenzee.com Find us on Instagram & Facebook @australianfertilitysummit Visit: www.australianfertilitysummit.com.au Language: en-us Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How Egg Donation Sperm Donation And Surrogacy Work For Australians a deep conversation with Ella McNamara
Episode 16
Sunday, 29 March, 2026
We talk with fertility consultant Ella McNamara about why Australians turn to egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy and how to weigh local versus overseas options. We focus on practical realities like laws, costs, ethics, and choosing reputable providers so you can move forward with clarity instead of panic.• the three essentials needed to create a baby and why one missing piece changes the plan• common reasons people choose donor eggs donor sperm or surrogacy including recurrent IVF failure and genetic risk• what donation and surrogacy can look like in Australia and why availability is limited• why intended parents go overseas including donor matching needs and bigger egg donor programs• key selection factors for overseas destinations including Australian legal advice eligibility rules and embryo transport limits• budget timeline and ethics as the guardrails for choosing a path• how to assess reputable clinics and agencies including safety proven success and real support• the mindset shift of pausing to name the problem before spending the budgetOne missing piece can change everything. If you have been through IVF cycles, losses, or a diagnosis that makes you feel hopeless and helpless, you have probably already learned the hardest truth: wanting a baby is not the same as knowing the right path to get there. We sit down with fertility consultant Ella McNamara, founder of Fertility and Family, to talk plainly about egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy for Australians and how people decide what comes next when the usual steps are not working.We break fertility down to the essentials: healthy sperm, healthy eggs, and a uterus. From there, we map the real-world reasons people turn to donor conception and surrogacy including genetic conditions, egg quality issues, sperm quality issues, recurrent IVF failure, being born without a uterus, and the practical realities for same-sex couples and single parents. We also talk about what is available in Australia, why donor and surrogate availability can be limited, and how state-by-state rules can make an already emotional process feel even more complicated.If you are considering international IVF, overseas egg donation, or overseas surrogacy, Ella shares the big decision points to get right before you commit: local legal advice, eligibility rules in different countries, whether you can transport embryos, budget and timelines, and the ethics of each market. We also get into how to choose reputable providers when you do not yet know what questions to ask, what “safe” truly means for everyone involved, and why moving quickly only works when you are moving meaningfully.Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find a clear path forward.To contact Ella McNamara;email; ella@fertandfam.coWebsite; http://www.fertandfam.coFacebook; (20+) Facebook (fertandfam) Instagram; Instagram (fertandfam)
