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Public Fertility Care offers free fertility treatments making them more affordable and easier to access.
For many Victorians trying for a child, the cost and access to fertility services can be out of reach.
Whether you’re facing medical challenges, living in regional and rural areas, or exploring donor options, Public Fertility Care provides support to you every step of the way.
You can access free assessments and treatments – like IVF – at our participating health services across Victoria. While care is free, there may be some out-of-pocket costs for medication and specialist tests if required.
To get started, speak to your GP about a referral to Public Fertility Care.
How this service can help you
This service may help if you:
- need fertility support but it's financially out of reach
- live in rural or regional Victoria
- require donor services or altruistic surrogacy support, including LGBTIQA+ individuals and single people
- need fertility preservation due to medical treatment, such as cancer or gender affirming care
- require genetic testing because you're a known carrier of medical conditions.
Types of services
Public Fertility Care services include:
- intrauterine insemination, IVF and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment cycles
- less invasive fertility treatments before IVF or ICSI treatment
- pre-treatment testing, counselling and fertility information
- donor services, supported by Australia's first public egg and sperm bank
- altruistic surrogacy support
- fertility preservation where medical treatment may compromise fertility, including cancer treatment and gender affirming treatment
- genetic testing for people who are known carriers of serious medical conditions.
Accessing services
Help make parenthood possible.
Become an egg or sperm donor with Public Fertility Care.
How Public Fertility Care is helping Victorians
Journalist Rebecca Maddern shares her personal fertility journey in conversation with Dr Rashi Kalra at the Royal Women’s Hospital.
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Reviewed on: 15-01-2026