Knocked Up

IVF Watch · 46 min · Oct 2026

Pregnant After IVF: What Happens Next? With Dr Scott Shemer

A positive pregnancy test after IVF can bring enormous joy, but it can also open the door to an entirely new set of questions and anxieties. Is every IVF pregnancy considered high risk? Will you need additional monitoring? Does conceiving through assisted reproduction affect how or when you give birth?

IVF Watch · 48 min · Sept 2026

Breast Cancer, Fertility and IVF: What Every Woman Should Know

How does a breast cancer diagnosis affect fertility, pregnancy and future family planning? And does IVF increase your risk of developing breast cancer?

IVF Watch · 39 min · Aug 2026

10 IVF Rounds, No Embryos: Finding Motherhood Through Embryo Donation

After 10 rounds of IVF using her own eggs without creating a single embryo, Fiona O'Neil and her husband faced an incredibly difficult question: were they willing to let go of genetic parenthood to experience life as parents?

IVF Watch · 30 min · Aug 2026

IVF Without Two Weeks of Injections? Inside IVM

What if eggs could be collected before they mature and developed outside the body, potentially reducing the medications, time and physical burden involved in conventional IVF?

IVF Watch · 42 min · July 2026

What IVF Nurses Wish Every Patient Knew

What happens behind the scenes during an IVF cycle, and who supports patients through the uncertainty, injections, scans and pregnancy-test results? Dr Raelia Lew sits down with IVF nurse Lucy Elam to explore the essential role fertility nurses play throughout treatment.

IVF Listen · 20 min · Jan 2026

IVF Success Rates in 2025: What the Numbers Really Mean

IVF success rates are often the first thing people search when starting fertility treatment. But what do those numbers actually tell us, and just as importantly, what do they miss? In this episode, CREI fertility specialist Dr Raelia Lew unpacks the latest IVF success rate data, released in 2025.

IVF Listen · 23 min · Jan 2026

You ask, we answer. Our Q&A episode.

Thank you for your questions! In this episode we discuss: Why do some IVF clinics genetically test embryos and some do not? What can I do before FET to assist chances of success? Going to try for a 2nd child. Should I still see the GP for pre-pregnancy bloods?

IVF Listen · 26 min · Dec 2025

Fresh or Frozen? Understanding Embryo Transfer Decisions in IVF

Fresh or frozen embryo transfer. Which is better? In this episode of Knocked Up, Jordi Morrison and fertility specialist Dr Raelia Lew unpack one of the most common and confusing IVF questions.

IVF Listen · 63 min · Nov 2025

IVF Step by Step

Starting IVF can feel overwhelming, but understanding each stage can make the experience far less daunting. In this episode, we walk through the IVF process from your first consultation right through to that all important pregnancy test.

IVF Listen · 31 min · July 2025

Could IVM be the future of fertility care? With Dr Violet Kieu

In our latest Knocked Up podcast episode we are joined by fertility specialist Dr. Violet Kieu to explore IVM, In Vitro Maturation, a promising alternative to IVF.

IVF Listen · 19 min · June 2025

Embryo Centred Care

Unlike traditional patient-centred care, embryo-centred care focuses on optimising every step of the IVF process to prioritise what gives the embryo the best chance of success. Dr.

IVF Listen · 20 min · Dec 2024

What is a PPOS Cycle and is it right for you?

What does PPOS mean? What is it?, and how does it compare to conventional IVF? Is the timeline different? Who is it suitable for? Are the results the same? What is the success rate? How does the treatment differ? Side effects of the medication? What are the benefits? Are there disadvantages?

IVF Listen · 28 min · Oct 2024

We Answer Your Questions, Part 1

Such great questions! Thank you listeners :) If you don't hear your question answered in this episode, it will be in part 2, coming our in two weeks. - Please explain the difference between egg freezing and and embryo freezing, which is best and why?

IVF Listen · 32 min · Sept 2024

Navigating Assisted Reproductive Treatment (ART) Outcomes: A Guide to Fertility Treatment Results

In this episide we discuss the outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Treatment (ART) and IVF. Key topics covered in the podcast include: - Possible outcomes of ART: pregnancy, unsuccessful treatment, biochemical pregnancy, miscarriage, and ectopic pregnancy. - The process and timing of informing of treatment outcomes.

IVF Listen · 25 min · Sept 2024

The Cycle Guide App with Dr Caroline Fiddler

Our guest today is Dr Caroline Fiddler, a medical doctor and new mother to baby Alice who was conceived via IVF. IVF can be overwhelming and keeping track of appointments, self-injections, procedures etc only adds to this.

IVF Listen · 25 min · Apr 2024

What is an Artificial Cycle?

What is an artificial cycle for embryo transfer? - Preparing the womb for embryo transfer - What are the upsides? - What are the downsides? - How it is used

IVF Listen · 37 min · Dec 2023

IVF: Science and Emotions

IVF can be an emotional rollercoaster, in this episode we breakdown the science and explore the potential outcomes to help us be better prepared when starting the ART journey.

IVF Listen · 19 min · Nov 2023

Cancelled Cycles and IVF

Cancelled Cycles and IVF

IVF Listen · 32 min · May 2023

Managing The Two Week Wait

For those accessing assisted reproductive technology, The Two Week Wait is a time of heightened anxiety. We speak to a team of experts, and a patient who has just had her embryo transfer, on how to best prepare, and get through this time.

IVF Listen · 22 min · Apr 2023

Embryo transfer types

Turns out there's more than one embryo transfer type, so what is an embryo transfer, what are the different types and which one is going to be right for you.

IVF Listen · 25 min · Mar 2023

What is an HCG trigger and how are they used

What is an HCG trigger and how are they used

IVF Listen · 21 min · Oct 2022

Preparing for ART - Part 2

Starting fertility treatment often takes longer than we would expect, it is not the case that you see your fertility specialist and start the next week. Listen as Dr Raelia answers your questions on how to prepare for ART.

IVF Listen · 29 min · Oct 2022

Preparing for ART - Part 1

Starting fertility treatment often takes longer than we would expect, it is not the case that you see your fertility specialist and start the next week.

IVF Listen · 24 min · Sept 2022

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) The very rare side effect some experience when going through IVF or egg freeze. Can you know in advance if you are high risk? Can it be prevented and what are the symptoms?

IVF Listen · 24 min · Aug 2022

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) and IVF

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) can be helpful when experiencing recurrent implantation failure.

IVF Listen · 28 min · May 2022

Lab insights - what do we learn when cycles fail with Cody Thomas, Embryologist

For our final episode with our scientists we are joined by Cody Thomas to discuss 'lab insights - what do we learn when cycles fail' Cody completed her masters of clinical embryology at Monash University in 2017 and has since worked as an embryologist.

IVF Listen · 31 min · Mar 2022

How life begins in the lab with Yvonne Xu, Embryologist

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in the embryology lab? We're incredibly excited to have embryologist, Yvonne Xu, join our latest podcast to talk all things embryology and explain how a human life starts inside a lab.

IVF Listen · 28 min · Jan 2022

What we need to know about IVF being on hold with Dr Raelia Lew

We are completely devastated by the indiscriminate decision to stop all elective surgery, including IVF and egg freeze. Raelia explains the health order and answers your questions on what impact this will have. The good news - we've been here before and we know we'll get through it.

IVF Listen · 38 min · Mar 2021

👶👶 Patient Story: The Many Ups and Downs of Fertility Treatment

We love a patient story and Gemma's has all the peaks and troughs, the best bit - she now has two beautiful baby boys.

IVF Listen · 45 min · Sept 2020

One embryo or two? We talk multiple births with Dr Deb Morawetz

Dr Deborah Morawetz is a Paediatrician who works in Neonates in Melbourne. Graduating from Monash University Medical School in 2004, Deborah specialised in Paediatrics training in both Sydney and Melbourne.

IVF Listen · 42 min · Aug 2020

The science behind the best success rates with Professor David Gardner

We've often heard Raelia talk about the importance of the team and the lab in getting the best possible results from assisted fertility treatment. To understand more about the role of the scientist and the lab we speak with Professor David Gardner, Scientific Director at Melbourne IVF.

IVF Listen · 35 min · Apr 2020

Insta Live 24 April 2020

*The quality is not amazing* With Assisted Reproductive Treatment and IVF back on this is the last Friday afternoon session with Dr Raelia Lew for now. You can still ask us your questions on any of our channels and we'll answer them in a future podcast. Join the conversation by following @DrRaeliaLew on instagram.

IVF Listen · 38 min · July 2019

The Victorian IVF review

So much news about IVF reform in Victoria ... we had to discuss it! https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/calls-for-public-egg-and-sperm-bank-to-curb-state-s-donor-shortage-20190703-p523ot.html

IVF Listen · 15 min · Apr 2019

The Ideal Embryo Transfer Technique

The Ideal Embryo Transfer Technique

IVF Listen · 17 min · Apr 2019

Total Fertilisation Failure

Total Fertilisation Failure

IVF Listen · 19 min · Feb 2019

Could Endometrial Scratch Improve Your Fertility?

What is the endometrial scratch procedure? Does it work? Who should be getting it as part of their fertility treatment?

IVF Listen · 20 min · Nov 2018

Religion And IVF

A (brief) look into the views of the major religions and the use of IVF to conceive. To keep our listeners up to date we have our newsletter, you can join by signing up on our homepage.

IVF Listen · 15 min · Nov 2018

Fresh Or Frozen, Which Is Best?

Listen to Dr Raelia Lew explain the differences between using fresh or frozen embryos

IVF Listen · 31 min · May 2018

What Is IVF? Answered by Dr Raelia Lew

Its the first treatment that comes to mind when we think infertility but IVF isn't a quick fix. In this episode we go through step by step the process of InVitro Fertilisation. Providing the answers to your questions is Dr Raelia Lew from Women's Health Melbourne.