Chloe Dalton's IVF journey and her hopes for more transparency around fertility in AFLW and women's sport
ABCWhen GWS AFLW star Chloe Dalton and her partner Riley Bodger wanted to start a family, they walked into Monash IVF clinic in Sydney with little knowledge of the journey they were about to embark on. "Conversations around menstrual health, egg freezing, IVF and pregnancy have generally been topics that were held behind closed doors at club and code level," Dalton said. The importance of getting information early AFLW three-time premiership player Erin Phillips, who has four children through IVF with her wife Tracy, said a lot of her friends who are or were elite athletes regretted not finding out about their fertility options in their younger years. " Monash IVF NSW medical director Michael Costello said elite athletes face distinct fertility challenges, both physiological and lifestyle-related, stressing the need for access to information. Dalton said in the past two to three years, the Giants have made big progress around menstrual health screening, education and referrals to a women's health and sport specific physiotherapist.
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