ACCESS services support a cohesive approach to the management of infertility. Infertility is an extremely isolating experience and this experience is exacerbated because infertility and the death of a child are taboo subjects. As a society we have difficulty in dealing with these sad experiences.
ACCESS seeks to alleviate the pain and isolation of the one in six people in Australia who suffer from the debilitating impact of infertility and childlessness by supporting them through their infertility journey and by making them aware of the medical and social options available to help them pursue their wish to have a child of their own.
ACCESS services include:
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Provision of a broad array of fact sheets covering the many aspects of infertility
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Maintenance of a register of infertility self help groups which have been established in regional areas around Australia and many other countries.
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Maintenance of a list of infertility clinics accredited by the Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (RTAC).
The ACCESS Infertility Counsellors Network is comprised of professional counsellors throughout Australasia who work in the field of infertility. Support is also provided through the ACCESS OPTIONS support groups which focus on the diversity of experiences of those who suffer from infertility. Each group has a title that reflects the different needs of those who come to us for support and include Donor Options, Options for Approaching Life without Children, Options for Men Only and Options after IVF Miscarriage. National Infertility Awareness Week has been a major initiative of ACCESS.
ACCESS ensures that consumers in Australia are kept informed about issues of interest in the international arena. This is achieved by maintaining links with 52 sister associations in 38 other countries with an emphasis on building links in the Asia Pacific region. Our goal is to establish alliances with infertility patient associations around the world, to raise global awareness of our collective needs and to challenge the cultural taboos surrounding the experience of infertility. | 
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