One of Australia’s premier fertility clinics has declared that it will stop permitting families to obtain donor eggs from a prominent global egg and sperm bank.

IVFAustralia announced it will no longer be facilitating new arrangements using donor eggs from The World Egg and Sperm Bank last week.

When asked why the decision had been made, a spokesperson said: “IVFAustralia regularly reviews its donor programs and provider arrangements.

A spokesperson for IVFAustralia told 9news they “recognise this news may be distressing for patients, and our team is here to provide support.

“It’s our priority to establish a new arrangement and we are actively working to establish a new partnership with an alternative provider.”

They said IVFAustralia’s donor team is available to help Australians navigate finding a known donor.

They also encouraged patients ”who are ready to begin their egg donor pathway” to look into IVFAustralia’s local egg donor program.

“We continuously seek to attract new local donors to the program,” they said.

IVF births have grown exponentially across Australia in the last 40 years.

About one in every 16 babies born in the country are born via IVF these days.