Fertility Treatments

• N.S. introduces refundable tax credit for fertility treatments, surrogacy costs

  The tax credit will benefit those who would have previously had to pay the full cost of fertility treatments and surrogacy expenses, including members of the 2SLGBTIQ+ community. 

  Health

  Mar 30, 2022
  
• Alberta couple gutted by adoption agency closure: ‘We just want to be parents’

  For Alberta couple Linda Hoang and Mike Brown, the news their adoption agency is closing is another setback in their long and difficult journey to becoming parents.

  Canada

  May 29, 2020
  
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• The frustration and struggle behind an ‘unexplained infertility’ diagnosis

  One in four couples who enter a fertility clinic will leave with a diagnosis of "unexplained infertility."

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2019
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• IVF linked to slightly higher risk of pregnancy complications, study says

  Women who become pregnant using fertility treatments, particularly in-vitro fertilization, have a slightly higher risk of severe complications around the time of delivery compared to women who conceive naturally, research suggests.

  Health

  Feb 4, 2019
• Thousands of embryos, eggs damaged at 2 U.S. fertility clinics after freezers malfunction

  Over a span of a few days, two separate U.S. fertility clinics may have damaged thousands of frozen eggs and embryos due to a freezer failure, promoting anger and even a class action lawsuit.

  Health

  Mar 12, 2018
• How can couples handle infertility?

  It is estimated that one in six Canadian couples face infertility — and its effects can be detrimental to the relationship.

  Lifestyle

  Jan 11, 2018
• Woman becomes 1st to give birth using ovarian tissue frozen pre-puberty

  She went from having a potentially fatal blood disorder, to chemo treatments, experiencing premature menopause then later giving birth thanks to fertility preservation.

  World

  Dec 15, 2016
• What it’s like to struggle with unexplained infertility in your 20s

  “You sort of feel like your life is on hold,” says one 27-year-old who’s been trying to have a baby with her husband for the past two years.

  Features

  Dec 13, 2016
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• Most common fertility treatments: how they work and how much they cost

  A new mom shares her experience with fertility drugs, intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) - which are the three most common fertility treatments.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2016