The Top 3 Factors to Consider When Choosing your IVF Clinic Selecting your IVF clinic can be a daunting task. After all, they hold your future in their hands—quite literally! When searching for a clinic, some feel overwhelmed by the number of clinic options to choose from. How different can they be, really? As it turns out, quite different! Every IVF clinic has fertility specialists and embryologists with different backgrounds and experience levels, as well as laboratories that offer diverse technology. This can ultimately lead to a variety of patient experiences and success rates. Howeve ..read more

Egg freezing, sometimes even referenced as the “fountain of youth” in when it comes to women’s fertility can help alleviate pressure to have a family before women or those assigned female at birth are fully ready. While some women are aware there is an age-related decline in fertility, many are not fully cognisant as to how early this occurs in the female lifespan. Age 35 is popularly referred to as the “fertility cliff” for most women, meaning that around this point, most women will typically experience a decline in fertility. This age is a good benchmark, but the reality is not so simple. Th ..read more

What is Third-Party Reproduction? Using egg donation and surrogacy to grow your family is a process referred to as third-party reproduction. Since Anova Fertility & Reproductive Health was founded, we have been helping families achieve their dream of having children through third-party reproduction. For a detailed overview of this program, be sure to check out our Third-Party program page. . What Sets Anova Fertility’s Third-Party Program Apart? . A dedicated TPP team – upon entering the program, each patient is assigned their own Clinical Coordinator, who will oversee their entire journe ..read more

  Anova Fertility and Reproductive Health was founded based on what did not exist in Canada: unparalleled care quality, the highest pregnancy rates and the most technologically advanced fertility lab possible.   What is important for you to know as a patient deciding what fertility centre to work with: The quality of a clinic’s IVF lab plays a significant role in determining your fertility treatment outcome. Not all labs are created equal, but our patients can rest assured that their clinic is home to a world-class embryology lab.   5 reasons why Anova Fertility is home to Canad ..read more

Many LGBTQ2IA+ individuals choose to incorporate reciprocal IVF into their fertility plan. Below, we provide an overview of the procedure, discuss some unique benefits that this process may bring, and highlight how to overcome family planning emotional challenges.   LGBTQ2IA+ family building doesn’t come with the ‘blueprints’ that many heterosexual couples have when planning their journey. It can feel overwhelming to navigate the field of fertility care when a large amount of information is directed at an idea of family-building that doesn’t align with your goals. However, this idea of st ..read more

As this year’s Infertility Awareness Week came to a close, Anova Fertility and Reproductive Health’s CEO Dr. Marjorie Dixon partnered with Alex Johnston, author of Inconceivable in an very personal and candid opinion piece to the Editors of the Globe and Mail to stress the importance of the need for increased education and access in fertility care. Both women agree on the most life-defining decision each of them ever had the privilege to make: to become a parent; however,  the path to parenthood was not a straight line for either of them, and both needed help to have their famil ..read more

Intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) are two common fertility treatment options. For new patients, choosing whether to pursue IUI or IVF can be a difficult decision. In this article, we will give a complete breakdown of the two procedures and discuss associated medications, costs, and success rates.   What is intrauterine insemination (IUI)? IUI, sometimes called artificial insemination, is a non-surgical outpatient procedure where a fertility doctor or nurse inserts sperm directly into the uterus. Your IUI timing is key, as it should be performed around the ti ..read more

Egg freezing, sometimes even referenced as the “fountain of youth” in when it comes to women’s fertility can help alleviate pressure to have a family before women or those assigned female at birth are fully ready. While some women are aware there is an age-related decline in fertility, many are not fully cognisant as to how early this occurs in the female lifespan. Age 35 is popularly referred to as the “fertility cliff” for most women, meaning that around this point, most women will typically experience a decline in fertility. This age is a good benchmark, but the reality is not so simple. Th ..read more

Selecting your IVF clinic can be a daunting task. After all, they hold your future in their hands—quite literally! When searching for a clinic, some feel overwhelmed by the number of clinic options to choose from. How different can they be, really? As it turns out, quite different! Every IVF clinic has fertility specialists and embryologists with different backgrounds and experience levels, as well as laboratories that offer diverse technology. This can ultimately lead to a variety of patient experiences and success rates. However, asking the right questions and more importantly, getting the r ..read more

Many LGBTQ2IA+ individuals choose to incorporate surrogacy into their fertility plan. Below, we provide an overview of the procedure, discuss some unique benefits that this process may bring, and highlight how to overcome family planning emotional challenges.   LGBTQ2IA+ family building doesn’t come with the ‘blueprints’ that many heterosexual couples have when planning their journey. It can feel overwhelming to navigate the field of infertility when a significant amount of the available information is directed at an idea of family-building that doesn’t align with your goals. However, thi ..read more