Fertility Clinic Costs and Treatment Prices At Cape Fertility, we are committed to making quality fertility treatment affordable. We do this by valuing each individual patient and delivering individualised and personalised care, while always striving for higher success rates. Later in this article we explain how this ensures that we keep the costs at our […]

The In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Process Days, Steps and Procedures in the IVF Process When In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) is defined as “eggs are extracted, fertilized in a laboratory and returned to the uterus” it sounds quite simple. A more detailed description begins to reveal some of the complexity of this process. During IVF treatment,

In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Process & Procedures – What Happens in the Lab?   The IVF Process An IVF treatment cycle is usually around 28 days long and involves a number of steps and procedures. The short summary below highlights only a few milestones of the full process to place in context the time that

What is IVF? History of IVF The in vitro fertilization procedure was pioneered in the UK in 1978 by Sir Robert Edwards, along with his colleagues – embryologist Jean Purdy and gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe. As early as 1958, Sir Robert realised that fertilisation outside of the body could be used to help treat infertility. He

Infertility Awareness Month: Safe, Successful Treatments Change Millions of Lives Infertility is not uncommon Around one in every four couples in developing countries is affected by infertility, while one in six couples worldwide experience some form of infertility problem at least once during their reproductive lifetime. Infertility doesn’t discriminate either, and can be an issue

Fertility Treatments at Cape Fertility during Covid-19 During the initial lockdown locally, based on senior legal opinion, fertility clinics were entitled to continue with essential services for patients of advanced age; patients with a diminished ovarian reserve; patients with poor prognosis for whom time is essential and for oncofertility patients. This meant fertility clinics could