Join us in July at Fertility Show Africa 2022

If you have questions about your fertility and if you would like to find out about the treatments that have helped millions of other couples to conceive, Fertility Show Africa 2022 is the place to be. Our team at Cape Fertility would like to invite you to come and join us at the live and in-person event at the Focus Rooms in Sandton, Johannesburg, or online from anywhere in Africa and the rest of the world. Entry and full access to all the event highlights are complimentary for both the online event and the live event.

This year marks the third annual Fertility Show Africa, following two highly successful previous shows.

Fertility Show Africa is proudly supported by SASREG (South African Society for Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecological Endoscopy), IFAASA (Infertility Awareness Association of South Africa) and Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

Cape Fertility is a strong supporter of Fertility Show Africa since its inception; and is also a long-standing supporter of IFAASA, which aims to drive public and industry awareness and understanding of infertility, and to lobby for fair support and change and equal access to public and private sector treatment for infertility patients. We are also a registered member of SASREG, a society of specialists in the field of reproductive medicine, who serve to protect the interests of patients undergoing fertility treatment and of doctors involved in reproductive science and medicine in South Africa.

SASREG distributes news on fertility and sterility related issues; runs conferences, workshops and other academic programmes, with CPD Credits when appropriate; negotiates preferential pricing with the pharmaceutical industry; issues guidelines on controversial aspects of reproductive science; and reviews legislation of the industry.

Cape Fertility is not only registered and accredited with SASREG, we are also a driving force for ethical fertility treatment in South Africa. We are very proud that our chairman, Dr Sulaiman Heylen, serves as the President of SASREG.

Have all your questions answered

If you are trying to conceive or on a journey to parenthood, you will be able to get answers to all your questions at Fertility Show Africa 2022.

If you are actively seeking answers, solutions and treatments, or if you are in need of expert advice, support and encouragement, you will find it at Fertility Show Africa 2022 which provides the opportunity to consult confidentially with a wide range of clinicians and experts as well as to engage, ask questions, find answers and gather information from some of the industry’s best specialists, embryologists, nurses, psychologists as well as leading professionals in fertility who have struggled with their own fertility issues.

You can meet fertility experts, medical practitioners, fertility clinics, legal advisors, support groups, surrogacy, adoption and donor agencies, natural fertility solutions and supplements, complementary and alternative therapies and nutritional and lifestyle advisors.

Expert talks, Support Zone and Q&A Sessions

A definite highlight of Fertility Show Africa 2022 is the popular Expert Talks programme, the Support Zone and the Q&A Sessions, which you can join in-person or online.

Some of the confirmed speakers for the Expert Talks programme include Cape Fertility’s Dr Sulaiman Heylen, Noluthando Nematswerani of Discovery Health, Prof Donrich Thaldar, Dr Lawrence Gobetz, Dr Wamjiru Ndegwa, Dr Antonio Rodrigues, genetic counsellor Kelly Loggenberg, Dr Giuliana Baccino, Dr Razina Patel, Professor Zozo Nene, Dr N. J. Biko, Dr M.I. Cassim, Dr Alfred Murage, Dr Victor Hulme, Dr Tessa Moll, Dr Rizwana Roomaney, Advocate Linda Retief, Mandy Rodrigues, Sister Hanlie Monnery and past president of the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, Claire Julsing-Strydom.

These experts will cover a range of topical issues listed below.

Expert Talk Topics

* Recent advances in fertility medicine
* Egg and sperm donor cycle
* Preparing for IVF
* Common IVF add-on treatments and do you need them?
* Causes of IVF failure and how to minimise the risk
* Pre-implantation Genetic Testing
* Why ethical practice matters when it comes to IVF
* Social Egg Freezing
* Age and fertility
* Premature and low ovarian reserve
* Endometriosis and PCOS
* Minimally invasive surgery in infertility treatment
* Surrogacy
* Surrogacy for same-sex male couples

The Support Zone programme features professionals covering need-to-know issues such as:

* Dietary and lifestyle changes for improved sperm health (by pharmacist Debra Langley)
* Adoption in South Africa (with private social worker Sue Krawitz)
* Why a fertility coordinator is important in ART (Sister Hanlie Monnery)
* Infertility in the African community (Pastor Jerry and Mrs Karabo Zwane)
* The role of mediation beyond fertilisation (advocate Linda Retief)
Q&A Sessions will allow attendees to ask questions live and have them answered by an expert immediately.

Expo

An in-person Expo area will showcase the latest fertility and journey-to-parenthood products and solutions, and give you an opportunity to have direct conversations with exhibitors.

In-person or Online

Alongside the physical show, the online event will provide a platform for visitors from all parts of South Africa, the African continent and the rest of the world to attend, as well as cater for those wanting to keep their attendance more private.

At Fertility Show Africa 2022, visitors will also enjoy an exclusive screening of Wasted Seed an award-winning short film that explores the humour, trauma and absurdity of infertility in a refreshingly bold and realistic way.

Complimentary resources

Before the show starts on 23 July, several resources are already available to you.

Fertility Show Africa Fertility Handbook

You can download the complimentary Fertility Show Africa Fertility Handbook – an informative “jargon free” guide and an ideal starting point for anyone with questions around fertility, or those about to embark on the journey to parenthood.

You can get your copy by clicking here: https://www.fsafertilityhandbook.com/grab-your-copy.

FSA 2021 Videos

Expert Talk videos from FSA 2021 are available to watch. You can click here to watch the recordings of expert talks and panel discussions from Day 1 and here to watch the recordings of expert talks and panel discussions from Day 2.

One of the highlights was the Expert Talk entitled A Patient-Centred Approach To Treating Endometriosis by our own Dr Heylen. If you would like to know more about the best treatment for endometriosis, you can read about it here.

FSA 2021 was also a platform for showing heartfelt films and plays that help raise awareness of infertility.

Click here to watch The Curse of the Womb, a play by Sisa Congress V Makaula III with the script developed by Lwanda Sindaphi. This Fleur De Cap winner gives powerful energy to the concept of infertility.

Click here to watch When Babies Don’t Come, a documentary film by multi-award winning filmmaker and entrepreneur, Molatelo Mainetje-Bossman documenting her 10-year struggle to conceive through her.

Meet with us!

Our team at Cape Fertility is looking forward to meeting many parents-to-be at Fertility Show Africa 2022 and we invite you to join us!

Tickets are complimentary and you can get yours here or visit www.fertilityshowafrica.com for more information.

If you can’t attend or if you would like to speak to us sooner, arranging an initial consultation with one of our fertility specialists is as simple as contacting us here…