The Hidden Reality of Infertility in 2026: Why Millions Still Suffer in Silence
Published by Fertility Solutions | World Infertility Awareness Month 2026 | Week 1 of 4 At Fertility Solutions, we regularly hear from couples who tell us the same thing: they […]
Endometriosis, PCOS and Fertility: What Medical Aids May Cover
Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are two of the most common conditions affecting women of reproductive age in South Africa — and both can significantly impair fertility. Together, they […]
Endometriosis and Fertility: The Diagnostic Delay That Changes Outcomes — and Lives
A Decade to Diagnosis Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide — a figure that translates to roughly 190 million people globally. It is associated with significant […]
IVF Treatment in Cape Town for Tanzanian and East African Patients — A Practical and Personal Guide
Tanzania has a growing fertility medicine sector, and for straightforward cases, treatment at home in Dar es Salaam or Arusha is increasingly possible. But for patients facing complex diagnoses, recurrent […]
Understanding PMBs and Fertility-Related Conditions
If you have spent any time researching medical aid cover for fertility treatment in South Africa, you have likely encountered the term ‘Prescribed Minimum Benefits’ — or PMBs. Understanding what […]
Egg Freezing Has Gone Mainstream. Are We Having the Right Conversations With Patients?
The Normalisation Has Outrun the Nuance A decade ago, elective oocyte cryopreservation was classified as experimental by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. In 2012, ASRM lifted that experimental label […]
The Fertility Solutions Cape Town Concierge — Everything We Handle So You Don’t Have To
Most people who travel internationally for IVF treatment discover, after they arrive, that the treatment itself was not the hard part. The hard part was everything around it. The accommodation […]
Why Fertility Treatment Is Still Financially Out of Reach for Many Women
Infertility is not selective. It does not discriminate by income, province, race, or social background. Yet in South Africa — one of the most unequal societies in the world — […]
Egg Donation: A Gift, a Transaction, or Something More Complex? The Ethical Questions the Industry Cannot Afford to Avoid
The Scale of What We Are Discussing Egg donation is one of the fastest-growing areas of assisted reproduction globally. In 2021, ESHRE data indicated that donor egg cycles accounted for […]
What Has Actually Changed in IVF Over the LastDecade — And What Still Needs To
The Laboratory Has Changed Significantly When vitrification became the standard for embryo cryopreservation roughly a decade ago, it represented one of the most clinically meaningful advances in IVF since the […]