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 […]
Failed Cycle: The Grief Nobody Prepares You For
The clinic told you what to expect from the injections. They explained the retrieval. They walked you through the transfer. They probably even prepared you, gently, for the possibility that […]
PMOS vs PCOS: What Changed, What Stayed the Same, and Why It Matters
The Most Important Women’s Health Renaming in a Generation In May 2026, The Lancet published the results of one of the most significant medical consensus processes in women’s health history. […]
Does Medical Aid Cover IVF in South Africa?
For many South Africans facing infertility, IVF — in vitro fertilisation — represents both hope and financial anxiety. It is often the treatment that makes parenthood possible, yet the cost […]
What to Expect When You Travel to Cape Town for IVF — A Step-by-Step Guide
One of the biggest barriers to travelling abroad for fertility treatment is not the cost, and it is not the clinical uncertainty. It is not knowing what the journey will […]
The Real Cost of Fertility Treatment in South Africa
When people first start researching fertility treatment, the numbers can be shocking. What begins as a conversation about starting a family quickly becomes a conversation about significant financial outlay — […]
What Is a Fertility Concierge — and Do You Need One?
It’s 9:47 on a Tuesday night. You’re sitting on the bathroom floor in your hotel in Cape Town, holding an injection pen you’ve never used before. The instructions are in […]
PCOS Has Been Officially Renamed PMOS: Everything Women Trying to Conceive Need to Know
A Major Shift in Women’s Health — And What It Means for You If you’ve been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), or you’ve been searching for answers about irregular […]
The Emotional Weight of Infertility: Why Clinical Expertise Alone Is Not Enough
The Research Has Been Clear for Two Decades Studies examining the psychological burden of infertility have consistently produced the same finding: the anxiety and depression experienced by patients undergoing fertility […]