Questions to Ask Your Medical Aid Before Starting Fertility Treatment
Starting fertility treatment is a significant decision — emotionally, physically, and financially. What many patients don’t realise is that the questions they ask their medical aid before treatment begins can […]
Integrating Mental Health Into Fertility Treatment: What It Actually Means in Practice
Integration Is Not a Referral Pathway When fertility clinics describe their psychological support offering, the most common response is a version of the same thing: ‘We have a counsellor available, […]
Your IVF Journey in Cape Town — World-Class Treatment in One of the Most Beautiful Places on Earth
There is a version of fertility treatment abroad that looks like this: you fly to a city you have never visited, find your own way to a clinic, receive your […]
Secondary Infertility: The Invisible Struggle That Deserves More Attention
The Experience That Is Expected to Be Invisible Secondary infertility is defined as the inability to conceive or carry a pregnancy to term after previously having conceived, with or without […]
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 […]