Ontario Fertility Funding Program FAQs

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• 519.650.0011

• info_at_onefertilitykw.com

• Ontario IVF Funding Your Guide to Fertility
  Treatment Coverage

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• Who is Eligible?

• Ontario residents under 43 years old with a valid
  OHIP card qualify for most treatments.
• Fertility preservation requires a valid OHIP
  card, being under 43, and a valid medical reason
  (e.g., chemotherapy).
• Sex, gender, sexual orientation or family status
  are not considerations in fertility treatment
  eligibility.

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• IVF

• In vitro fertilization involves retrieving eggs
  from one partners ovaries (or using a donor egg)
  and then fertilizing the eggs using the other
  partners sperm (or donor sperm) in a lab. Once
  fertilized, the embryo is transferred to the
  uterus.
• Eligibility
• Ontario residents under 43 years old
• Valid OHIP card required

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• IVF Treatments

• Treatments Covered
• One full IVF cycle
• Up to two cycle monitoring attempts
• Two Embryo freezing/thawing/culture
• One attempt at surgical sperm retrieval
• Single fresh/frozen embryo transfer
• Fertilization and embryology services (ICSI,
  assisted hatching, blastocyst culture)

• Treatments not covered
• Purchase of donor sperm/eggs
• Storage/shipment of eggs/sperm/embryos
• Services for other participants in the IVF cycle

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• IUI

• IUI is a minimally invasive fertility treatment
  that involves placing the most viable sperm
  specimens in direct or close contact with the egg
  inside the womans uterus to substantially
  increase the chances of conception. 
• Eligibility
• Ontario residents with a valid OHIP card

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• IUI Treatments

• Treatments Covered
• Cycle monitoring
• Insemination procedure

• Treatments not covered
• Sperm washing procedures
• Purchase/shipment/storage of donor sperm

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• Fertility Preservation

• Fertility preservation is the process of saving
  or protecting eggs, sperm, or reproductive tissue
  so that a person can use them to have biological
  children in the future.
• Eligibility
• Valid OHIP card
• Under 43 years old
• Valid medical reason (chemotherapy,
  gender-reaffirming surgery)

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• Fertility Preservation Treatments

• Treatments Covered
• Up to two cycle monitoring attempts
• One egg retrieval attempt
• Freezing of one batch/sample of eggs or sperm
• Sperm collection or one attempt at surgical sperm
  retrieval

• Treatments not covered
• Preservation of additional batches/samples of
  eggs or sperm

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• How to Apply

• 1. Get a referral from your physician.
• 2. Contact a participating fertility clinic.
• 3. Discuss your treatment options and
  eligibility.
• 4. Submit your application through the clinic.
• Wait times Government-funded clinics manage wait
  lists based on clinical judgment and report wait
  times to the Ministry of Health.

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• Contact us

• ONE Fertility Kitchener Waterloo
• 4271 King St East, Suite 200Kitchener, ON N2P 2X7

• Timing
• Monday-Friday 7am-3pmSaturday-Sunday 8am-12pm

• 519.650.0011

• info_at_onefertilitykw.com

• https//www.onefertilitykitchenerwaterloo.com/

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• Thank you