In light of the increasing global COVID-19 challenges and aligned with recent direction from the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), we regret to inform you that the Ottawa Fertility Centre (OFC) must temporarily suspend all non-essential services to our patients effective today, including both our blood lab and ultrasound departments.
All patients with upcoming appointments will be contacted by our staff to communicate your personal care plan over the upcoming weeks. We will also be in touch to reschedule any cancelled appointments when we are able to safely re-open and re-establish normal OFC operations. We are able to offer some appointments with OFC physicians through the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) or phone calls, and if applicable, this option will be offered to you.
If you have any immediate medical emergencies related to your fertility care please call 613-722-7000 and ask to speak to the IVF physician on-call, or present yourself to your nearest hospital emergency department. If you have questions or concerns about your ongoing fertility treatment you can call us at 613-686-3378 ext 617 to discuss it with one of our nurses. General questions can be directed by email to info@conceive.ca or by phone at 613-686-3378 ext 200. Please also visit our website for ongoing updates regarding our operational pause.
We recognize that this temporary interruption of services decision may pose its own challenges, but the health and safety of our patients and staff is our utmost priority. At this time, temporarily shutting down OFC operations is our safest course of action to safeguard everyone’s health. We look forward to seeing you again as soon as this public health situation is resolved.
Please note: Dr. Gervaize will be available for online / telephone appointments during the time we are closed, you may contact her at pgervaize@conceive.ca
Fees
We are committed to full transparency so you will know exactly what costs are involved in your treatment.
View our current treatment fees and associated costs
| Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)- MOHLTC Funded | |
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| IUI with partner sperm – sperm washing | $850.00 |
| IUI with Donor Sperm Handling* | $300.00 / unit |
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*If units are standard (not pre-washed) an $850 fee will apply *Fee does not include the cost of the donor sperm |
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| Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) – Quebec and Uninsured Patients | |
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| Quebec and uninsured patients pay for additional services that are normally covered by OHIP. These services include: follicle tracking ultrasound exams, blood work, and the insemination procedure. Costs will vary by patient and extent of monitoring required. |
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| IUI with partner sperm – sperm washing | $850.00 |
| IUI with Donor Sperm (Preparation for IUI – per unit of pre-washed sperm shipped to OFC)* | $300.00 |
| Monitoring – Ultrasound and Blood Work (approx cost per day) | Fee per service |
| Insemination Procedure | $200.00 |
| *Fee does not include the cost of the donor sperm | |
| In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) | ||||
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| MOHLTC will cover one IVF cycle over a lifetime for patients less than 43 years.
Funded Program |
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| Storage Fee paid at time of embryo cryopreservation | $500.00 | |||
| PESA Sperm Freeze* | $700.00 | |||
| Storage Fee with Fertility Preservation | $500.00 | |||
| *If not PESA; TESE will cost $3000 (not funded) | ||||
| Unfunded Program | |
| IVF – Single cycle (inclusive of 500 enrollment fee)* | $9 000.00 |
| IVF – Natural Cycle (inclusive of 500 enrollment fee)* | $7 500.00 |
| IVF – Conversion from IUI | $7 500.00 |
| IVF – Known Egg Donor or Gestational Carrier (inclusive of 500 enrollment fee)* | $12 100.00 |
| FET – Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) | $2 500.00 |
| FET – Fertilization and embryo transfer (frozen eggs) (inclusive of 500 enrollment fee)* | $8 000.00 |
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* For an unfunded IVF cycle, a non-refundable $500 enrollment fee will be collected at your Physician’s appointment before your IVF chart is given to the Schedule Nurse. This fee is to cover the costs of chart and prescription preparation, IVF education, cycle scheduling, reservation of a treatment start date, and nurse consultation. |
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Non-OHIP Patients also pay for the ultrasound exam to confirm pregnancy and/or to rule out an ectopic pregnancy, physician assessments, and any additional blood tests beyond the first pregnancy test. |
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| Lab Services-Unfunded | ||||
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| ICSI | $2 000.00 | |||
| ICSI with surgically retrieved sperm (SRS) | $2 500.00 | |||
| Embryo Freezing (includes 1st year of storage) | $1 000.00 | |||
| Sperm Evaluation for freeze | $200.00 | |||
| Sperm Freezing (includes 1st year of storage) | $700.00 | |||
| Embryo or Sperm Storage (annual) | $500.00 | |||
| Egg Donor and Gestational Carrier Cycles | ||||
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| IVF using Egg Donor | $12 100.00 | |||
| IVF using Gestational Carrier | $12 100.00 / unit | |||
| Fertility Preservation | ||||
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| Egg Freezing Non-Medical reason(includes monitoring, stimulation, egg retrieval, 1st year of storage) | $9 000.00 | |||
| Sperm Freezing (Includes 1st yr of storage) | $700.00 / unit | |||
| PGD/PGS | ||||
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| The Ottawa Fertility Centre works with a genetics lab in Detroit, Michigan called Cooper Genomics. Fees paid to the Ottawa Fertility Centre are for egg retrieval, fertilization using ICSI, and embryo biopsy. Cooper Genomics establishes its own fees for PGS/PGD please consult their fee brochure. | ||||
| PGD (Payment to Cooper Genomics Lab) | see brochure | |||
| PGS (Payment to Cooper Genomics Lab) | see brochure | |||
| IVF + ICSI Cycle (excludes embryo freezing and subsequent transfer) | $11 000.00 | |||
| Embryo biopsy for PGD/PGS | $1 800.00 | |||
| Embryo Freezing | $1 000.00 | |||
| Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) | $2 500.00 | |||
| Male Procedures | ||||
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| Semen Analysis – Casa | OHIP | |||
| Semen Analysis – Casa (non-OHIP patients) | $65.00 | |||
| Semen Analysis – Detailed (Kruger) | $300.00 | |||
| Surgical Sperm Retrieval at OFC (PESA or TESE) including freeze | $3 000.00 | |||
| Surgical Sperm Retrieval at Ottawa Hospital (Micro TESE) -OFC fee only | $3 500.00 | |||
| *Eligibility requirements must be met for funded PESA. | ||||
| Satellite Monitoring | ||||
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| The Ottawa Fertility (OFC) will only monitor patients in those cases wherein the service cannot be offered at the OFC or where a physician from the OFC has specifically referred the patient to another centre. | ||||
| Consultation with OFC physician | $355.00 | |||
| Satellite Coordination | $500.00 | |||
| Satellite International | $1000.00 | |||
| Ultrasound and Blood Monitoring | Fee per service | |||
| Additional Fees For Non-OHIP Insured Patients | ||||
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| Additional fees may apply for non-OHIP insured patients requiring physicians services, nursing services, ultrasound and blood tests. | ||||