HRM Fertility Matters Support Group

Have you heard about the new project orchestrated through Fertility Matters Canada and Conceivable Dreams, "Fertility Benefits Matter"? Having a conversation with your employer around offering benefits that also cover fertility treatments can be a little daunting for some. The video linked below has a lot of great tips on how to start the conversational ball going!

Good morning! FMC has recently released their monthly newsletter. It's a great read for a Sunday morning with coffee or tea. Some of the highlights from this months newsletter are: February 2021 is the 25th anniversary of Black History Month in Canada. Research suggests that Black women may be twice as likely to be faced with fertility struggles. Includes a "who to follow" link for Broken Black Egg - check it out!... Fertility Benefits Matter was launched on February 2nd, 2021 - a project that encourages employers nationwide to provide comprehensive fertility benefits to their employees. More details in the newsletter below (including information on how to engage your employer!) Fertility and the Covid vaccines have been on many of our minds. There's a section in the newsletter addressing this. Fertility on the Blog: the blog feature this newsletter is on yoga for pre and post IVF transfer to support your body, mind and spirit.

We are so excited to see this happening!

Hello! We have been trying to gain interest in a virtual fertility support meeting for the HRM region. If you would be interested in an hour long, virtual meeting to chat with others who are on this journey, please let us know below or through a private message. Is there a topic you would like to see covered? ... All ideas are welcome!

IN-PERSON TREATMENTS TO RESUME JUNE 1, 2020 We are very pleased to announce that AART will be resuming in-person treatments effective June 1, 2020. We have ma...de this decision in consultation with the Canadian Fertility & Andrology Society and have considered the Provincial Public Health recommendations as well. We will resume services with an emphasis on infection prevention and control. Our staff will be wearing PPE for every patient interaction. We have a robust infection prevention and control policy in place including cleaning between each patient. Patients will be required to provide and wear their own mask (disposable or cloth) at all times when in the clinic. Support persons will not be permitted in the clinic with patients. Please call our nursing line at 902-404-8607 to let us know if you would like to proceed with in-person treatments including IVF, FET, IUI, TDI or sonohysterograms. We will not be taking day 1s that occurred before June 1, 2020. Early pregnancy scans will be booked as needed for patients who have undergone treatment. Every patient who proceeds with treatment will sign a consent that states their treatment will be cancelled at their cost if they or a close contact of theirs contracts COVID-19 during treatment. The consent also provides information about COVID-19 and pregnancy and can be found here: http://www.aart.ca//COVID-19-AART-Patient-Information-Cons. We will accommodate as many patients as possible when services are resumed. Given we were not providing treatments for several months there is a possibility that we will reach capacity and treatment may be delayed for some patients. We typically run at or below capacity but we have reached capacity several times in the past and the patients who were delayed received treatment within a month or two. Sperm Functional Analysis (SFA) can be booked by calling our front desk at 902-404-8600. We will continue to offer teleconference appointments for all interactions that do not need to be in-person such as clinic appointments for initial or follow-up consultations. Thank you for your patience. We are happy to be resuming in-person treatments and look forward to hearing from you!

Like many businesses, we are busy preparing to reopen to a new normal. Here we are making sure the chairs marked for use in the waiting room are 6 feet apart. ...We appreciate your patience and hope to announce a date for resuming services soon! We are closely monitoring the provincial COVID-19 updates and will resume services as soon as possible! See more

Today is a hard day for a lot of people. We're sending love to all of the women who are trying to conceive and to the women who have experienced pregnancy loss or loss of a child. You're a mother the moment you decide to travel this path. We would also like to wish a happy mother's day to all the Mother's out there, including our own. ... What are you doing for some extra self-care today?