Dr. Jason Hitkari is co-founder and co-director of Olive Fertility Centre, which has locations in Vancouver and Surrey. Olive Fertility Centre is one of Canada’s leading IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) and fertility centers with among the highest pregnancy rates in Canada. Dr. Hitkari is also a Clinical Associate Professor at UBC and the current President of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology and Society (CFAS) for 2020-2021.
Including the signs and causes of secondary infertility, possible tests and treatments, and what it can feel like.
Olive Fertility Centre co-director Dr. Niamh Tallon speaks with the CBC Early Edition about how the pandemic has delayed couples from getting pregnant. Big thank you to Olive patient Teryn Emslie for sharing her experience.
Listen to Dr Tallon talk with host Maureen McGrath about fertility treatment in the time is COVID-19 and Olive’s plans to resume fertility treatments in the upcoming weeks.
Dr Beth Taylor talks about the anxiety fertility patients are suffering as a result of the Covid-19 shut down.
Dubbed the silent disease, polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common causes of infertility. Dr. Niamh Tallon, from Olive Fertility, explains signs, symptoms and treatments.