We continue to hear that more women are delaying having children. Some are trying to proactively plan for that by freezing their eggs. However, the popularity of this idea is perpetuating false information. Dr. Rahi Victory speaks with Amy Dodge.
Victory Reproductive Care (VCR) Clinic is receiving a minimum of $1.5 million in annual funding from the Ontario government to support reproductive therapies in Windsor.
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The setbacks were crushing. And there were many.
For six years, as biology fought against desire, Katie and Todd Cox struggled to have a child.
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By the time their son Benjamin finally arrived, after years of tears and painful disappointment, they had spent more than $70,000 on treatments and related travel.
“Definitely, it was something I didn’t think I’d be able to get over if I wasn’t a mom,” said Katie, 44.
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Ontario’s funding model for in vitro fertilization discriminates against single and gay men because only women are eligible to receive funding for the expensive treatment, according to rights advocates.
To receive funding for IVF, which starts around $10,000 for one cycle, the woman giving birth must provide her OHIP number even if she’s a surrogate.
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“If the patients are two gay men, they have to rely on the OHIP number of their surrogate,” said Toronto fertility lawyer Sherry Leviton, also board director of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society.