Fertility Checklists

What to gather, what to confirm about coverage, and what to ask before your first fertility consultation.

18 checklist items

• • Arrive with records that prevent repeat testing
• • Know what your province and workplace plan cover before you are billed

What to organise before a first IVF cycle, from provincial funding and workplace drug coverage to monitoring visits and medication delivery.

17 checklist items

• • Know what is funded in your province and what is not
• • Check your drug plan before medications are ordered

A structured way to work out what your province, your drug plan and the tax system will cover before you commit.

10 checklist items

• • Separate provincial funding, drug coverage and clinic fees
• • Get answers in writing before you commit

Track which fertility investigations have been discussed, booked, completed and explained — for you and, where relevant, your partner.

23 checklist items

• • Know which tests have been done and which are still outstanding
• • Avoid repeating tests already held in another chart

Prepare for a semen analysis so the sample is usable first time, and understand what happens if the result is abnormal.

18 checklist items

• • Follow the testing laboratory's own instructions rather than generic advice
• • Avoid a wasted appointment from an incomplete sample

Gather the history a Canadian fertility clinician or urologist will ask about, and the questions worth asking back.

20 checklist items

• • Cover the history that changes management
• • Bring previous results instead of repeating tests

A structured way to work through confirmation, investigation and options after no sperm is found in a semen sample.

19 checklist items

• • Confirm the finding before making decisions
• • Understand which investigations are genuinely indicated

Questions to work through when comparing fertility clinics in Canada — services, laboratory, access, support and fees.

22 checklist items

• • Compare clinics on the things that actually affect your care
• • Get fees in writing before you commit

Build a realistic cost picture line by line, separating confirmed clinic quotes from estimates and placeholders.

27 checklist items

• • See every category of cost, not just the cycle fee
• • Mark clearly what is quoted and what is still unknown

A planning checklist for working out what your province or territory funds, whether you qualify, and what is still billed to you.

21 checklist items

• • Check eligibility against the official programme rather than hearsay
• • See what a funded cycle does and does not include

A daily preparation routine for fertility injections, with clear rules on what to do if something goes wrong.

26 checklist items

• • Run the same safe routine every day
• • Keep medication stored and recorded correctly

Keep track of what happens at each monitoring visit, what changed, and what you need to confirm before you leave.

16 checklist items

• • Leave each visit knowing today's instructions
• • Record findings so you can follow your own cycle

Confirm and record the trigger injection exactly as your clinic prescribed it, and know what to do if anything is uncertain.

18 checklist items

• • Get the exact time written down and double-checked
• • Prepare everything the evening before

Everything to confirm and pack before egg retrieval day, including sedation, consents and getting home safely.

19 checklist items

• • Arrive prepared, on time and with the right paperwork
• • Follow the clinic's fasting and medication instructions correctly

Recovery after egg retrieval: what is expected, what to monitor, and which symptoms need urgent assessment.

26 checklist items

• • Know what normal recovery usually looks like
• • Follow your clinic's fluid, food and activity advice

Record symptoms of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and know which need a prompt clinic call and which need emergency care.

25 checklist items

• • Track symptoms consistently rather than from memory
• • Separate prompt clinic contact from emergency care

What to confirm before, during and after an embryo transfer appointment at a Canadian fertility clinic.

22 checklist items

• • Arrive with medications, consents and timing correct
• • Have the embryo discussion you want with your team

Prepare for a frozen embryo transfer cycle, from cycle approach and monitoring to thaw plan and transfer date.

20 checklist items

• • Understand the approach your clinic has chosen for you
• • Keep monitoring, medication and timing aligned

Get through the wait between transfer and your pregnancy test with your medication, plans and support in place.

23 checklist items

• • Keep prescribed medication on track
• • Avoid reading too much into day-to-day symptoms

Work through a cycle of intrauterine insemination in Canada: monitoring, timing, the sperm source and the appointment itself.

23 checklist items

• • Know what your clinic needs from you at each step
• • Get timing and sperm arrangements confirmed early

Follow an ovulation induction cycle safely, including monitoring, timing and the conversation about multiple pregnancy.

18 checklist items

• • Understand the plan and how the cycle is monitored
• • Track side effects to report accurately

A time-sensitive checklist for coordinating fertility preservation with your oncology team before treatment starts.

18 checklist items

• • Raise fertility with the oncology team immediately
• • Understand the options that fit the time available

Work through the questions worth answering before freezing eggs in Canada, including cost, process and realistic expectations.

19 checklist items

• • Be clear about your reasons and timeline
• • Understand the process and how many cycles may be needed

What to confirm about screening, regulation, consent and counselling when using donor sperm in Canada.

22 checklist items

• • Understand the Canadian regulatory requirements
• • Compare bank and known-donor pathways

Preparing for treatment with donor eggs in Canada: pathway, screening, consent, counselling, legal advice and costs.

20 checklist items

• • Understand the Canadian pathway and its timelines
• • Know the screening and consent required

A planning checklist for 2SLGBTQ+ people and couples building a family in Canada, covering pathways, clinic questions, law and support.

24 checklist items

• • Compare the pathways open to you without assumptions
• • Ask clinics the questions that matter for your family

Prepare for a recurrent pregnancy loss consultation in Canada: the history to bring, the investigations that may be offered, and what to ask.

26 checklist items

• • Bring the details that shape the assessment
• • Understand which investigations are evidence-based

Structure your follow-up appointment after a cycle that did not work, and decide what — if anything — should change next time.

24 checklist items

• • Get a proper review rather than moving straight to another cycle
• • Understand what happened at each stage

Practical and gentle support after a pregnancy loss in Canada: medical follow-up, warning symptoms, work and emotional care.

26 checklist items

• • Know which symptoms need urgent care
• • Keep the medical follow-up that matters

Keep track of the important stages of your frozen embryo transfer, from cycle preparation to pregnancy testing.

108 checklist items

• • Organise appointments, scans and medication timings in one place
• • Understand the stages of natural, modified natural and medicated cycles

An organisational checklist for two stimulations and two egg collections within one cycle, from first prescription to follow-up.

47 checklist items

• • Keep two stimulations and two collections clearly separated
• • Track monitoring appointments and trigger instructions