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When to seek fertility help in South Africa

How long to try before asking for help, whether to start in the public or private sector, and what a first assessment covers.

Fertility testing in South Africa: what to expect

The tests used in a South African fertility assessment, when in the cycle they happen, and what each result describes.

Male fertility in South Africa: tests, causes and treatment

Semen analysis, common causes of male-factor infertility, what can be treated, and when to see a urologist.

IVF and ICSI in South Africa: what treatment involves

The stages of a cycle, how ICSI differs, what affects success, and the risks to understand before starting.

Paying for fertility treatment in South Africa

How medical schemes treat fertility care, what Prescribed Minimum Benefits do and do not cover, and how to plan the full cost.

Nutrition and preconception health in South Africa

Evidence-based preconception eating using locally available foods, plus folic acid, iron, vitamin D and food safety.

Emotional wellbeing during fertility treatment in South Africa

Coping with the emotional weight of infertility, managing family expectation, and where to find support locally.

Your menstrual cycle and fertile window

How ovulation works, how to identify your fertile days, and which tracking methods justify their cost.

PCOS and fertility in South Africa

Diagnosis, what PCOS means for ovulation, and how treatment and medical scheme cover work in practice.

Endometriosis and fertility in South Africa

Symptoms, how diagnosis works across the public and private sectors, and how endometriosis shapes treatment decisions.

Uterine fibroids and fertility in South Africa

Which fibroids affect fertility, how they are assessed, and how to weigh myomectomy against leaving them alone.

Male-factor infertility in South Africa

Semen analysis explained, what abnormal results mean, and the treatment options from lifestyle change to ICSI.

Choosing a fertility clinic in South Africa

SASREG accreditation, public versus private units, laboratory questions and what an honest success rate looks like.

Paying for IVF in South Africa: medical schemes and self-pay

How scheme benefits, savings accounts, prescribed minimum benefits and self-funding work for fertility treatment.

An IVF cycle step by step in South Africa

Screening, stimulation, monitoring, retrieval, the embryology laboratory and embryo transfer decisions.

After embryo transfer in South Africa: results and next steps

Luteal support, blood testing, frozen transfers, embryo storage consent and reviewing an unsuccessful cycle.

Hormone and ovarian reserve testing in South Africa

What AMH, FSH, LH, thyroid and antral follicle count tests measure, when they are done, and what the results can and cannot tell you.

Semen analysis explained — South Africa

How to prepare for a semen analysis, what each number on the report means, and what happens when a result is abnormal.

Tubal and imaging tests in South Africa

HSG, HyCoSy, pelvic ultrasound and laparoscopy — what each test looks for, how it feels, and how results change treatment.

Miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss in South Africa

Why early loss happens, when investigation is offered in South Africa, what the tests look for, and how to look after yourself afterwards.

Emotional wellbeing and support in South Africa

Practical ways to protect your mental health through fertility treatment in South Africa, and how to find counselling and peer support locally.

Donor conception, surrogacy and preservation in South Africa

How donor conception, surrogacy, egg and sperm freezing, and solo and LGBTQ+ parenthood work under South Africa rules, and what to ask before you commit.

Donor treatment in South Africa: eggs, sperm and embryos

How donor egg, sperm and embryo treatment works in South Africa, how donors are screened and recorded, what it costs, and the questions to settle before you start.

Solo parents and LGBTQ+ family building in South Africa

Routes to parenthood for single people and LGBTQ+ patients in South Africa, how legal parentage is established, and what to arrange before treatment begins.

Genetic testing and screening in South Africa

Carrier screening, preimplantation genetic testing and genetic counselling in South Africa — what each test answers, what it costs and when it is worth doing.

Secondary infertility and repeated loss in South Africa

Why conceiving again can be harder, what is investigated in South Africa after difficulty or repeated loss following a previous pregnancy, and what treatment can change.

Supplements, smoking, alcohol and weight in South Africa

How supplements are regulated in South Africa, what the alcohol and smoking advice is, and how weight is used in fertility treatment decisions.

Age, timing and when to seek help in South Africa

How age affects fertility, how to time conception attempts, and when to ask for assessment in South Africa.

Adenomyosis and fertility in South Africa

What adenomyosis is, how it is diagnosed on scan or MRI in South Africa, how it may affect conception and IVF, and the treatment options available in the public and private sectors.

Blocked fallopian tubes and hydrosalpinx in South Africa

How tubal blockage and hydrosalpinx are found on HSG and other tests, why pelvic infection matters in South Africa, and how blocked tubes change the treatment plan.

Low AMH and diminished ovarian reserve in South Africa

What AMH really measures, why it is not a fertility score, how low ovarian reserve affects treatment planning, and what options are realistic in the South African public and private sectors.

Unexplained infertility in South Africa

What an unexplained diagnosis means, which tests should have been completed first, how treatment decisions are made, and how to plan when no cause has been found.

Thyroid disorders and fertility in South Africa

How an underactive or overactive thyroid affects ovulation, conception and pregnancy, which tests are used in South Africa, and how treatment is managed before and during pregnancy.

High prolactin and fertility in South Africa

Why prolactin rises, how a raised result is confirmed and investigated in South Africa, what a pituitary scan may show, and how treatment restores ovulation.

Varicocele and male fertility in South Africa

What a varicocele is, how it is examined and graded, when repair may help sperm quality, and how it fits alongside IUI, IVF and ICSI in South Africa.

Azoospermia and surgical sperm retrieval in South Africa

The difference between obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia, the hormone and genetic tests used, how surgical sperm retrieval works, and how ICSI follows.

Sperm DNA fragmentation testing in South Africa

What sperm DNA fragmentation measures, when the test may be useful, what the evidence does and does not show, and what can realistically be done about a high result.

Progesterone testing and confirming ovulation in South Africa

Why the progesterone test is timed about seven days before your next period rather than automatically on day 21, what the result can and cannot confirm, and how cycles vary.

Hysteroscopy and uterine cavity assessment in South Africa

How the inside of the uterus is examined, when hysteroscopy is worthwhile, what polyps, fibroids and adhesions mean for implantation, and what recovery involves.

Ovulation induction in South Africa: letrozole, clomiphene and injections

How ovulation induction works, the differences between letrozole, clomiphene and gonadotrophins, why monitoring matters, and the risks of multiple pregnancy and OHSS.