Aurora Reproductive Care is proud to announce that they have partnered with EngagedMD to enable them to remotely educate patients throughout the entire fertility journey and digitally and securely manage all patient paperwork and consent forms. This will allow Aurora to operate more efficiently, while simultaneously improving the patient experience in the following ways:

Improved Patient Experience

EngagedMD’s cloud-based platform lets patients access their learning plan and sign consent forms from their laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Patients enjoy the convenience of self-paced learning in the comfort of their own home while still having access to their care team when they need it.

Saves Time

With EngagedMD, patients will arrive for appointments informed and prepared. Which means the time spent between patients and Doctor will be more productive for everyone.

Paperless

Arriving 30 minutes early to “do the paperwork” is no one’s idea of convenience. Neither is rescheduling procedures over missing signatures and lost forms. With EngagedMD, consent forms are digitally delivered and stored, so patients can sign from the convenience of home, and Aurora staff can keep everything conveniently in place and on schedule.

Clinics can differ in the patient population they treat – for example some clinics may care for a larger proportion of older women, or couples with previous treatment failures, and this can affect the “success rates.” Some clinics may promote transfer of 1 embryo at a time, to encourage the best possible outcome for the mom and baby while others may liberally transfer multiple embryos during treatment.

There are many other factors that are important when choosing a fertility clinic, beyond success rates. It’s important to find a fertility care team that meets your needs: a place that is comfortable, convenient, has good communication and supports you through the stress of infertility.

If you are planning to do IVF treatment at Aurora, your physician will counsel you about your chance of pregnancy. Rest assured, our pregnancy rates compare favorably to the national average and we will work with you to achieve our common goal – a healthy, happy mom and baby!

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REGINA – Rod and Jayleene Sully have been married for nine years, and have decided it’s time to add a child to their family photos.

“We started trying and ran into some problems,” said Jayleene.

The couple consulted a fertility specialist and were told they were unlikely to conceive without help – either from a sperm donor or in vitro fertilization (IVF).

The Sullys prefer not to go with a donor, but IVF is a pricey procedure – costing upwards of $10,000.

“We had hope, (thinking) ‘Maybe we can do this,’” Jayleene said. “Then we found out the cost and said, ‘I don’t think we can afford that.’”

Depending on the province, some in vitro treatments are paid for by health care. In Saskatchewan coverage is only provided for infertility investigation, including sperm testing.

Infertility Saskatchewan – an advocacy group pushing for public funding of infertility treatments – wants to change that, citing a new report from the University of Alberta.

It says funding some forms of IVF could actually be more cost effective for the health system.

“We can try and reduce the financial barriers so couples are more inclined to transfer a single embryo during their fertility treatments, there will be fewer multiple pregnancies,” said Dr. Adrian Gamelin of Saskatoon’s Aurora Reproductive Care – the province’s only fertility clinic. “Therefore, the government will actually save money.”

While treatment is on the rise, doctors say, too often infertility isn’t recognized as a health issue.

“Infertility is a medical condition,” Gamelin said. “It’s not a choice any couple would make not to be able to have children.”

Rod and Jayleene don’t believe IVF funding will arrive in time for them, but they’re not done trying – to conceive and to effect change.

“Anything we can do, so that someone doesn’t have to say ‘no’ to a family because they can’t afford it.”

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Since we opened the doors to Aurora, we have been bustling with activity. It has been very exciting for us to get our donor and partner intrauterine insemination programs up and running. We also recently completed our first series of IVF treatments. It went very smoothly, thanks to our awesome and experienced staff who worked hard to give our patients the best experience possible. The feedback has been enormously positive.

We have also been working very hard to reduce the wait times for consultation at Aurora. We thank all of the women and couples who have waited a long time to see us for their patience as we made this transition. We understand how frustrating infertility is, and how much a long wait list to see a specialist can add to that. The good news is that we are able to see couples experiencing fertility problems much more quickly now – within 4 months at most right now.

It’s rewarding to see our vision for fertility care come to life at Aurora, and it’s a privilege to be a part of your journey.

So here we are ready to open our doors and we are so excited to welcome you to Aurora. First of all, we are thrilled about the clinic that we designed. It is located on the lovely South Saskatchewan River. We put a lot of thought into creating an environment that is warm, comfortable and efficient. It also has the space and flow to allow us to see more patients, and this means shorter wait lists. We know that after months or years of waiting to get pregnant, the last thing you want to hear is that you have to wait to see the specialist.

One of the most important parts of a fertility clinic is behind the scenes. The laboratory at Aurora is state-of-the-art, and was designed by scientists at the forefront of the field. This is so important because this is where the miracles happen!

And let’s not forget the team. We are so happy that some of our dedicated team chose to join us from our previous practice. We can’t emphasize how valuable their experience, compassion and commitment is to the care we provide at Aurora. And we are also welcoming some new team members who will shake us up and challenge us to push our boundaries and solve problems in new ways.

So here we are!  And we are ready to welcome you to Aurora! You’ve come to the right place.