Practitioner FAQs
All fertility procedures take approximately 15 minutes, all laboratory processes require about 1 hour.
Sperm analysis excluding test for sperm antibodies 2 days, including test for sperm antibodies 8-10 days, paternity test 14-21 days.
Mail, fax.
In line with legislation, each donor is reimbursed a varying nominal amount to cover their travelling and out-of-pocket expenses.
No, embryos are frozen at fertility clinics, and sent to us for storage and safe keeping. We can refer you to a suitable in-vitro fertilisation clinic to arrange for the freezing process.
No, potential egg donors are advised to contact their local fertility clinic.
We provide information and links to resources that accommodate this process, but we do not engage with surrogacy ourselves.
Yes, it is referred to as consanguinity, there is always a risk. If you are unsure, a DNA test will confirm whether biological/genetic relations exist. If related, couples run the risk of increased birth defects in their offspring.
They are within their constitutional right to have children (Sec 23/26 of the Constitution of South Africa).