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Choosing The Right Fertility Clinic With Dr. Al Yuzpe

April 29, 2023 • Carolynn Dubé • Season 1 • Episode 16

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In this episode of Fertility in Focus, we sit down with Dr. Al Yuzpe to discuss how to find the right clinic for you.

Dr. Yuzpe is a co-founder and co-director of Olive Fertility Centre. As Canada's most senior Reproductive Endocrinologist, he has been involved in IVF for the past 30 years and in the field of infertility for the past 43 years.

If you've ever been confused about what exactly a fertility clinic does or how to find one that's right for you and your situation, this episode is for you! Dr. Yuzpe will walk us through what makes a clinic good (and not so good) and give us tips on how to navigate the process of finding a clinic that's right for you and your family.

More About Dr. Al Yuzpe

Dr. Yuzpe received his MD, M Sc. and completed his fellowship training in obstetrics and gynecology at Western University, London, Ontario. During his training, Dr. Yuzpe was a Fellow of the Medical Research Council of Canada for two years with his research focusing on the development and refinement of fertility-promoting drugs, including clomiphene and human gonadotropins.

He pioneered the development of the emergency contraceptive pill, which is often referred to as "The Yuzpe method." This method was recently listed by the Canadian Child and Youth Health Coalition as among the 10 Canadian discoveries with the greatest impact, or the greatest potential for impact, on health outcomes for children and youth in the last 100 years.

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