COVID 19 Updates
Vaccination and Pregnancy: SOGC and CFAS Recommendations
Aa COVID-19 vaccines become available to Canadians across the country, the SOGC (The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada) has just released long-awaited recommendations about vaccination and pregnancy and planning conception. These guidelines are also endorsed by the CFAS (Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society). TRIO’s medical team has reviewed the guidelines and supports them…
Read MoreA New Year’s Message from TRIO’s Medical Director
As we are looking forward to the promise and potential of a New Year, we also are all taking a moment to reflect on this last year. As you know, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were initially closed for ten-and-a-half weeks. It was very challenging for both patients and staff. Even though…
Read MoreHow to Boost Your Chances of a Successful Embryo Transfer: Tips for Mind and Body
Our fertility experts share tips to improve your chances of a successful embryo transfer. They share what you should eat to help implantation and how to prepare mentally for an embryo transfer.
Read MoreChanging with the Times, A New Way of Providing Fertility Treatment
With September well underway, we thought it was time to provide an update from the clinic. As many of you know, TRIO resumed fertility treatments after a 10-week closure in order to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the community. We performed our first egg retrieval on June 5, 2020, and since then, we have…
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Infertility and Your Relationship During a Pandemic
By Dara Roth Edney, MSW., RSW.
Whether you are part of a couple struggling to have a baby, or on your own using a donor without success, it can be devastating and isolating. Infertility and reproductive loss takes a toll, with people feeling the impact of these experiences personally and in their most intimate relationships. Single people and those who are…
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Finding Flow: Dealing with the Challenges of COVID-19 and Fertility Treatment
By: Erica Berman, PhD
You were dealing with the challenges of working and trying to prepare for your next fertility treatment. Then COVID-19 hit. How can you cope? Some of the aspects of infertility that make it so overwhelming – lack of control, long wait periods, and uncertainty – are also what makes living through the Covid-19 pandemic so…
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Are there increased risks in pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic?
By Dr. Sony Sierra
A common question as we get back to the clinic to help you build your family is the question about the risks of early pregnancy during the current COVID-19 pandemic. It is reasonable to question if there are risks to the mother and baby if infection with the novel coronavirus occurs during a pregnancy. Around…
Read MoreWalk Through of New Screening and Safety Measures at TRIO
Welcome to the “New Normal” at TRIO. If you have any questions about our new screening and safety measures please email info@triofertility.com.
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A New Way of Providing Fertility Treatment
By: Dr. Sony Sierra, Deputy Medical Director, TRIO Fertility
By now you have all heard the news about our re-opening. It was a decision made over weeks of review and consultation with our team, as well as other clinics across our city, our province, the country and internationally. While fertility therapy is not a frontline treatment, it is an essential service to provide reproductive…
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Strategies for Staying Present and Coping with Uncertainty
By: Amira Posner, BSW, MSW, RSW
If you’re struggling with infertility, you’re no stranger to uncertainty, and now with the COVID-19 pandemic, we meet with it again. My suggestion is to try to become friends with uncertainty. The first thing that can help is acceptance: Bringing acceptance to the difficult situation and to the fact that it is beyond our control…
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