IVF clinics and results in Alberta
Calgary and Edmonton, 4 registry clinics.

Where IVF happens in Alberta

CFAS places Alberta's fertility clinics in Edmonton and Calgary, with fertility preservation available through clinics including Calgary's Regional Fertility Program (July 2026). The national registry report lists 4 Alberta clinics as CARTR Plus participants (September 2025).

Services at the Regional Fertility Program (Calgary)

• Artificial insemination
• IVF and ICSI
• Preimplantation genetic testing
• Egg donation and gestational surrogacy
• Cryopreservation for IVF/ICSI patients and before cancer treatment

The Alberta Health Services listing states that only Canadian residents are accepted. Physician consultations there are covered by provincial insurance; fertility treatments are not.

The first three phases of an IVF cycle

Map to the Positive explains that IVF is a 4 to 6 week process in five phases. Knowing what happens in each one reduces anxiety. The first three:

1. Ovarian stimulation (8 to 12 days): daily injections to mature several eggs, with ultrasound every 2 to 3 days and a trigger shot when follicles reach 18 to 20 mm.
2. Egg retrieval (1 day): an outpatient procedure under light sedation, about 20 to 30 minutes, 34 to 36 hours after the trigger.
3. Fertilization and culture (3 to 6 days): conventional IVF or ICSI in the lab, with embryos reaching the blastocyst stage on day 5 to 6.

Then come the embryo transfer and the two-week wait.

This is one chapter. The map has 42.

IVF demystified is Chapter 35 of Map to the Positive, in Station IV. It walks through all five phases, the possible side effects, the common myths and the questions to ask your specialist before you start. The same station covers when to see a specialist and how to choose the right doctor.