“The vision for Olive is that we live and breathe our commitment to putting the patient at the center of care.”
Dr. Beth Taylor,
co-founder and co-director
With decades of experience, a state-of-the-art laboratory, personalized care and advanced treatments, the Olive team achieves among the highest pregnancy rates in Canada
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July 27, 2022 6:30pm PST
There are many ways to create a family. Join Dr. Beth Taylor for an online discussion on LGBTQ2S+ family building options. The talk will include how to get started on your path to parenthood and what you need to know about fertility testing, donor sperm, donor egg, and surrogacy options for family building. Trans and gender diverse fertility preservation and family-building will also be discussed. Bring your questions! Space is limited so please register and a Zoom meeting link will be sent to you. Let's Talk About LGBTQ2S+ Paths to Parenthood will be hosted on Zoom. Shortly before this event, Olive will send you an e-mail invite with instructions on how to join.
Wednesday June 22, 2022 | 4:30PM - 6:00PM (PST)
Olive Fertility offers a virtual support circle for Olive patients.
Sunday, May 1 at 9-9:30am PDT | 10-10:30am MDT | 12-12:30pm EDT
We welcome those struggling with primary infertility (trying to conceive your first child) to attend this program.
By Dr. Beth Taylor
I underwent egg retrieval/freezing in July of 2021. From the very beginning, the staff at Olive was absolutely incredible. I had flown to Vancouver from Northern BC and was staying alone to do all of my injections since my husband wasn’t able to attend due to the current COVID regulations. The first shot was the scariest but it gave me an immense amount of confidence for the subsequent shots that were required for retrieval.
Read MoreOur journey to parenthood still feels surreal. Infertility is a rollercoaster that you don’t want to be on, taking you slowly up each hill and barreling you down, only to climb another. Initially when my husband and I started trying to grow our family, we “didn’t stress” (which ended up being the most common and unwelcome piece of advice offered by well-meaning friends). When we didn’t get pregnant after a few months of trying, I tried not to worry even though I was desperately afraid that something was wrong.
Read MoreLike many middle class educated professional women, I was unable to find a suitable mate. I spent my 30s pining for Mr Right, so I could get on with creating a family much like the one I grew up in. After some challenging relationships my 40th birthday marked a turning point in my search. I was no longer going to look for “him” I was going to create my own family.
Read MoreJohn and I met in 2002 and got married in May 2004. We started building our dream together of having a family and building lots of memories with our children. We tried getting pregnant for years with no success. After consulting different doctors we found out that I have Polycystic Ovaries, which is the main reason why I couldn’t get pregnant.
Read MoreAfter almost 5 years of trying to conceive and working with doctors, plus 4 failed rounds of IUI we looked at the thought of proceeding down the journey of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Neither Bryce or I had anything medically wrong that prevented us from having children or impacted the process, it just simply wasn't going to happen on its own.
Read MoreInclusion of all gender & sexually diverse people is an important value of Olive Fertility Centre. We are continuously striving to create an environment of compassionate belonging where all of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community are supported, valued and respected.
Olive Fertility Centre resides on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Tsleil-waututh Nations (Vancouver and Surrey clinics), of the Lekwungen people (Victoria clinic), of the syilx/Okanagan people (Kelowna clinic) and of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation (Blossom Fertility clinic in Prince George).
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