Description

Starting a family is one of the biggest decisions people make in life, yet having a baby is not always easy.

As New Zealand’s leading provider of fertility diagnosis, support and treatment, Fertility Associates are dedicated to giving you the best possible chance of having a baby. 

We’ve been busy building families for over 30 years with more than 20,000 babies born so far. Committed to excellence, each Fertility Associates clinic has a close-knit team of doctors, nurses, counsellors and scientists who provide full patient support throughout treatment. Our clinics feature modern facilities and state of the art equipment.

For a list of our consulting specialists and their locations see below under "Consultants".  

We are located  throughout New Zealand, so there is a clinic close to you. Fertility Associates also provides fertility treatments for residents of New Caledonia and Tahiti.

We offer both private and publicly funded consultation and treatment. If you have a fertility question that remains unanswered, the sooner you talk to us the better your chances of success.

To contact one of our clinics or make an appointment, please call 0800 10 28 28 or visit us online at www.fertilityassociates.co.nz

We also offer a Free Nurse Consultation service - your patients can book online here. 


What is Infertility?

Infertility is usually defined as not becoming pregnant after a year of trying, but some couples know or suspect they are infertile well before a year is up. For instance, the woman might have irregular periods or not ovulate at all.

For more information on infertility please visit Understanding Your Fertility.

 

When Should I do Something?

The right time to seek help is when you are concerned about your fertility.  Often simple tests to check ovulation and sperm quality will give you some clarity on next steps.  General guidelines are that you should refer to a fertility specialist if you have been trying to conceive for 12 months without success and the woman is under 35, or refer earlier if the woman is 35 or older.

For more information on this please visit our Biological Clock.

 

Other Languages: Fertility Information

Fertility Associates provides information on fertility treatments in Māori, French and Chinese. We can also assist those patients who require a Māori, French or Chinese interpreter.  Please click on the language you wish to view. Māori  French Simplified Chinese

 

Other Services

We also offer obstetrics, paediatrics, endocrinology, vasectomy reversal, and gynaecology.

Consultants

Note: Please note below that some people are not available at all locations.

  • Dr Michelle Bailey

    Fertility Specialist

    Available at Hiatt Chambers, 249 Papanui Road, Strowan, Christchurch

  • Dr Anna Bashford

    Fertility Specialist and Gynaecologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland, Apollo Health & Wellness, 119 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, Auckland

  • Dr Angela Beard

    Fertility Specialist and Gynaecologist

    Available at Hiatt Chambers, 249 Papanui Road, Strowan, Christchurch

  • Dr Mary Birdsall

    Fertility Specialist and Gynaecologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland, Apollo Health & Wellness, 119 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, Auckland

  • Dr Neil Buddicom

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland

  • Dr Brad Chittenden

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

    Available at 850 Cameron Road, Tauranga South, Tauranga

  • Dr Catherine Conway

    Fertility Specialist and Endocrinologist

    Available at Hiatt Chambers, 249 Papanui Road, Strowan, Christchurch

  • Dr Elizabeth Curr

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland

  • Dr Georgina Hawkins

    Consultant

    Available at Hiatt Chambers, 249 Papanui Road, Strowan, Christchurch

  • Dr Simon Kelly

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland, Ormiston Hospital Specialist Centre & Consulting Suites, 125 Ormiston Road, Flat Bush, Auckland

  • Dr Phill McChesney

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland, Apollo Health & Wellness, 119 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, Auckland, 71 Hingaia Road, Karaka, Papakura, Anglesea Medical Complex - Gate 3, 62 Tristram Street, Hamilton

  • Dr Simon McDowell

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at 205 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington, 75 Customhouse Street, Gisborne

  • Dr Laura Miller

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at Anglesea Medical Complex - Gate 3, 62 Tristram Street, Hamilton

  • Dr Stella Milsom

    Reproductive Endocrinologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland

  • Dr Andrew Murray

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at 205 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Royston Centre, 325 Prospect Road, Hastings, Boulcott Specialist Centre, 666 High Street, Lower Hutt

  • Dr Sasha Nair

    Reproductive Endocrinologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland

  • Dr Susannah O'Sullivan

    Reproductive Endocrinologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland, Apollo Health & Wellness, 119 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, Auckland

  • Dr Megan Ogilvie

    Reproductive Endocrinologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland, Apollo Health & Wellness, 119 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, Auckland

  • Dr Sunil Pillay

    Fertility Specialist and Gynaecologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland, Apollo Health & Wellness, 119 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, Auckland, 2 Montel Avenue, Henderson, Auckland

  • Dr Rachel Potae

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

    Available at Anglesea Medical Complex - Gate 3, 62 Tristram Street, Hamilton

  • Dr Lakshmi Ravikanti

    Fertility Specialist & Gynaecologist

    Available at Anglesea Medical Complex - Gate 3, 62 Tristram Street, Hamilton, 850 Cameron Road, Tauranga South, Tauranga

  • Dr Leigh Searle

    Reproductive Endocrinologist

    Available at 205 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington

  • Dr Ved Prakash (VP) Singh

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at Anglesea Medical Complex - Gate 3, 62 Tristram Street, Hamilton, 125 Vivian Street, New Plymouth

  • Dr Mark Stegmann

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at 205 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington, 37 Dublin Street, Whanganui, 92 Russell Street, Palmerston North

  • Dr Olivia Stuart

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland, Whangārei Hospital

  • Dr Kate Van Harselaar

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at Cromwell Medical Centre, 192 Waenga Drive, Cromwell, 160 Don Street, Invercargill, 4 Thirteenth Avenue, Lower Shotover, Queenstown, 10 George Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

  • Dr Sarah Wakeman

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

    Available at Ormiston Hospital Specialist Centre & Consulting Suites, 125 Ormiston Road, Flat Bush, Auckland, Hiatt Chambers, 249 Papanui Road, Strowan, Christchurch, Collingwood Centre, 105 Collingwood Street, Nelson

  • Dr Helen Wemyss

    Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Available at Ormiston Hospital Specialist Centre & Consulting Suites, 125 Ormiston Road, Flat Bush, Auckland, Anglesea Medical Complex - Gate 3, 62 Tristram Street, Hamilton

  • Dr Michael Wynn-Williams

    Gynaecologist

    Available at Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland

Doctors

Note: Please note below that some people are not available at all locations.

  • Dr Laura Frampton

    Fertility Clinician

    Available at 10 George Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

  • Dr Jill Shepherd

    Fertility Clinician

    Available at 205 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington

Referral Expectations

Simply phone and make an appointment for a private consultation with one of our doctors on 0800 10 28 28.

Alternatively, people can be referred through their GP or specialist.  Information for GPs and specialists is available here.

Publicly funded consultation and treatment is available through Fertility Associates if you meet the eligibility criteria.

Please phone us on 0800 10 28 28.

 

Routine Fertility Tests

Fertility Associates requires all patients, as part of the fertility assessment, to have routine fertility tests. These can be carried out by the GP and more information is available here. Some of the routine fertility tests may already be on file with the GP, but the date of the test is important, as some become 'time expired'.

In some parts of New Zealand, the routine fertility tests are always paid for by the Government, but in other parts, such as Wellington, some tests ordered by specialists are not, and incur a fee.

A recent pelvic ultrasound is not required as our specialists normally undertake this at the initial consultation, and at no additional charge. 

Procedures / Treatments

  • Counselling and Support

    At Fertility Associates we understand the major impact and distress infertility can cause.  Our counsellors are available to help with:… More

  • Non-IVF Treatment

    Often, all couples need is a little help. Rather than undertaking a complex treatment like IVF, we will try lower technology treatments such as Ovulation Induction (OI), Intrauterine Insemination and Donor Insemination.… More

  • IVF-Related Treatments

    Please click here for information on IVF-Related Treatments including IVF, ICSI, embryo freezing and assisted hatching. More

  • 'PGS' - Pre-implantation Genetic Screening

    PGS checks the number of  chromosomes in each blastocyst and can be useful for:… More

  • 'IMSI' High Magnification ICSI

    When there is significant male infertility, the embryologist injects a sperm into each egg using a technique called ICSI.… More

  • 'TiMI' Time Lapse Morphometry Imaging

     
    TiMI photographs embryos every 10 minutes to capture developmental milestones in the embryo’s life that are missed when embryos are only inspected once a day.… More

  • Checking Fertility

    Understanding the key factors that affect a couple’s chances of conception and delivery of a healthy baby are important.  These include:… More

  • Male Infertility

    About 25% of infertility is calculated to be directly due to the male partner and another 15-25% probably also has a male contribution.… More

  • Donor Eggs, Donor Sperm and Donor Embryos

    Donor Eggs
    Donor eggs can be used for women with premature menopause, women who have not become pregnant after many IVF cycles and women who no longer have viable eggs of their own because of their age.… More

  • Genetic Carrier Screening

    Genetic carrier screening gives individuals and couples information about their risk of having a child with a genetic condition.… More

  • Egg Freezing and Storage

    Egg freezing is a form of fertility preservation for women about to undergo treatment for cancer or for women who have concerns about their ability to conceive longer term.  Egg freezing may also be an option for couples with religious, moral or ethical objections to creating embryos that won't be… More

  • Fertility Preservation and Cancer

    There are a number of reasons why people may look to preserve their fertility.… More

  • Ovarian and Testicular Tissue Freezing and Storage

    Ovarian and testicular tissue can be frozen and stored before surgery or cancer treatment.  To date, some babies have been born following the storage, thawing and fertilisation with the eggs or sperm that come from these pieces of tissue.… More

  • Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)

    Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) involves taking one or more cells from embryos to test the cells for genetic disorders or for the number of chromosomes present.  It requires IVF to provide the embryos for testing.… More

  • Surrogacy

    Surrogacy is the term used where a woman bears a child for another woman.… More

  • Sperm Freezing and Storage

    Long-term storage of sperm is almost always possible before various types of medical treatment that can damage sperm production occurs, for example, chemotherapy, irradiation therapy or surgery (including vasectomy).… More

  • Surgical Sperm Recovery

    MESA, PESA, TESA and TESE are acronyms for various techniques to obtain sperm from the testes or epididymis to use in ICSI.  These procedures are usually done under local anaesthetic, and extra sperm can be frozen for future use.… More

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Contact Details

Ascot Central, 7 Ellerslie Racecourse Drive, Remuera, Auckland

Central Auckland

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Apollo Health & Wellness, 119 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, Auckland

North Auckland

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Ormiston Hospital Specialist Centre & Consulting Suites, 125 Ormiston Road, Flat Bush, Auckland

South Auckland

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205 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington

Wellington

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Royston Centre, 325 Prospect Road, Hastings

Hawkes Bay

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37 Dublin Street, Whanganui

Whanganui

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Cromwell Medical Centre, 192 Waenga Drive, Cromwell

Central Lakes

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160 Don Street, Invercargill

Southland

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4 Thirteenth Avenue, Lower Shotover, Queenstown

Central Lakes

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71 Hingaia Road, Karaka, Papakura

South Auckland

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2 Montel Avenue, Henderson, Auckland

West Auckland

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Whangārei Hospital

Northland

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92 Russell Street, Palmerston North

MidCentral

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75 Customhouse Street, Gisborne

Tairāwhiti

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Boulcott Specialist Centre, 666 High Street, Lower Hutt

Hutt

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Anglesea Medical Complex - Gate 3, 62 Tristram Street, Hamilton

Waikato

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850 Cameron Road, Tauranga South, Tauranga

Bay of Plenty

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125 Vivian Street, New Plymouth

Taranaki

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Hiatt Chambers, 249 Papanui Road, Strowan, Christchurch

Canterbury

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Collingwood Centre, 105 Collingwood Street, Nelson

Nelson Marlborough

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10 George Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

Dunedin - South Otago

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This page was last updated at 8:03PM on August 29, 2021. This information is reviewed and edited by Fertility Associates.