For Physicians

Tests & Referrals

HEARTLAND Fertility & Gynecology Clinic is accredited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba and has been a practicing facility since 1997. If you have a patient you feel may benefit from our services in fertility, women's health and/or minimally invasive surgery please download our referral form and fax along with relevant test results to us at 204.779.8877.

Tests

When referring a patient to HEARTLAND for infertility services, it would be helpful to have the results of the following tests:


Female		Male

BLOOD TESTS & GROUP		BLOOD TEST

Cycle Day 2 - 4 FSH, estradial		HIV

Cycle Day 21 - 24 Progesterone		HbsAv

PROLACTIN		HCV

TSH		SEMEN ANALYSIS

CBC

HIV

HbsAg

HCV

RUBELLA

Operative Reports

Ultrasound Reports

HSGs

Referrals

Referring a patient to HEARTLAND is an easy process and we recommend referring your patients earlier rather than later to give us the best opportunity to address their needs and help find a solution.

Referral form (pdf)

General Information

Patients will generally be seen within 3 - 6 months of referral however requests for specific doctors may take longer.

More urgent appointments will be addressed accordingly.

HEARTLAND does accept patients from other provinces and countries.

If you encounter any difficulties in the referral process, please contact clinic managers at (204) 779-8888.

Sperm Testing

Advanced sperm analysis is available at HEARTLAND.

Screening Semen analysis is covered by Manitoba Health and is available at most labs.

Refer a patient if semen analysis is one or more of the following:

Less than 20 million/mL

Less than 40% motility

Less than 14% strict morphology

Fertility Preservation

HEARTLAND physicians and laboratory are on call for urgent sperm freezing for cancer patients.

Semen collection must take place prior to radiation, chemotherapy or surgical therapy.