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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

Ultrasound 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
 

   Varicella
 

   Operative Reports
 

   Ultrasound Reports
 

   HSGs
 

Referrals

Tests & ReferralsReferring 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.

    Manitoba Fertility Tax Credit

    40% tax credit for the cost of fertility treatments to a maximum of a $8000 refund per year (40% of $20,000)

    When combined with existing medical expense credits from the province (10.8%) and the federal government (15%), this means a tax credit of up to 66%. (NOTE: this essentially means a 50.8% provincial tax credit for fertility treatments, which is on par with the 50% tax credit in Quebec)

    Treatments at an accredited infertility treatment clinic in Manitoba are eligible (currently, Heartland is the only such facility). The tax credit applies not just to IVF, but rather to other treatments and prescription drugs prescribed by the accredited clinic for both women and men.

    The tax credit is claimable on a calendar year basis. For the 2010 tax year, the tax credit starts October 1, 2010.