On your eIVF patient portal you will find requisitions for blood tests including:

For the woman (or partner who intends to carry the pregnancy and/or provide eggs):

  • Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH)
    *please note that labs will charge $70 for this test in British Columbia
    *results will take longer if the test is drawn in a hospital. We recommend visiting an outside lab (e.g. Lifelabs in BC or DynaLIFE in Alberta)
  • Follicle-stimulating hormone (to be done on day 3 of the menstrual cycle, or any day if your cycles are very irregular, or absent)
  • Estradiol
  • Immunity testing for rubella and varicella zoster virus (chickenpox)
  • Complete blood count (CBC) and thalassemia testing
    *If applicable to your ancestry (Not applicable to Japanese, Korean, Northern European and First Nations ethnicities)
  • Cytomegalovirus immunity (if using donor sperm)

For the male (or patient who intends to provide sperm)

All patients (male and female) will also be required to do:

  • Infectious diseases testing: Hepatitis B & C, HIV and Syphilis