Fertility Inc. - Investigative Journalism Bureau

Senior reporter Wendy-Ann Clarke discussing Fertility Inc. on CTV's Your Morning.

Behind the reporting: When hope becomes an industry, people deserve to know what they’re buying

For most of my adult life, I never heard the ticking clock. The question of whether I would have children one day was something I held loosely. I always believed that if having children was meant to be part of my story, it would be. If not, I trusted there was a purpose in that too.

Seven ways to make the egg-freezing industry better for women

From a national database of success rates to rules around egg storage, experts and would-be moms told us what they want changed in the fertility business

When fertility doctors face potential disciplinary action, it’s not easy for patients to find out

The Investigative Journalism Bureau found nine doctors — several working for the same company — with current or past restrictions on their licences

‘Outrageous’ egg-freezing costs force some women to take drastic steps for pregnancy

Some women took increasingly drastic steps to afford the procedure, because they believed egg freezing was a form of insurance for having children as they aged, the IJB found.

Will frozen eggs lead to a baby? Fertility clinics don’t have to say

In the United Kingdom and United States, public registries offer up success rates for individual clinics. Canada has no such requirement

'It was a roller coaster': One woman's $17,000 egg-freezing journey

The 43-day process to retrieve Megan Robinson’s eggs wasn’t easy, but she thinks it was worth it. Here’s what she went through at each stage

Egg freezing is a booming business in Canada. Here’s how women are oversold on the likelihood of success

Experts say the industry is rife with misleading advertising and emotional manipulation. An eight-month investigation probed clinics' marketing techniques