Fertility
Welcome to Fertility Great Southern
Fertility Great Southern is proud to be Western Australia’s only regional fertility treatment provider.
Bringing Expert Fertility Care to the Great Southern Region
Established in 2014, Fertility Great Southern was created to bring high-quality fertility care closer to home for people in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Conveniently located in Albany, our clinic provides consultations, monitoring, and ongoing support so you can access expert treatment while staying connected to your local community.
Supporting Regional Patients
We recognise the unique challenges of accessing fertility treatment while living in a regional area. That’s why our Albany clinic is designed to deliver streamlined and flexible care, allowing you to remain close to home for as much of your journey as possible, without compromising on quality. By combining local services with seamless access to our Perth clinic when required, we aim to make the process as smooth and stress-free as possible.
Seamless care across locations
Patients can move easily between our Albany and Perth clinics without needing to start over or repeat tests. Your records and care plan travel with you, ensuring continuity and consistency.
Minimised travel
When procedures are required in Perth, we do our best to group appointments together, reducing the number of separate trips and helping you avoid unnecessary travel.
Access to Fertility North resources
Even while receiving care locally in Albany, you’ll still benefit from the full resources and expertise of our Perth-based Fertility North team.
Telehealth appointments
Telehealth consultations are available for appointments where appropriate, saving you the need to travel when a face-to-face visit isn’t required.
Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS)
Eligible patients can receive reimbursement for travel (40c/km) and some accommodation expenses when attending appointments in Perth. Learn more about PATS.
Our Team
Our Doctors
Our expert team of Doctors is lead by Medical Director, Dr Vince Chapple, and Clinical Director, Dr Jay Natalwala.
Vince and Jay have worked together in practice for over twenty-five years. Each with a skillset and expertise that complements the other, and sharing their special interest in infertility, endometriosis and laparoscopic surgery, they are committed to delivering first-class patient care.
Above their significant clinical experience, each of our Fertility Doctors is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RANZCOG), with additional Masters training in Reproductive Medicine.
Our Doctors are available to the team to address urgent matters as and when they arise, working work closely with our Nursing, Laboratory and Administration staff to uphold our mission.
What services do Fertility Great Southern offer?
Fertility Great Southern is proud to offer a full complement of fertility services, operating from Albany in collaboration with the state-of-the-art facilities we share with our parent clinic, Fertility North.
We pride ourselves on providing patients with individual, personalised treatment and a high level of patient care. Fertility Great Southern also aim to provide affordable fertility treatment for all of our patients. You can see our full, transparent fee structure here.
Our services include:
Fertility Testing
- Blood screening
- Sperm testing
- Ultrasound
- HSG
- Laparoscopy
- Cycle Tracking
Fertility Treatments
- Ovulation Induction
- Artificial Insemination (IUI)
- In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
- Mini IVF
- Surgical Sperm Collection
- Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Advanced Technologies
- Embryoscope
- Ovarian Rejuvination
- Endometrial Receptivity Analysis (ERPeak)
- GCSF Instillation Procedure (GIP)
- Mechinal Endometrial Injury (MEI)
- Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT)
- In Vitro Maturation (IVM)
- RI Witness
Fertility Preservation
Donor Program
To provide opportunities to a variety of families who cannot conceive through conventional means, Fertility Great Southern offers a fully-certified, non-discriminatory donor program overseen by our dedicated Donor Coordinator, with access to donor sperm, donor eggs and donor embryos*.
*some waiting periods do apply
Counselling
The fertility journey is often likened to a rollercoaster ride, and supporting patients through the ups and downs of treatment is of upmost importance to the team at Fertility North/Fertility Great Southern. Our accredited and experienced Counsellors are on hand to assist patients with:
- Pre-treatment Implication Counselling
- Supportive Counselling
- Therapeutic Counselling
Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
As a Specialist Treatment Centre, our Doctors specialise in the diagnosis of complex conditions like endometriosis, adenomyosis and PCOS. They have many years of extensive experience in their treatment.
Gynaecology Services
As well as performing standard gynaecological check-ups and outpatient treatments, our doctors are experienced gynaecological surgeons with over 15 years’ experience in advanced laparoscopic surgery. You can find out more about these services here.
Endometriosis Care in the Great Southern
We’re committed to improving access to endometriosis diagnosis and treatment for patients across the Great Southern region.
- Specialist expertise: Dr Chapple and Dr Natalwala are Level 6 advanced laparoscopic surgeons with more than 25 years of experience. They consult regularly in Albany, offering expert assessment and management of endometriosis.
- Seamless care: While any required surgery is performed in Perth, follow-up consultations can be completed locally in Albany for greater convenience.
- Integrated fertility support: If fertility treatment is needed, we coordinate every step with the broader Fertility North team to ensure continuity of care.