Trinidad IVF and Fertility Centre
We care about new life.
CHOOSING TRINIDAD IVF
Over 2600 healthy babies born. Trinidad IVF has been providing superb fertility services for over 20 years. Our patients love us with 97% of patients saying they would recommend us to a friend. Read our patient stories here.
COSTS
There are a range of things you will need to pay for when considering fertility treatments. Testing will be required along with different treatment costs. Read more in our guide to understanding fertility treatment costs.
HOW TO GET STARTED
Our clinics are here to help you build your family. We have all the tests to help understand your situation and guide you to consider all options for achieving your dreams. We also offer fertility preservation to help you hold onto your chance of a family in the future. Take the first step.
CONTACT US
We have two clinic locations in Trinidad and offer both Telehealth and in-person appointments.Get in touch with us to start your Fertility Journey.
PATIENT STORIES
Everyone has a different fertility journey. We hope your enjoy hearing from some of the amazing and courageous patients that have chosen to share their experiences here. All these stories are linked by one thing – hope. We know they will give you the courage and strength to keep going along with the knowledge that you can trust us to help you.
Check out our Patient's Stories!
Believing in yourself and Trinidad IVF can help you achieve your desired pregnancy.
My journey with Trinidad IVF started in September 2019 and I achieved my pregnancy in October 2019. YES! Just one month.
My husband and I have been married for 6 years and I never got pregnant. We eventually stopped trying and when I hit 40, I gave up all hope of ever becoming a mother. Out of the blue my husband said, “We need to have a child”. I agreed but I want to try with Trinidad IVF.
One phone call was all it took. We had a prompt nurse consultation at their Charlieville clinic, then later at the Medical Associates clinic in St. Joseph. We decided to try a round of IUI (artificial insemination). A few blood test and needles to balance hormones and timed ovulation was all I needed. In September, the first IUI cycle was unsuccessful but I believed this was my time so we repeated the cycle in October.
After two weeks we did a Beta HCG blood pregnancy test and boom, it was positive. I could not believe my ears as I spoke to the nurse on the phone.
Currently I am 21 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby growing inside of me. All thanks to Dr. B. Timothy and staff for their love, patience and support in making my dream a reality.
God bless you all at Trinidad IVF!
“IVF… Injections…every day?!” This was my first thought and my worst fear. After the first few sticks, my husband was a pro and soon after, I was sticking myself. It became less of a fear but a bonding experience for us, which made our relationship even closer.
The staff at the clinic made me feel very comfortable and made my IVF journey easy.
Dr Minto-Bain did my embryo transfer and we decided that we were transferring two beautiful embryos. The procedure was painless but my thoughts at this time was “I hope it works”.
After my embryo transfer, I felt calm but the days felt like years! On the day of my Beta HCG test (this is a blood pregnancy test), my emotions battled with each other as I was both scared and excited.
At 2:00pm, my phone was glued to my hand as I patiently waited for the clinic to call with my results. I found out that my BHCG level was 174mIU/mL which meant that I was PREGNANT!
I felt like I was on cloud nine! I ran to my husband and shouted “I’m pregnant!” We both couldn’t find the words for our happiness.
Two weeks later, I had my early pregnancy scan with Dr Timothy, who said “I’m seeing two fetal hearts” My husband smiled from ear to ear on hearing those words. We were surprised but happy since were had been trying for a baby for five years.
Currently I am 27 weeks pregnant, both babies are growing well and healthy! We are proud to say we will be parents both a bouncing baby BOY and GIRL!
On behalf of my husband and I, we will like to thank the staff of T&T IVF for their kindness and support! You have fulfilled our dream of extending our family and we will soon be a family of FOUR!”
My advice to anyone with fertility difficulties, don’t give up hope, keep an open mind and most importantly don’t be afraid to seek professional advice.
We have been married for 7 years and have a beautiful 5 year old daughter. Our first pregnancy was not planned; however, we were both happy and excited to start our family. Due to the fact that I had given birth via cesarean section and our busy schedules we decided to wait about 2-3 years to expand our family.
After unsuccessfully trying to have a baby for more than two years we decided to seek Dr Minto-Bain’s advice. She performed a battery of tests and concluded that there was a high level of DNA fragmentation in my husband’s sperm. Dr Bain advised my husband that a change in diet (an increase intake of fruits and vegetables) as well as taking zinc supplements would improve the sperm DNA. We took her advice and after 2 months, I found out I was pregnant.
We were both ecstatic. My follow up scans all showed a healthy baby developing at the appropriate rate. In late 2019, at 39 weeks our healthy baby boy was born at – 7lbs 12oz.
We would like to first thank God for blessing us with our 2nd child and to especially thank Dr Minto-Bain and her team. Without her advice we would not be in the position we are today.
My special light at the end of a dark and lonely tunnel is my experience with the T&T IVF & Fertility Centre Counsellor Pearl and the team at T&T IVF. After having a couple of IUI’s with another fertility clinic and no support for my failed cycle only a follow up call to see “how soon would I like to start another IUI” was a very disappointing time for me. A friend told me about a local clinic, which I knew nothing about. I was very open though to exploring any opportunity to get pregnant.
I started an IVF cycle with T&T IVF and to my surprise my partner and I had to undergo a counseling session where we were introduced to Pearl. The session was very emotional for us, but Pearl gave us the hope that we so desperately needed. We discussed what plans were in place if we received another negative outcome; honestly I was a little taken aback by that question, as I never prepared myself before for a negative outcome. At the end Pearl gave us her contact information and advised that I could contact her at any time that I needed too… (Who does that?)
After leaving the counsellor in the clinic, I told my husband that I felt relieved and that a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I felt calm, hopeful, and happy and was we were so anxious to get started. IVF unlike IUI entails a lot more of our involvement, but we were excited to get this treatment and have our baby. My prayers were answered on that afternoon in April after getting a call that my blood result was positive. I was so glad that I did a urine pregnancy test the next morning just to make sure.
Unfortunately I miscarried at 8 weeks; I was so angry that I blamed myself. I called T&T IVF and told them what had happened and before the day had passed I got a phone call from Pearl. I could not believe that out of all their patients that they took the time out just for me on that day. Pearl took the time to comfort me, and was just there to listen to the muffling words between my sobbing.
Because of this extraordinary service that was provided to me by T&T IVF, I decided to do another IVF cycle with them, today I have my bouncing baby boy and could not be happier. To all the staff that made this journey an experience I will never forget I say THANK YOU.
TRINIDAD IVF FAMILIES
AISHA AND ROMAN
Our heart is filled each day as we watch our miracles strive, grow, talk and love us back unconditionally. We share our experience to give hope to all couples who face this path!
We are so grateful to T&T IVF for these amazing gifts
NICHOLAS AND AMANDA
We would like to first thank God for blessing us with our 2nd child and to especially thank Dr Minto-Bain and her team. Without her advice we would not be in the position we are today.
CHANDRA
The staff at the clinic made me feel very comfortable and made my IVF journey easy.
SOUTH PATIENT
Currently I am 21 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby growing inside of me. All thanks to Dr. B. Timothy and staff for their love, patience and support in making my dream a reality.
God bless you all at Trinidad IVF!
PATIENT
When we entered your clinic three years ago, we knew you were our only hope. Thanks to the caring, compassion and dedication you always gave, we were able to weather the trials of infertility with new found hope. We can never express how appreciative we are for the level of kindness and professionalism we received from everyone. It is because of you all that we are on our journey to parenthood!
OUR TEAM
DR. CATHERINE MINTO-BAIN
Fertility Specialist, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, and Medical Director, MB ChB FRCOG.
A fertility specialist for over two decades, Dr Minto-Bain has experience working in both her native UK and her adopted home of Trinidad and Tobago. She has been the Medical Director at Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre since 2008.
Dr Minto-Bain works full time as a fertility specialist at Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre, seeing both men and women.
Dr Minto-Bain graduated from Bristol University Medical School in 1993, then worked in London at Kings College Hospital and University College London Hospital for her O&G specialist training. Her specialist fertility training started with a clinical research post in reproductive medicine at University College London. After 11 years working in the UK’s NHS she moved with her Trinidadian husband and their children to live in Trinidad and Tobago. She continued her specialist fertility training in Trinidad & Tobago under Professor Samuel Ramsewak at the Reproductive Medicine Unit (RMU) at Medical Associates Hospital from 2004 to 2008, working as a consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist. From 2005 to 2018 she also worked as a lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of the West Indies. In 2008 she became a fulltime fertility specialist, when she led the expansion on the RMU into Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre and she became the Medical Director of the centre.
DR. BREQUELLE TIMOTHY
Fertility Specialist, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, MBBS MRCOG DM(O&G).
Dr Timothy is a a Fertility Specialist and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre and a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Sangre Grande Hospital.
She graduated from UWI Medical School in 2008 and completed her specialist O&G training in Trinidad and Tobago, obtaining both her UK specialist qualifications in O&G (MRCOG) in 2015 and her Caribbean specialist O&G diploma (DM (O&G)) in 2016. She has worked in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the public sector in Trinidad and Tobago for over a decade. In 2021 she completed her sub-specialist training in Fertility Medicine, obtaining a Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Medicine.
DR TERI-ANN RAMPAUL
Specialist Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Fellow in Fertility Medicine, MBBS MRCOG.
Dr Rampaul is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Fellow in Fertility Medicine, undertaking her subspecialist training in fertility medicine at Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre.
She graduated from UWI Medical School in 2010 and completed her specialist O&G training in Trinidad and Tobago, obtaining her UK specialist qualifications in O&G (MRCOG) in 2017. She has worked in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the public sector in Trinidad and Tobago for over a decade.
PROFESSOR SAMUEL RAMSEWAK
Fertility Specialist, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, MBBS FRCOG FACOG.
A Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Fertility specialist for over three decades, Professor Ramsewak has experience working in both the UK and Trinidad and Tobago. He works part-time as a Fertility Specialist and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre
Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the West Indies, he obtained his medical degree from UWI in 1977 and trained in O&G and Fertility Medicine in the UK, before returning to Trinidad and Tobago to found the Reproductive Medicine Unit at Medical Associates Hospital. He is the pioneer of advanced reproductive medicine in the Caribbean and was responsible for the starting the Caribbean’s first In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Clinic and obtaining many landmarks in this field, including the first IVF live birth in the West Indies in 1997. He was appointed Professor of O&G at UWI in 2001. He was instrumental in the expansion of Fertility Services in Trinidad and Tobago, and as Senior IVF clinician, he expanded the RMU into Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre in 2008.
MELISSA PEREIRA
Clinical Nurse Manager, IVF Coordinator and Sonographer, BSc.
Melissa has been working in clinical healthcare for over 15 years and has been a fertility Nurse at Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre for over a decade. She has experience working as a healthcare professional in both the UK and Trinidad and Tobago. She obtained her BSc in Human Nutrition in the UK in 2008. She joined the centre’s team in 2011 and obtained her Fertility Nurse Certification from Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre in 2014, followed by ASRM Fertility Nurse Certification in 2020. She is an experienced ultrasound practitioner and was promoted to Clinical Nurse Manager in 2019.
SHARDA JOSEPH
Fertility Nurse, IVF Coordinator and Sonographer, BSc.
Sharda has been working in clinical healthcare for over a decade and has been a Fertility Nurse at Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre since 2017. She is an experienced ultrasonographer and obtained her BSc in Biology from UWI in 2009, and then qualified as an ultrasonographer with a diploma in medical ultrasound in 2013. After experience in the public health sector in Trinidad and Tobago she joined the Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre team in 2017.
Gabrielle Rodney
Fertility Nurse, IVF Coordinator and Andrology Technician
Gabrielle has been working in clinical healthcare for over a decade and has experience working in both the USA and Trinidad and Tobago. She has been a Fertility Nurse at Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre since 2012. She completed the Andrology Lab Technician training programme at Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre in 2016 and works as both as a Fertility Nurse and as an Andrology Lab Technician. She qualified as a Medical assistant and Phlebotomist from Sanford-Brown Institute, New York in 2010.
Cindy Felix
Fertility Nurse and IVF Coordinator RN, BSc
Cindy has been working in clinical healthcare for over a decade and has been a fertility nurse at Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre since 2017. She is a registered nurse with a BSc in general nursing.
Jasodra Ramlal
Fertility Nurse
Jasodra has been working in clinical healthcare for over a decade and has been a fertility nurse at Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre since 2019.
NATALIE JESS
Senior Embryologist and Science Director, BSc
Natalie is the Science Director leading the embryology team at Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre. She has worked as an embryologist for over two decades and has extensive international experience in embryology, andrology and state-of-the art IVF techniques along with teaching and training.
Natalie obtained her BSC in Biology and then started her embryology career in 1999 in her native Australia. She became senior embryologist at Monash IVF Melbourne in 2001 and worked in Australia and Ireland before moving to Trinidad in 2009. She became Science director at Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre in 2011.
Natalie is responsible for the quality and accreditation at the Centre and over the last decade her dedication has led to many achievements including top QHA inspection ratings. She has specialist skills in ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection), egg vitrification, embryo biopsy for PGD (genetic diagnosis) and ovarian tissue freezing.
SONJA MANKEE-SOOKRAM
Lead Embryologist, BSc
Sonja is a Senior Embryologist at Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre. She has worked as an embryologist for over a decade.
Sonja obtained her BSc in biology from Morgan State University, USA and then Joined the Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre team in 2009. She was promoted to Senior Embryologist in 2018. She has specialist skills in ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) and egg vitrification.
DANIELLE ALLING
Embryologist, BSc
Danielle is an Embryologist at Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre. She obtained her BSc in Biology with specialization in Biotechnology from UWI in 2015, and joined the Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre team in 2018.
RUTH CHULHAN
Trainee Embryologist, BSc
Ruth joined the Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre team in 2021 and is currently in the Embryology training programme. She obtained her BSc in Biology and Biochemistry from UWI in 2019.
Anna Maria McCartney
Counselling Psychologist BSc MSc
Anna is an experienced clinical psychologist and has been a Fertility Counsellor at Trinidad and Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre since 2019. She has a degree in Theology from UWI in 2008 and obtained her degree in Psychology from UWI in 2014. She went on to obtain her Master’s degree in counselling psychology from UWI in 2016.
ALLYSON LEE
Business Manager
Allyson has over two decades working in human resources and business administration. She joined the Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre team in 2010 and leads the administrative team.
CHARLENE ALEXANDER
Office Manager
Charlene has over 2 decades of experience working in healthcare administration and has been an integral part of the administrative team at Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre since 2010.
AMANDA BERKELEY
Accounts Assistant
Amanda has over 8 years of experience working in healthcare administration. She joined the Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Centre administrative team in 2015 and in 2020 became the accounts assistant.