Do I need to take time off work during treatment?
The answer to this is yes although it depends on the type of treatment you are having and the extent of your problem. Some tests and treatments can be fitted in around your working day but others such as IVF will require you to attend a fertility clinic on a regular basis.
A lot depends upon your employer. Some employers are more sympathetic than others and will have a greater understanding of what fertility treatment is. Whereas others see it as very similar to cosmetic surgery – in other words, a ‘lifestyle’ choice which is viewed in a less sympathetic light.
Sit down and discuss this thoroughly with your employer. See if you can arrange time off in a way that fits in with both your needs and those of your employer.
Infertility Network UK has a website which provides help and advice about this.
Infertility treatment FAQS Guide Index:
- I am a single woman, can I have fertility treatment?
- I am in relationship with another woman, can I have fertility treatment?
- How do I find a fertility clinic?
- What questions should I ask the specialist?
- What is an assisted reproductive technique?
- Do I need to take time off work during treatment?
- How long does treatment take?
- Does infertility treatment hurt?
- What is IVF?
- What is GIFT?
- What is IUI?
- What is ZIFT?
- What is ICSI?
- What is ‘genetic screening?’
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- medical conditions
- emotional aspects of infertility
- donor insemination
- infertility and your general practitioner
- fertility success rates
- fertility treatment abroad
- infertility tests
- infertility treatment
- infertility faqs
- the cost of infertility tests and treatment
- ivf (in vitro fertilisation) and gift (gamete intra fallopian transfer)
- finding a fertility clinic
- male infertility
- miscarriage
- pregnancy tests
- Fertility Extension
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