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Workplace Legal Context
There is currently no legal right to paid time off specifically for fertility treatment appointments in the UK. ACAS is…
Read →The Evidence Behind This Tool
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Read →What Fertility Treatment Involves
Fertility treatment covers a range of medical interventions. The most important thing for a manager to understand is…
Read →Why Workplace Support Matters
1 in 6 people globally are affected by infertility. In a team of 100 people, approximately 6 are likely experiencing…
Read →What Adjustments Help
The most effective adjustments are specific, time-limited, and tied to the treatment phase. Vague goodwill is less…
Read →Legal Considerations (UK)
This is awareness information only. It is not legal advice. Always seek formal HR or legal advice before making any…
Read →What Fertility Treatment Involves
IVF involves stimulating the ovaries with daily hormone injections over 10–14 days to produce multiple eggs. These are…
Read →The Emotional Reality
The psychological impact of fertility treatment is well documented and clinically significant. It is not a reflection…
Read →Deciding Whether to Tell Your Employer
47% of people did not tell their manager or HR about fertility treatment (CIPD 2023, n=300). 58% of women undergoing…
Read →Repeated Implantation Failure
Repeated implantation failure (RIF) is the clinical term for when transfer of viable embryos has failed to result in a…
Read →Biochemical Pregnancy
A biochemical pregnancy is confirmed by a transient positive hCG test, the embryo briefly implants and produces hCG,…
Read →Surrogacy, Your Rights as an Intended Parent
Intended parents have specific statutory rights: • Unpaid time off for up to 2 antenatal appointments with the…
Read →From Dr Sacha's own blog
The personal side of fertility treatment and work
The guides above are the clinical and practical side. Dr Sacha also writes about her own IVF experience on the Her Holistic Health blog.
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