I will be starting an IVF cycle soon (first time) and I am on a client engagement. I don’t know what to expect as far as how it will impact my ability to perform work during the 14 day cycle and also not sure what to say to my engagement manager to let them know that I will be having a medical procedure but I won’t know the exact date till a day prior. I prefer not to share with him that I am doing fertility treatment. How did you handle that?

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I gave my SM a heads up a week before that I have a upcoming medical procedure and the date can’t be determined as of yet as it depends on my monitoring appointments.

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It didn’t impact my ability to perform, but I did need to reschedule a few meetings to accommodate the frequent ultrasounds. For the actual retrieval, I just used a sick day last minute.

Good luck!

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I just told mine the truth. I wasnt good at saying just medical procedure with all the unplanned appointments. All Male, all so supportive!

I don’t think monitoring really impacted performance — most clinics have super early hours, so you can try to do it in the early morning if possible. For retrieval, I just gave my team a range as it got closer, saying “I might be out on x or y day for a medical procedure, but I won’t know until the day before since the doctor has to schedule it.” My team didn’t ask any further questions about it.

It will be easier with Covid, generally no prob during day working time in my experience with 4 IVF cycles except planning the early morning appointments. I did not had any noticeable side effects. So did not inform any one and took 1 day unplanned sick leave on egg retrieval day and 1 day WFH (when travel was open)

I just said I’m going to have a medical procedure next week but they are slotting me in and I won’t know until the day before.

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