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Fertility treatments shouldn’t cost a career or a promotion
A working professional shares the highs and lows of her IVF journey, and how companies can help in this situation.
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Companies also need to plan ahead to cover workloads during an employee’s absence for in-vitro fertilisation, says the writer.
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Bernice Yap
I met the man who was to become my husband in December 2019. We both held regional sales roles where frequent travel was part of our lives. Then Covid-19 hit, and business trips came to a halt. In that unexpected quiet, our relationship blossomed and we eventually tied the knot.
In my early 30s and with my husband 10 years my senior, we were excited about starting a family soon after marriage. But after two years of trying naturally, our home pregnancy kits never turned positive.
