All medicine, from a simple doctor’s appointment to an intricate surgical procedure, should have a serious amount of confidentiality attached to it. And fertility treatments are no different.
The law regulates reproductive health specialists like those at RSI to ensure that patient information is kept confidential to protect both the consumer and the organization providing the fertility treatment services.
However, we also think it’s important for individuals and couples undergoing fertility treatments to give some serious thought as to how confidentiality will play a role in their reproductive health lives.
To that end, we’ve put together a series of 4 questions to ask yourself (and your partner). This will help you figure out how much you want to reveal about your situation to head off unnecessary emotional/social discomfort.
- Are you going to tell your employer that you are undergoing fertility treatments, especially if those treatments require no significant amount of “down time”?
- Are you planning to share your fertility treatment journey on the Internet (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, blogs)? If so, is your partner okay with that? Or will it be done anonymously?
- Who will you tell about your fertility treatments? Are certain people “off limits”? How about family members?
- If you come to a point where you are feeling like you want to discontinue fertility treatments even if you haven’t gotten pregnant, how will you tell your partner?
By answering these questions alone and with your partner, you’ll be able to stem all confidentiality concerns in your private lives, which will lead to a healthier relationship during the process.
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