{"id":17522,"date":"2020-04-16T18:07:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T22:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=17522"},"modified":"2020-04-16T18:07:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T22:07:59","slug":"how-to-start-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/blog\/fertility-in-the-workplace\/how-to-start-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Ask your Employer for Fertility Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to ask your employer for fertility coverage\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/405602630?h=13c230d294&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>As seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/beatinfertility.co\/summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beat Infertility\u2019s Virtual Infertility Summit<\/a>, Progyny\u2019s Amanda Lesesne and 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