{"id":20664,"date":"2021-10-08T13:39:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T17:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=20664"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:51:26","slug":"managing-workers-undergoing-fertility-treatments-or-surrogacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/media-coverage\/managing-workers-undergoing-fertility-treatments-or-surrogacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Workers Undergoing Fertility Treatments or Surrogacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"press-entry\">\n<div class=\"blog-post-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"date\">April 28, 2020<\/div>\n<div class=\"author desktop\"><\/div>\n<div>Fertility treatments involve an emotional rollercoaster of uncertainty as well as a huge investment of time and financial resources. 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