Many
questions keep pondering us during IVF treatment. One of them would be should I
travel when my IVF treatment is going on…? Many couples ask me, if they can
take vacations and travel before, after, or during treatment. Actually, IVF
medications and procedures can interfere dramatically with your day-to-day
life. In all honesty, the bottom line is better safe than sorry.
It would be quite difficult
for one to travel during the medication phase of the IVF process. Regardless of
your medication schedule, which is likely to be sturdy, you will be seeing your
doctor on a regular basis for monitoring appointments that include blood work
and ultrasounds. It is likely that you won’t be able to get away during this
phase of your treatment. Keep in mind, you also don’t know how your body is
going to react to the medications, you might want to be near your doctor just
in case you have some bad side effects or concerns. The next part of the IVF process includes
two procedures; egg retrieval and embryo transfer. You won’t be able to find
here to travel at all. Some IVF patients do travel from their home quite some
distance to seek treatment in a larger town or city. This type of travelling is
okay, as you will need to travel back and forth between your