What availability do these treatments require? Will I have to take many days off work?

For artificial insemination:

During an artificial insemination cycle, you will have to come to the clinic 3 to 5 times for tests to be run. The duration of each consultation is usually around 15 minutes. On the day of the artificial insemination, if your partner is the person providing the sperm sample, they will need to provide it a minimum of 2 hours before the procedure is performed. Artificial insemination is a process which also takes about 15 minutes and it does not require special rest on the day itself or those that follow, so you can go to work with no problems, avoiding over-exertions. Thanks to the ample opening times of our consultancies, you can come along for your check- ups and artificial insemination outside of your working hours.

For IVF:

During IVF treatment, you will have to come to the clinic for check-ups 3 to 5 times, depending on the timeline being used. The duration of each consultation is usually around 15 minutes. On the day of egg retrieval, your partner must provide the sperm sample and you will spend 30 minutes in surgery, after which you can go home. 3-5 days later you have to return to the clinic for the embryo transfer. This takes about 15 minutes and then we advise a rest period of about 24 hours. After that, until you know whether or not you are pregnant (approximately 15 days), you can work as normal.

** If you are from outside of Madrid, you should know that you will not need to spend any nights in Madrid. Cycle check-ups can be performed in our centre or with any gynaecologist in your area who knows about these treatments. Therefore, you will only need to come to Madrid on the day of egg extraction and on the day of embryo transfer