Infertility Treatment & Workplace Harassment
This is a large study on infertility-related harassment in the workplace.
Resources
CDC-State-Specific Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance. https://www.cdc.gov/art/state-specific-surveillance/index.html Accessed May 20, 2022.
Herbenick D, van Anders SM, Brotto LA, Chivers ML, Jawed-Wessel S, Galarza J. Sexual Harassment in the Field of Sexuality Research. Arch Sex Behav. 2019;48(4):997-1006. doi:10.1007/s10508-019-1405-x brilliant paper!
Horvath K. Does Bragdon v. Abbott Provide the Missing Link for Infertile Couples Seeking Protection under the ADA?, 2 DePaul J Health Care L. 1999; 819 https://via.library.depaul.edu/jhcl/vol2/iss4/4 Accessed May 20, 2022. Legal background for asserting workplace protection during infertility treatments.
Ikemoto Y, Kuroda K, Endo M, et al. Analysis of severe psychological stressors in women during fertility treatment: Japan-Female Employment and Mental health in Assisted reproductive technology (J-FEMA) study. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2021;304(1):253-261. doi:10.1007/s00404-020-05923-6
Imai Y, Endo M, Kuroda K, et al. Risk factors for resignation from work after starting infertility treatment among Japanese women: Japan-Female Employment and Mental health in Assisted reproductive technology (J-FEMA) study [published online ahead of print, 2020 Dec 3]. Occup Environ Med. 2020;78(6):426-432. doi:10.1136/oemed-2020-106745
Spiggle T. Workplace Rights for Those Suffering From Infertility. Law blog published May 2015. https://spigglelaw.com/workplace-rights-for-those-suffering-from-infertility/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20United%20States,the%20employer%20violated%20the%20ADA. Accessed May 20, 2022. Law blog summarizing legal protections for infertility care.
Volk H, Hadler M. Work Orientations and Perceived Working Conditions across Countries: Results from the 2015 ISSP Survey. International Journal of Sociology. 2018; 48:2, 103-123, DOI: 10.1080/00207659.2018.1446116
Ueda Y, Endo M, Kuroda K, et al. Risk factors for infertility treatment-associated harassment among working women: a Japan-Female Employment and Mental health in assisted reproductive technology (J-FEMA) study [published online ahead of print, 2022 May 13]. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2022;10.1007/s00420-022-01872-6. doi:10.1007/s00420-022-01872-6
