At 38, I didn't want to waste time trying to get pregnant. Our employers' fertility benefits let us skip straight to IVF.

The author said knowing that she and her husband could take advantage of the fertility benefits they both receive through work helped them make their choice about how they wanted to grow their family. Courtesy of Jacki Ochoa. When I was 38, my husband and I decided to pursue IVF treatment to get pregnant, as a first step. We don't have any known fertility issues, but we didn't want to spend time trying to conceive. Fortunately, our employers offer fertility benefits, making our decision much…