ABSTRACT
Global travel trends have increased over the years and increasingly involve journeys to remote parts of the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that more than 900 million international journeys are undertaken every year.1 It is therefore clear that increasing numbers of people in the in vitro fertilisation (IVF) population are undertaking international travel and are likely to seek advice from professionals beforehand. While it is generally advisable that IVF patients should defer travel until the outcome of treatment is known, when travel is necessary in the period preceding, during or following IVF treatment, a number of issues should be discussed and managed appropriately. These include the risks associated with long-haul ights, such as deep venous thrombosis (DVT; see Chapter 2); the risk of sustaining complications from an early pregnancy loss or ectopic pregnancy; dealing with the physical, emotional and psychological stress from subfertility and treatment; and the risks and benets of vaccination against disease.
