# Guides

Your go-to resource for HR and health plan leaders. Discover expert insights and actionable guides on fertility benefits, family-building support, and strategies to enhance employee well-being across your organization.

## Benefits

### Fertility care

1. **Five questions to ask a fertility benefits vendor**  
   Get a practical framework for evaluating fertility benefits and five questions to ask any vendor about clinical guidance, cost control, and measurable outcomes.  
   [Read more](/content/library/five-questions-to-ask-a-fertility-benefits-vendor/index.html)

2. **Beyond IVF: What people really want from fertility care**  
   A survey of 1,010 adults across 4 countries reveals 4 gaps in today's fertility care — and what comprehensive support should look like.  
   [Read more](/content/library/beyond-ivf-what-people-really-want-from-fertility-care/index.html)

3. **Beyond state mandates: what employers need to know**  
   Compliance isn't enough. See where infertility mandates leave gaps in care, cost, and equity — and what a managed benefit does to close them.  
   [Read more](/content/library/beyond-state-mandates-what-employers-need-to-know/index.html)

4. **2025 Global Insights Report**  
   Explore 8 key trends shaping reproductive health, family building, and menopause worldwide. Download Carrot's 2025 Global Insights Report.  
   [Read more](/content/library/2025-global-insights-report/index.html)

5. **The Menopause Report 2025**  
   A survey of 3,000 U.S. women aged 35–54 reveals the menopause support gap at work and in healthcare. Download the OLLY x Carrot report.  
   [Read more](/content/library/the-menopause-report-2025/index.html)

6. **How metabolic health issues impact fertility**  
   Obesity is a fast-growing cause of infertility. Learn how metabolic health affects family building — and what employers can do.  
   [Read more](/content/library/how-metabolic-health-issues-impact-fertility/index.html)

7. **Maternal health in the workplace**  
   Only 21% of working mothers say their maternal needs are supported. See what 1,500 moms and 500 HR leaders told Carrot — and how to close the gap.  
   [Read more](/content/library/maternal-health-in-the-workplace/index.html)

8. **The 2024 Carrot IVF Outcomes Study**  
   Carrot's IVF live birth rate is 24% above the national average. See the full Milliman-validated outcomes study and what it means for members.  
   [Read more](/content/library/2024-carrot-ivf-outcomes-study/index.html)

9. **The Faith and Fertility Report**  
   51% of people with faith backgrounds say it impacts their healthcare decisions. See what faith-inclusive fertility care should look like.  
   [Read more](/content/library/faith-and-fertility-report/index.html)

10. **Rethinking perimenopause and menopause benefits for a thriving workforce**  
    [Read more](/content/library/rethinking-perimenopause-and-menopause-benefits-for-a-thriving-workforce/index.html)