# 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

* [Five questions to ask a fertility benefits vendor](https://web.get-carrot.com/library/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.

### IVF and IUI

* [Beyond IVF: What people really want from fertility care](https://web.get-carrot.com/library/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.

* [The 2024 Carrot IVF Outcomes Study](https://web.get-carrot.com/library/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.

### Menopause

* [The Menopause Report 2025](https://web.get-carrot.com/library/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.

* [Rethinking perimenopause and menopause benefits for a thriving workforce](https://web.get-carrot.com/library/rethinking-perimenopause-and-menopause-benefits-for-a-thriving-workforce)

### Global

* [2025 Global Insights Report](https://web.get-carrot.com/library/2025-global-insights-report)
Explore 8 key trends shaping reproductive health, family building, and menopause worldwide. Download Carrot's 2025 Global Insights Report.

### Metabolic Fertility

* [How metabolic health issues impact fertility](https://web.get-carrot.com/library/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.

### Fertility Care

* [Maternal health in the workplace](https://web.get-carrot.com/library/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.

* [Beyond state mandates: what employers need to know](https://web.get-carrot.com/library/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.

### Faith and Fertility

* [The Faith and Fertility Report](https://web.get-carrot.com/library/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.