<human>: Hi. I (27F) just started my job two months ago. It's a salaried position and I earn about a day of sick time per month, so I only have two sick days saved.

A few weeks ago, I found out I was pregnant. I scheduled an abortion for Friday, 9/9. At the clinic, they couldn't find the fetus via ultrasound, which means that I either had a miscarriage without noticing/bleeding (and the tests still show positive) or I have an ectopic pregnancy. I have a couple more urgent appointments to figure this out this week--and they're actually not scheduled yet! I have to call radiology tomorrow morning--so that will require being late to work at an indeterminate time, or, if I do have an ectopic pregnancy, missing a couple days or longer.

How do I tell my boss? She is very nice and understanding, but this is an intimate issue. I really don't mind if she knows  about it (in fact, that might make it less awkward for me), but I don't know if it's appropriate to tell her. How vague or explicit should I be in my email? How do I handle the fact that I have no idea how many days (or when) I will miss work? In addition, this is a very busy week with a few important, long-awaited meetings and I feel really bad. Also, I technically don't have enough sick days saved up after taking Friday off (complicating matters, a few coworkers asked why I was taking the whole day off on Friday, and I told them it was for an MRI arthrogram of my hip, lol).

There is an HR department but I do feel more comfortable telling my supervisor the details than them--though I suppose they'll have to know eventually. Or will they? I just don't know the ethical/professional/smart way to handle this. Thank you!

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<bot>: Possible ectopic pregnancy. Have to be late to or miss new job this week. What/how to tell boss?