8 things I want you to know about infertility
"In that spirit, here's what I want you to know about the realities of experiencing fertility struggles."
1 in 8 couples have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy.
That means 7.4 million women of reproductive age have received help for infertility in their lifetime.
With that many people experiencing fertility challenges, why does it still feel like a taboo topic? Like something that's talked about only in hushed voices or not at all?
This year, the week of April 19-23 is National Infertility Awareness Week with the theme: #WhatIWantYouToKnow. As a fertility advocate and a woman who navigated over 10 years of fertility challenges to ultimately create my family of five children via In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), international adoption and surrogacy, I strive to raise awareness and open up the conversation surrounding fertility in an effort to normalize this important topic.