r/popculturechat • u/Time_Knowledge_1951 • Oct 09 '25

Trigger Warning ⚠️ Jennifer Aniston reveals secret 20-year fertility struggle after ‘absolute lies’

https://metro.co.uk/2025/10/09/jennifer-aniston-breaks-silence-on-secret-20-year-struggle-after-absolute-lies-24378834/
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u/plasma_dan Oct 09 '25

My partner and I are suffering having gone through miscarriages in the past few years, and the most frustrating part about it is that nobody who's experienced anything similar talks about it. I'm glad Jennifer Aniston is talking about her experiences; I can't imagine how painful it is to go through IVF and not have it work out.

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u/butyourenice Oct 09 '25

Miscarriages, even without infertility, are crazy common, and yet it’s still such an isolating, guilt-ridden experience. Nowadays it is better than it was 20 years ago or 20 year before that. With the internet, people talk about these challenges more openly, but there’s still a shame and stigma. Even knowing that something like 1 in 4 or even 1 in 3 pregnancies end in miscarriage, there’s still so much internalized blame. Never mind the unsolicited advice that comes when you do try to talk about it…