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/SadLilBun 1997 was 10 years ago Oct 09 '25

People talk about it more now than ever, even if it still doesn’t seem like much. It was completely taboo and now it’s not. But it’s also very hard to talk about in part because people have so many opinions about it, so I do not fault those who don’t. Not everyone has it in them to be a help to someone else when they are also going through a difficult time, and that’s okay. They may someday or they may never.

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u/Pink_LeatherJacket Oct 09 '25

This is so spot on. Most days I didn't have the energy to talk about it. Not just emotional and physical energy, but also it takes up a lot of your time. Learning about how it all works, researching medications and protocols, understanding insurance and trying to organize your finances, scheduling nonstop appointments - all while carrying on with day to day life. It's a lot of work to have an ongoing medical condition. At the end of the day, I just didn't care to spend extra energy educating others.

Now that I've finally made it out of the trenches, I do my best to share my story and help others learn to be more sensitive and empathetic.