Infertility is one of the top three stressors in terms o medical diagnosis. You will look at the pric tag and be intimidated 13,000 to 20,000 for one ivf age is the number one facto in predicting ivf succes rates. Im too young for that. The stress of infertility can destroy a woman. I realize i was having a miscarriage. We have been trying for ten years. Im chanel jones. From nbc news. Im a journalist and also a mom, wife, friend, sister ive listened to so many stories over the years about what happens behind closed doors. But i believe its time to com together and talk about it ive looped in some of my best friends and weve decided to share openly and honestly. Obviously this is happening to a lot of women. Especially black women just being able to help someone is why i want to tal to more people about it. Let people know. Every woman has a story this is ours i know each one of you in different ways, and i thin about we talk about the fairytal first comes love, then comes marriage and
13,000 to 20,000 for one ivf. age is the number one factor in predicting ivf success rates. i m too young for that. the stress of infertility can destroy a woman. i realize i was having a miscarriage. we have been trying for ten years. i m chanel jones. from nbc news. i m a journalist and also a mom, wife, friend, sister. i ve listened to so many stories over the years about what happens behind closed doors. but i believe it s time to come together and talk about it. i ve looped in some of my best friends and we ve decided to share openly and honestly. obviously this is happening to a lot of women. especially black women. just being able to help someone is why i want to talk to more people about it. let people know. every woman has a story. this is ours. i know each one of you in different ways, and i think about we talk about the fairytale first comes love, then comes marriage. and i think about my bridesmaids and all the girls that were behind me a
absurd and somehow, you know, it s that whole veil around women s fertility, what women ar experiencing monthly honestly, i know we say this but if men were experiencing periods we would have a week off. [laughs] they would all be synced up, w would have a week off ever month. it would be call menstruation, day or week. and we would be talking abou it so openly but because femininity has all of these veils, they ll, after veil, after veil we feel like we can talk about things like miscarriages there is an expectation tha we are, we go through life moving on. you know how we say all th time check on your stron friends? and we are all our stron friends. because of the fact there is this expectation that you ar supposed to just keep on moving why would you crumble? you are going to crumble because of that. it s happening to plenty o
miscarriage and i got up the next day and went to work and i had meetings, and i had reports i had to give. and i just functioned as if nothing had happened. and it s very abnormal to do that right. if you had a death in the family, or you are going through something, you would take time off of work. and everyone would support you, and say take your time, come back when you re ready. but because we feel like we can t share, i think we kind of push through life as if you are not experiencing the loss, and the agony. sometimes it goes with feeling just so alone. so i think it s absolutely absurd. and somehow, you know, it s that whole veil around women s fertility, what women are experiencing monthly. honestly, i know we say this, but if men were experiencing periods we would have a week off. [laughs] they would all be synced up, we would have a week off every month. it would be call menstruation, day or week. and we would be talking about
went to work. and i had meetings, and i had reports i had to give. and i just functioned as if nothing had happened. and it s very abnormal to do that right. if you had a death in the family, or you are going through something, you would take time off of work. and everyone would support you, and say take your time, come back when you re ready. but because we feel like we can t share, i think we kind of push through life. as if you are not experiencing the loss, and the agony. it goes with feeling just so alone. so i think it s absolutely absurd. and somehow, you know, it s that whole veil of around women s fertility, what women are experiencing monthly. honestly, i know we say this, but if men were experiencing periods we would have a week off. [laughs] they would all be sync up, we would have a week off every month. it would be call menstruation, day or week. and we would be talking about it so openly.