Celebrities and Fertility Treatment

Infertility is the biological inability of a man or woman to contribute towards conceiving. Like any other normal couple, celebrities also struggle with infertility problems. Some celebrities who face infertility and opt for a treatment shy away from admitting it. However, others have chosen to step out and talk about their battles with infertility. By this they inspire those women who are still confused about fertility treatment and blame themselves for their suffering. Some of America's celebrities including Hollywood biggies are among those who have undergone fertility treatment such as IVF or fertility drugs to conceive.

Infertility Treatment Options

There are several options available today that women can choose from to conceive. In-vitro fertilization is one such option. Others may consider using a surrogate who will carry the baby for them. There are also those who have opted for adoption. All these fertility solutions have been tried out by various celebrities.

Celebrities Who Opted For In-vitro Fertilization

Some of the celebrities who have opted to use in-vitro fertilization to get pregnant and deliver a healthy baby are:

• Courtney Cox-Arquette: David and Courtney Cox-Arquette have shared their battle with infertility with the public. They had a healthy, baby girl, Coco through In-Vitro Fertilization after various miscarriages.


• Marcia Cross: Of “Desperate Housewives” fame has been one of the first few celebrities who opted for in-vitro fertilization. She is now a happy mom to her in-vitro twins.


• Nicole Kidman: She faced fertility problems for a long time. She got pregnant with Tom Cruise but miscarried because of an ectopic pregnancy. Kidman then went in for fertility treatment to get pregnant with present husband Keith Urban.


• Celine Dion: She has one child as a result of in-vitro fertilization and also decided to have her eggs frozen for future implantation.


• Brooke Shields: Shields was unable to become pregnant after having pre-cancerous cells removed from her cervix. She and husband Chris Henchy decided to use IVF to conceive. Shields became pregnant but suffered a miscarriage after their first IVF cycle. They tried several more IVF cycles before the model/actress delivered a baby girl at the age of 37. The couple was able to conceive another girl naturally after three years.

Celebrities Who Opted For Surrogacy

Some of the celebrities who have opted to use a surrogate mother to carry the baby

 for them are:

• Marissa Jaret Winokur: Known for “Dharma and Greg”, “Dancing with the Stars” and “Broadway (Hairspray)”, she's awaiting the birth of a baby. Being a survivor of cervical cancer

, Winokur couldn't conceive the baby on her own; so a surrogate is bringing her biological child into the world.

Kelly Klein: In happier times with Calvin Klein, Kelly wanted to have a baby. But now that she's divorced, she used a surrogate to bring that baby into the world.

Celebrities Who Opted For Adoption

Celebrities are making headlines by going in for adoption to complete their family. Madonna and Angelina Jolie are the first few who have chosen adoption. Some others who adopted include:

• Diane Keaton: She was in her fifties when she adopted a boy and a girl and decided to raise them on her own. She realized that she wasn't going to find the man she wanted to raise kids with.


• Sheryl Crow: She was forty five when she decided that she wanted to be a mom and adopted an infant.

Concluding Thoughts

Women struggle with fertility for various reasons. This holds true for celebrities also. The most prominent reason being age. Their formative years are spent chasing their dreams and they wait until their later years to get pregnant thus often have trouble conceiving. Lifestyle issues can be considered the second prevailing reason.

At East Bay Fertility Center we take care of your existing medical conditions and accordingly recommend a suitable infertility treatmenta> option providing a complete mind-body experience for fertility couples. This can be IVF, surrogacy or even adoption. Our experienced medical staff is headed by Dr. Ellen U. Snowden, Medical Director and physician. Dr Snowden is Board Certified in Obstetric, Gynecology, and Reproductive Endocrinology with advanced Fellowship training in the treatment of infertility, recurrent miscarriages and hormonal disorders in women.

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