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Jennifer Anniston was 45 in 2014. It's recommended that women freeze eggs no later than age 35. That would take us back to 2004 technology. As I stated above from my personal experience - the technology was not there in 2004.
I think doubting her story lends to the BS notion that woman is not complete without having children. Step one in fighting for women's rights should be burning that belief in a blazing fire.
 
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V0N1B2 said:
I must be really dumb about women's reproductive issues because I don’t understand how you can be talking about fertility issues and doing IVF with what I assume is a credentialed medical doctor and freezing your own eggs never came up? I thought IVF was using your own eggs. Or maybe she didn’t have any, IDK. Personally, I never gave a flying fack about her, or any other celeb having children. I mean, okay you had a kid/didn’t have a kid/adopted/used a surrogate/you’re miraculously pregnant with twins at 48… big whoop. Why talk about your IVF struggle 5-10-15 years after it happened? And I’m bored of hearing about her and Brad. How old were some of you here when they got married in 2000?
Those of us who never married and/or never had children know it’s okay. I’m glad she feels at peace with being rich, famous, beautiful and *gasp* unmarried at the moment.
Why am I expecting her to be a guest on a podcast soon?

Sorry, I’m ranting. I agree with most of what she said in the article, I do. I’m just tired of so many privileged women trying to make themselves feel better by telling us “I’m just like you - I struggled with fertility issues.” Yeah, no. You’re not really.
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Grande Latte said:
Apple and Google gave their female employees the option to freeze since 2014. Which means the technology was already mature years ahead. Anistion is in a different stratosphere than the masses and have far more access to advanced medical technology. I'm just surprised she didn't do it earlier. Or known about it earlier as she stated herself in the interview.

I would never discourage women over 35 to stop trying because many women in their late 30s and 40s have children IVF or naturally. She stops only when she wants to. I'm not bashing her.
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OMG, I do not know why people are doubting what Jen is saying. I am married to one of her doctors. She is not lying. The technology at the time she was trying was not where it is today, END OF STORY. BTW, Jen was married to Brad from 2000-2005 or something like that, a decade and a half before freezing eggs was a popular thing.
 
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TC1 said:
I also noticed her face looks totally different. I'm not sure why anyone would want to bring up things they kept a secret for so long with famous exes..but *shrug*
Just goes to show you things can be kept private if celebs really want them to. No Dr ever suggested she freeze her eggs? I know it's more common now..but I'm surprised it wasn't brought up to her and her husband as an option.

ETA- I'm not sure who recommended she "drink Chinese teas" for fertility. Perhaps she should have sought out more advice? This article is full of odd statements.
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and Allure seems like an odd choice to share this from
 
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LavenderIce said:
Not everyone with vocal cords is, can, or wants to be an opera singer. Just like not everyone with a uterus is, can, or wants to be a mother.

JA does not owe anyone an explanation.
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agree....I never thought there was anything wrong with her not having babies...but not I guess she is saying she did want them....and needs to explain so people will understand how hard it can be for some women? I like her and if she feels this is a good idea so be it. I don't care for that cover and what she seems to have done to her face
 
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Seems her reproductive life was a topic of general conversation attached to her name for a very long time. Seems perhaps she just wanted to address it publicly and put it to rest so she can move on with her life without the background conversations. I respect her willingness to share her private struggle (she didn’t have to).

As for the cover, of all the looks possible she chose this outfit and of all the photos this one was the best? Her face does look a little different but maybe the camera just didn’t love her look this day. And we all know she has a smoking hot body, could probably have gotten the same message with something more flattering. It’s just a weird outfit and facial expression. Edgy isn’t her best look.
 
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LittleStar88 said:
Seems her reproductive life was a topic of general conversation attached to her name for a very long time. Seems perhaps she just wanted to address it publicly and put it to rest so she can move on with her life without the background conversations. I respect her willingness to share her private struggle (she didn’t have to).

As for the cover, of all the looks possible she chose this outfit and of all the photos this one was the best? Her face does look a little different but maybe the camera just didn’t love her look this day. And we all know she has a smoking hot body, could probably have gotten the same message with something more flattering. It’s just a weird outfit and facial expression. Edgy isn’t her best look.
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right
she is usually so tasteful....IDK whose idea this was but it's not flattering IMO
 
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haute okole said:
OMG, I do not know why people are doubting what Jen is saying. I am married to one of her doctors. She is not lying. The technology at the time she was trying was not where it is today, END OF STORY. BTW, Jen was married to Brad from 2000-2005 or something like that, a decade and a half before freezing eggs was a popular thing.
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Are you really married to one of her doctors or are you joking?
Sorry, I’m a little slow today lol.
 
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haute okole said:
Not joking, she was a patient during the time in question. She is no longer his patient.
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Oh wow. The whole revelation is sad. Can’t imagine how that time must’ve felt for her, especially bc the narrative was that she “wouldn’t” give Brad children. Then Angelina calling the paps so the whole world could see Brad with his new family.
 
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mikimoto007 said:
I'm kinda surprised by some of the views on here, which seem to be suggesting if she wanted children, she would have them -as though she's making this up.

Was freezing eggs really an option 20 years ago? New york times is telling me that egg freezing stopped being experimental in 2012, that puts Jen in her early 40s.....isn't egg freezing pointless at that stage?

I think we always hear about the happy endings- the people who done IVF x number of times and it eventually worked. People don't typically share the sad stories, where they try everything and actually it doesnt work and you make piece with that. I can understand why she wanted to share her story now, presumably at a stage where she's made peace with it.

The 'why didn't she try adoption' is so insensitive I don't even know where to start with that.
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It’s not pointless if you still have eggs. The quality and quantity obviously decline as women age, and obviously it’s better to do it younger, but you still can in your 40s. She may not have had enough eggs or she didn’t respond to the treatments.

And BTW, as men age the quality of their sperm declines as well.
 
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