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
people so you never feel, and you don t know what that expectation is i know for me, i think it important for people to be informed more than anythin else like ask questions, i thin sometimes going to the doctor office can be very intimidatin and you know, unfortunately in our medical system like they have to move on, and they move on quickly sometimes you can t even ask a question before they are out the door and seeing the next patient. that s why this conversatio though, is a fertility specialist and ob/gyn s dream. because first of all, i live and breathe the struggles of each one of you every single day. with everyone that i see and i just can t tell you ho meaningful it is for everyon that you re sharing. and i think it will help t remove the stigma, remove just the feeling of inadequacy as a woman. and you just talked about wome not getting the appropriat attention to their health, and health care. and that s true, that s real that s real, the amount of eve just research dol
though, is a fertility specialist and ob/gyn s dream. because first of all, i live and breathe the trouble of each one of you every single day. with everyone that i see. and i just can t tell you how meaningful it is for everyone that you re sharing. and i think it will help to remove the stigma, remove just the feeling of inadequacy as a woman. and you just talked about women not getting the appropriate attention to their health, and health care. and that s true, that s real. that s real, the amount of even just research dollars and funding that goes towards women s health. it s just abomidable. so, i am just so happy to see all of you sharing, and really taking this to the next level and step of where we need to be in women s health. especially minority women s health. the veil wasn t opened until i started sharing what was happening to me. whenever i was in a
but because femininity has all of these veils, they ll, after vail, after veil. we feel like we can talk about things like miscarriages. there is an expectation that we are, we go through life moving on. you know how we say all the time check on your strong friends? and we are all our strong friends. because of the fact there is this expectation that you are supposed to just keep on moving. why would you crumble? you are going to crumble because of that. it s happening to plenty of people. so you never feel, and you don t know what that expectation is. i know for me, i think it s important for people to be informed. more than anything else. like ask questions, i think sometimes going to the doctor s office can be very intimidating. and you know, unfortunately in our medical system. like they have to move on, and they move on quickly. sometimes you can t even ask a question before they are out the door and seeing the next patient. that s why this conversation though, is a four total