{"id":2079437,"date":"2025-10-09T13:06:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2079437"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:06:40","slug":"jennifer-aniston-details-her-private-20-year-fertility-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jennifer-aniston-details-her-private-20-year-fertility-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Aniston Details Her Private 20-Year Fertility Struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"d81f0ce1-93f1-45d4-a74c-2d6c0151fd5c\"><em><strong>Trigger warning &#8211; this article discusses infertility and IVF<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/jennifer-aniston\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/jennifer-aniston\">Jennifer Aniston<\/a> has opened up about her decades-long fertility struggles in a candid new interview. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/friends-behind-scenes-footage-jennifer-aniston-going-viral\" target=\"_blank\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/friends-behind-scenes-footage-jennifer-aniston-going-viral\"><em>Friends<\/em> star<\/a>, who detailed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/jennifer-aniston-opens-up-ivf-fertility\" target=\"_blank\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/jennifer-aniston-opens-up-ivf-fertility\">her &#8216;challenging&#8217; IVF journey for the first time in 2022<\/a>, elaborated on the difficulties she faced privately while being subjected to endless criticism for being child-free during both her marriages, and in the wake of her divorces. In 2016, while married to Justin Theroux, Jen An penned an op-ed for <em>celebrity.land<\/em> where she responded to pregnancy rumours stating that she was &#8216;fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"d81f0ce1-93f1-45d4-a74c-2d6c0151fd5c-2\">In a new interview for <em>Harper&#8217;s Bazaar<\/em>, Jennifer explained why she finally decided to correct the narrative. She told the publication: &#8220;They didn\u2019t know my story, or what I\u2019d been going through over the past 20 years to try to pursue a family, because I don\u2019t go out there and tell them my medical woes. That\u2019s not anybody\u2019s business. But there comes a point when you can\u2019t not hear it \u2013 the narrative about how I won\u2019t have a baby, won\u2019t have a family, because I\u2019m selfish, a workaholic. It does affect me \u2013 I\u2019m just a human being. We\u2019re all human beings. That\u2019s why I thought, &#8216;What the hell?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jennifer married <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/brad-pitt\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/brad-pitt\">Brad Pitt<\/a> in 2000, and during their relationship she was often the subject of pregnancy speculation and body-shaming. When the couple divorced in 2005, she was then accused of prioritising work over starting a family. But over the course of two decades, <em>The Morning Show<\/em> star had been quietly undergoing unsuccessful rounds of IVF. Sharing why it suddenly felt important for her to share her story, Jennifer explained: &#8220;Because I knew a lot of women at the time who were trying to have kids, who were dealing with IVF. So it did feel like it was not only for myself, but for any women who were struggling with the same issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>Allure<\/em> magazine, Jen An discussed feeling the same pressure during her second marriage to Justin Theroux. The couple were together for seven years, but divorced in 2018. Once again, she faced accusations of prioritising work over motherhood when their relationship ended. She told the publication: &#8220;God forbid a woman is successful and doesn\u2019t have a child. And the reason my husband left me, why we broke up and ended our marriage, was because I wouldn\u2019t give him a kid. It was absolute lies. I don\u2019t have anything to hide at this point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have been affected by anything discussed in this article, <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fertilityfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/fertilityfoundation.org\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><u><em>The Fertility Foundation<\/em><\/u><\/a><em> can provide support to those seeking advice.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-4LVLUmndQecZT79FAaFAbZ\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-4LVLUmndQecZT79FAaFAbZ slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Celebrity news, beauty, fashion advice, and fascinating features, delivered straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.marieclaire.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trigger warning &#8211; this article discusses infertility and IVF Jennifer Aniston has opened up about her decades-long fertility struggles in a candid new interview. 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