Jennifer Aniston

In a recent interview, Jennifer Aniston divulges that she tried to get pregnant some time ago—including through in vitro fertilization (IVF)—and the ...

She described to Allure that there was a “narrative that I was just selfish.” I don’t have anything to hide at this point,” she says. And God forbid a woman is successful and doesn’t have a child. But the now 53-year-old shares how she has made peace with her circumstances. Yet then they are asked, ‘Who will look after you when you are older?’ as if that isn’t a selfish concept.” Women are often accused of putting themselves first when they don’t want a baby. Shairi Turner](https://www.crisistextline.org/blog/2017/09/27/introducing-dr-shairi-turner/), a pediatrician and Crisis Text Line’s chief health officer. “I just cared about my career. The U.S. I was throwing everything at it. The success rate of IVF is about 20% per cycle, and women over the age of 35 have more difficulty getting pregnant, depending on a myriad of factors. I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it.