Reality TV

Ever since the controversy over Jon and Kate Gosselin became the “intriguing family” to watch on television it has come to my attention that infertility issues affect more than just this one celebrity family.  I was reading an article from fertilityauthority.com that made some interesting points, here is an excerpt from a Fertility Authority blogger, she says:

“The day after reading the Time piece, my People Magazine arrived with Kate Gosselin on the cover. I had read about her ever-growing family empire in previous issues. Seems she was the queen of fertility treatments. She not only succeeded where I hadn’t in the doctor’s office, she converted her fertility victory into a documentary, a two-book deal, and TV-reality show extravaganza complete with buckets of money, speaking engagements and still more money raining down on her. She was the belle of the ball. She seemed to have it all – or so it seemed.

Now, as any of us who have had to face infertility knows all too well, our marriages get tested to the extreme. What couple who has had their private bits tested, prodded and second guessed endlessly for large fees hasn’t felt the stress and strain of wondering if they had the stamina to stay together? In addition, there’s the emotional stress of family, friends and strangers asking sometimes painful questions about plans to expand our tribe. When what is supposed to come naturally doesn’t the foundation of a relationship gets shaken like an earthquake.”

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