Celebs open up about fertility treatments

With so many couples encountering fertility issues these days, one place they can go to seek comfort and information is in the stories of successful fertility treatments for the women of Hollywood, the runways, the media and the music industry.

Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross and her rep announced to media outlets she underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments using her own eggs to conceive. She gave birth to fraternal twin girls Eden and Savannah at the age of 44. Cross delivered the twins 6 weeks early.

Actress Kelly Preston (48) gave birth to son Benjamin in a Florida hospital in November 2010.

Former Friends and Dirt star Courteney Cox-Arquette underwent several in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures and suffered multiple miscarriages as well before conceiving and delivering daughter Coco at almost 40.

Lipstick Jungle star Brooke Shields told press the scarring she had from having pre-cancerous cells removed from her cervix may have initially caused fertility problems for she and husband Chris Henchy.

The couple decided to ramp up their conception chances with IVF. After her first in vitro fertilization treatment (IVF), Shields got pregnant but miscarried.

After multiple procedures, at 37, Shields finally got pregnant and ultimately gave birth to her first child. In April 2006, at 41, Shields delivered another baby girl named Grier. This time, reps for the couple say it was completely natural.

Beautiful 70’s model superstar, Cheryl Tiegs embarked on the journey into motherhood one more time at the age of 52. Surrogacy was her answer. Tiegs used her own eggs along with hubby Rod Stryker’s sperm. The couple’s surrogate delivered healthy twins.

Outspoken CNN superstar, Nancy Grace gave birth to twins John David and Lucy Elizabeth at age 48 via c-section in November 2007. It is believed the couple used a fertility treatment like in vitro fertilization (IVF) to conceive.

Hollywood superstar Jennifer Lopez gave birth, at 39, to fraternal twins Max and Emme via c-section. The couple sought IVF treatments and successfully conceived. It is believed J-Lo followed a strict healthful diet to conceive and carry to term. This included 3 cups of spinach each day.

Former star of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman turned successful painter and jewelry designer, Jane Seymour experienced numerous miscarriages before she underwent numerous cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF) to finally conceive twin boys at age 45.

Enduring a difficult pregnancy, Seymour delivered 6 weeks early. During her pregnancy, Seymour developed preeclampsia, a potentially dangerous condition that raises the blood pressure and may lead to convulsions if not treated properly.

Actor Dennis Quaid, 53, and wife Kimberly, 36, sought out a surrogate to carry their embryos. In November 2007, their gestational carrier (surrogate) delivered twins Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Santa Monica.

Former Good Morning America anchor Joan Lunden also turned to surrogacy after several failed IVF attempts. At age 52, Lunden and hubby Jeff Konigsberg turned to a surrogate who birthed twins. Two years later, the same carrier delivered another set of twins. Lunden’s rep does not say however, if the eggs were in fact Lundens.

Supermodel Christie Brinkley underwent numerous in vitro fertilization procedures and three miscarriages in her attempt at expanding her family at age 43. Finally conceiving at 44, Brinkley sustained a pregnancy and birthed third child Sailor Lee Cook.

There are countless other celebrities who have undergone fertility treatments or are currently undergoing fertility treatments today. In an effort to get the word out to other women that there are methods that work, they and their spokespeople are much more open and candid about fertility procedures available today.

An expert in the field of optimizing reproductive health for women and men, Cindy Ferda has released her newest book on conception entitled ‘How to Get Pregnant Quickly & Naturally’.

Sweet success for ‘Hollywood moms’ who give birth after 40

For the latest pregnancy, health and conception tips visit Cindy Ferda’s National Examiner column here. 

When it comes to pregnancy over 40, nothing beats a good dose of Hollywood moms over 40 conceiving and successfully giving birth to make women across the globe hopeful they

 too can achieve their goals of having a family.

Beautiful Naomi Watts, 41, known for her roles in ‘King Kong’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ and partner Liev Schreiber welcomed a son, Samuel Kai seven weeks ago. It is the second child for the duo.

‘Life on Mars’ star Lisa Bonet, 41, and her husband, ‘Stargate Atlantis’ actor Jason Momoa announced the birth of baby boy Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa. Bonet also has a 20 year old daughter, actress Zoë Isabella Kravitz from ex-hubby Lenny Kravitz.

Academy-award winning actress Nicole Kidman, 41, and country singer hubby Keith Urban welcomed 6lb. 7oz. daughter Sunday Rose last July. Kidman has two adopted children Isabella and Connor with ex-husband Tom Cruise. Sunday Rose is her first biological child.

At 41, actress Halle Berry and Versace model boyfriend Gabriel Aubry brought home their new daughter Nahla last March. This is the first child for the pair. Reports from Hollywood state Berry, now 42 along with beau Aubry are hopeful for yet another baby.

With more women in the workforce than ever before, studies indicate that the numbers of advanced maternal aged moms are increasing yearly as not only celebs are putting off baby-making but women across the country as well. Whether it’s a forty-plus hour work week amassed in Hollywood or as a business professional, countless numbers of women are opting out of procreating until well into their thirties and early forties to pursue their careers early on.

Accordingly, infertility clinics are popping up across the country to accommodate the abundant calls they receive on a daily basis. The latest CDC report filed indicated more than 10% of women or 1.2 million who tried to conceive turned to fertility treatments and testing for help.

Assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF), the egg-stimulating drug Clomid, egg or sperm donation, utilizing a surrogate or gestational carrier; these are just a sampling of the methods and treatments being offered and used by Hollywood moms and women across the globe.

From ‘Lipstick Jungle’ star Brooke Shields, 41 at the time of delivery of Baby Grier to ‘Desperate Housewives’ star, Marcia Cross who used IVF and welcomed fraternal twins Eden and Savannah at almost 45 to Courteney Cox-Arquette who at 40 also using IVF brought daughter Coco into the world to hard-hitting CNN anchorwoman Nancy Grace, another admitted IVF-user who at 48 gave birth via c-section to twins John David and Lucy Elizabeth, these women are an inspiration to the millions of women each year attempting to fulfill their dreams and the nursery.

Click here to view the ‘Hollywood Moms over 35 Baby Gallery’ for a little extra inspiration.

Celebrity Moms over 35 and their Babies

Many of these celebrity mom’s in their 30′s and 40′s discovered how to get pregnant and successfully conceived utilizing natural reproductive health methods. More information on these conception methods can be found here.