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Infertility Comes Out Of The Shadows

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Jimmy Fallon came to national prominence as a member of the Saturday Night Live cast, and has parlayed his success into one of the most coveted positions on television: host of the legendary Tonight Show on NBC. Like his predecessors Jay Leno and Johnny Carson, what Fallon says is instantly heard by millions of Americans, and quickly becomes fodder for water cooler banter throughout the country.

Most of Fallon’s best-known antics are humorous, but when he ventures out of this “safe” comedy zone, his words still have a profound impact. So professionals in the reproductive endocrinology field were excited when Fallon went public with the fact that he and his wife have struggled with infertility for five years before deciding to work with a surrogate.

Until recently, infertility was not often talked about in public. It was a source of shame and embarrassment for many people, and it was often only discussed behind closed doors. In recent years, however, celebrities who have struggled with fertility issues – including Fallon, singer Mariah Carey and actor Hugh Jackman – have gone public with their stories of trying to have a child. And while their issues are no different than the ones that “regular people” face every day, they have made it permissible for everyone to talk about a topic that was previously swept under the rug.

As more and more public figures knowledge there fertility issues in public, we will see an even greater awareness of this situation, and a more open and positive dialogue about causes and treatments and, hopefully, better insurance coverage.

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