Erin Andrews is doing IVF at 47 the truth about fertility before menopause

Erin Andrews is making a run at baby No.2. The veteran sportscaster revealed this week she’s giving IVF another go — refusing to be benched in her bid to expand her family at 47.“I am crazy, and I am with a doctor that said, ‘Listen, we’ll call it when it’s time.’ But I, I am psychotic right now,” Andrews told co-host Charissa Thompson on the latest episode of their podcast, “Calm Down with Erin and Charissa.”“I just feel like I believe my body can do it,” she continued.

“Even though I know that my age — with what history says — it’s not great with producing eggs and the viability of your eggs.”Andrews is no stranger to a challenge, on or off the field.The NFL sideline reporter was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016, a setback that could have impacted her chances of having biological children.But she and her now-husband, retired hockey pro Jarret Stoll, 43, had previously frozen embryos for future use.Following two surgeries that removed all traces of the disease, Andrews went through several unsuccessful rounds of IVF in the hopes of conceiving.In 2023, she and Stoll welcomed a son, Mack, via surrogate.

Now, despite the odds, she’s determined to give him a sibling.While the first round of IVF “didn’t work,” Andrews said she’s not done trying.

“There’s just some s—t in me that I’m like, ‘Wait, watch — watch me do it.’”As Andrews embarks on the latest chapter of her IVF journey, here’s everything you need to know about fertility before menopause.The so-called “change of life” is a natural process that occurs when the ovaries stop producing reproductive hormones.A woman is officially considered to have reached menopause after 12 consecutive months without a period.In the US, that happens at an average age of 52, according to the Cleveland Clinic.Menopause doesn’t just suddenly happen.

It’s preceded by perimenopause, a transition phase that can start as many as eight to 10 years earlier, as ...