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Kourtney Kardashian has shared why she and husband Travis Barker are "officially done with IVF."
The couple have shared their journey on the family's Hulu TV show, The Kardashians, and their desire to have a child together despite facing heartbreaking fertility struggles.
Kourtney had gone to extreme and bizarre strengths to improve the pair's chances of conception, including drinking Travis' semen and vaginal steaming.
Kourtney and Travis' IVF journey started after the 44-year-old froze her eggs prior to the start of their relationship in 2020. However, she explained that most of her eggs “didn't survive the thaw” and “none of them made it to an embryo.”
The couple have been trying for a baby (PA)Kourtney added: “The freezing of the eggs isn't guaranteed. I think that that's a misunderstanding. People do it thinking that it's like a safety net and it's not.”
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While it's been over a year since the start of their IVF treatment, the couple have been unsuccessful and are now "officially done with IVF."
Kourtney Kardashian explained that the pair are "officially done" with the process (Hulu)“We would love a baby more than anything, but I just really believe in what God has in store for us. If that's a baby, then I believe that it will happen,” Kourtney announced on her show.
“I just really believe in what God has in store for us. If that's a baby, then I believe that it will happen. Whatever's meant to be and we have a full, blessed life.”
Kourtney explained that whatever's meant to be, will be (Hulu)Kourtney also shared that the process had been physically and mentally difficult and "took a toll" on the Poosh founder, and the medications she took reportedly put her into "early menopause."
“It took a toll on me physically. My health is still impacted because it's hormones and also mentally, it definitely took a toll,” she explained. “I think being happy is most important and being a good parent to my kids.
"We are just embracing whatever is meant to be will be.”
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