Author Marisa Renee Lee on finding joy after experiencing infertility: "It's incredibly challenging"

Author Marisa Renee Lee on finding joy after experiencing infertility: “It’s incredibly challenging”

Benjamin Hughes

One in six adults worldwide experience infertility. Some turn to IVF — or in vitro fertilization — which averages around $20,000 for one round in the U.S., according to Fertility IQ. Other women freeze their eggs, and despite the cost of about $10,000, nearly 30,000 egg freezing cycles were performed in the U.S. in 2022, which is up from just 7,600 in 2015.

In the book, “Grief is Love,” author Marisa Renee Lee revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” how she found joy and fulfillment after experiencing grief that came with infertility and pregnancy loss before adopting her son, Bennett.

“I think that people don’t understand when you lose a pregnancy, it’s not about the physical loss,” Lee said. “It’s so much more about the loss of hope, the loss of the plans that you and your partner perhaps had for your family. It is very, very challenging to wrap your mind around.”

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Kelsie Hoffman

Kelsie Hoffman is a push and platform editor on CBS News’ Growth and Engagement team. She previously worked on Hearst Television’s National Desk and as a local TV reporter in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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