20 Celebrities Who've Opened Up About Their Struggles With Infertility

Brooke Shields thought it would be easy to become a mother until she was diagnosed with cervical dysplasia, a condition in which abnormal cells grow on the surface of your cervix and can lead to cervical cancer, per the Cleveland Clinic. After in vitro fertilization, Shields experienced a pregnancy loss before eventually giving birth to daughters Rowan and Grier. Shields opened up about the IVF experience in her book, "Down Came the Rain," writing:

"The whole process was quite an ordeal, and we became slaves to the time of day and to little vials of liquid."