Rhian Sugden took to Instagram to reveal the devastating news that her latest round of IVF treatment has been unsuccessful on Sunday.
The ‘heartbroken’ model, 36, put on a brave face as she posed for stunning snaps while reflecting on her difficult journey to motherhood.
Rhian and husband Oliver Mellor have spent £75,000 trying to conceive, but remain one of the one in seven couples who have fertility struggles.
Taking to social media she penned: ‘It’s been a hell of a month for me. It’s looking like IVF round 7 has failed’.
‘Please don’t message saying sorry, I know you mean well but it does get harder every time, I don’t want my barren ovaries being apologised too’.
Heartbreak: Rhian Sugden, 36, took to Instagram to reveal the devastating news that her latest round of IVF treatment has been unsuccessful
However despite the setback the stunner has vowed to continue with treatment declaring she was going to ‘pick herself back up and go again’.
Writing: ‘I’m so thankful for everything in my life and I’m even more thankful for my mum who has made me into the such a strong person..
‘I’m ok, I’m heartbroken but I have a lot of other amazing things happening around me. I’m a warrior and I WILL do this.’
It comes after the model told how she developed an eating disorder due to the stress of IVF treatment and her mum’s bowel cancer diagnosis.
She detailed how she was only able to manage half a banana and a square of chocolate a day because eating made her feel like she was ‘choking’.
Rhian said she dreamt of having ‘four or five’ little boys running around but would ‘now feel lucky to have just one’.
The media personality and her husband Oliver Mellor have spent £75,000 trying to conceive, but remain one of the one in seven couples who have fertility struggles.
Pose: The ‘heartbroken’ model put on a brave face as she posed for stunning snaps while reflecting on her difficult journey to motherhood
Honest: Taking to social media she wrote: ‘Please don’t message saying sorry, I know you mean well but it does get harder every time, I don’t want my barren ovaries being apologised too’
Journey: Rhian and husband Oliver Mellor have spent £75,000 trying to conceive , but remain one of the one in seven couples who have fertility struggles
Rhian told her high anxiety around the time of her most recent IVF cycle and her mum’s cancer battle last summer led to an eating disorder.
Revealing she lost more than two stone after developing a fear of eating, Rhian said: ‘Last year was the year from hell.
‘I’m in a much better place now but in the summer I was so anxious that I felt full all the time and every time I tried to eat I felt like I was being strangled.
‘It was a really horrible choking sensation and for about three months I lived on a square of chocolate and half a banana every day.’
Rhian revealed that she now feels on an ‘even-keel’ after being prescribed anti-anxiety medication to help her cope.
On Mother’s Day, Rhian posted a candid snap on her Instagram Story as she told of experiencing a ‘hard’ day amid her fertility struggles.
She was in tears in a selfie uploaded to her social media as she penned in the caption: ‘The reality of Mother’s Day for an IVF warrior. It’s hard.’
In her Mother’s Day snap she was laying down in bed staring up at the camera as tears ran down her cheeks.
She was makeup free and had her blonde tresses in loose waves over her shoulders as she was honest and open in her caption.
She announced her decision to start the in-vitro fertilisation process in 2019 after she was told by doctors that she has an egg count of someone at least 13 years older.
Tough: It comes after the model told how she developed an eating disorder due to the stress of IVF treatment and her mum’s bowel cancer diagnosis
Honest: She announced her decision to start the in-vitro fertilisation process in 2019 after she was told by doctors that she has an egg count of someone at least 13 years older
In September 2021 Rhian revealed that her fourth round of IVF had failed and at the time admitted she was struggling to put on a ‘brave face’. It is not known if she has tried for a fifth round since.
The beauty showed her vulnerable side as she candidly discussed feeling down on Instagram amid her challenging fertility journey.
And sharing a glamorous photo clad in lingerie, Rhian provided an update: ‘Been feeling blue [blue heart emoji]. Had a hell of a tough few weeks…
‘For those that have been following my journey… IVF round 4 failed ❤️but it’s now time for me to pick myself up and carry on!
‘Being in the public eye and trying to keep a brave face on his harder than it looks but I’ve done it many times before and I will do it again.
‘It’s time to stick on my best undies, get myself back to normal and get back behind that camera doing what makes me happy! Big shout out to my support network. You’re the best! ❤️ #ivfwarrior [pineapple emoji].’ [sic]
In-vitro fertilisation, known as IVF, is a medical procedure in which a woman has an already-fertilised egg inserted into her womb to become pregnant.
It is used when couples are unable to conceive naturally, and a sperm and egg are removed from their bodies and combined in a laboratory before the embryo is inserted into the woman.
Once the embryo is in the womb, the pregnancy should continue as normal.
The procedure can be done using eggs and sperm from a couple or those from donors.
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