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Jennifer Aniston Explains Decision Not to Adopt After Two Decades of Fertility Treatments

The actor says she wanted only a biological child.

Overview

  • In a new Armchair Expert interview, Aniston says adoption was never an option for her because she wanted a child with her own DNA.
  • She recounts privately pursuing fertility for roughly 20 years, including IVF and other treatments, which ultimately did not succeed.
  • Aniston says she has made peace with not becoming a biological mother after doctors told her further attempts were no longer viable.
  • She challenges years of tabloid narratives that cast her as selfish or career‑obsessed for not having children, calling them inaccurate and hurtful.
  • Looking back, she says better medical guidance might have led her to freeze her eggs earlier, noting that information was less accessible at the time.