奥运雪车运动员凯莉·汉弗莱斯通过试管婴儿追求母亲身份,尽管患有第四期子宫内膜异位症,她仍以收入资助治疗。
Olympic bobsledder Kaillie Humphries pursued motherhood via IVF while competing at elite levels despite stage 4 endometriosis, using her earnings to fund treatments.
奥运会滑者凯莉·汉弗里斯 (Kaillie Humphries) 获得了四次奖牌,包括三枚金牌,尽管在2021年被诊断出患有第四期子宫内膜异位症,但在最高水平的比赛中追求了母性,这使得自然受孕不太可能.
Olympic bobsledder Kaillie Humphries, a four-time medalist including three golds, pursued motherhood while competing at the highest level despite being diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis in 2021, which made natural conception unlikely.
她和她的丈夫,前队友Travis Armbruster,于2022年开始接受体外受精治疗,利用她的运动成功所得收入支付每周期的15 000美元费用——每年一半的津贴——同时兼顾密集培训和竞争,包括2022年奥运会。
She and her husband, former teammate Travis Armbruster, began IVF treatments in 2022, using earnings from her athletic success to cover the $15,000 cost of each cycle—half her annual stipend—while balancing intense training and competition, including the 2022 Olympics.
她的旅程凸显了精英运动员在努力建设家庭的同时保持高峰表现时所面临的身体、情感和财政挑战。
Her journey highlights the physical, emotional, and financial challenges elite athletes face when trying to build families while maintaining peak performance.