"Everything went well, thank you." This is the answer given by Caroline Vigoureux and Julie Fichera when asked how their pregnancy went. However, they each encountered significant difficulties before becoming mothers. Julie Fichera knew since she was 16 that she could never get pregnant due to MRKH syndrome, a rare congenital condition characterized by the absence of a uterus. Caroline Vigoureux, her childhood friend, also had to deal with a fertility problem in her relationship, her husband having a problem with the mobility of his spermatozoa.
If the story ends well for the two women, the first having had a child thanks to medically assisted procreation (ART), and the second thanks to surrogacy (surrogacy) in the United States, they had to face a taboo ... that of infertility.
Between 15 and 25% of French couples concerned
Infertility is characterized by the absence of pregnancy despite unprotected sex for a period of at least twelve months. And the two friends are not special cases. In France, 15 to 25% of couples are concerned. One in ten couples even remains infertile after two years of trying to have a child.
To break this taboo, they wrote with four hands the book Tout s'a bien passe, merci (Editions Fayard), released in early May. For 20 Minutes, they explain why it is important to put an end to the idea that having a child is a long quiet river.
The video testimony of Caroline and Julie is to be found at the top of this article.
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