University Showcase, 10/15, 8a: Infertility is something people often suffer alone, and yet it鈥檚 more common than many people realize. The World Health Organization says globally . Many turn to in vitro fertilization. The CDC found . It is an expensive and often exhausting process. Eggs are fertilized with sperm outside the body and then the embryo is transferred to the uterus. But there are many steps within that process. And sometimes after all that, there is no successful pregnancy.
went through this with her partner. She found a lack of representation and understanding of IVF in art and media and decided to use her experience to try and normalize IVF 鈥� and to empower those experiencing infertility. An exhibit of her work is on display at the through December 7. Cox is an alum of the UNM photography department and now teaches at the University of Iowa. .
