I Got an Infertility Diagnosis
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Marissa takes us along on her infertility journey. Watch the full season early and support the show on 2ndtry.tv
You're parents are so lovely!
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Thank you so much for sharing your story, Marissa. I just got a PCOS diagnosis myself and am still unsure if I want kids or not while I feel like the clock is ticking faster and faster every day…. it’s so wonderful and helpful to hear your story and see this representation.
Marissa Rivera @themarissarivera
Dr. Catherine DeUgarte @pfclafertility
This is so beautiful
Christina Kremer
Kristin Lerace
Why is YouTube suppressing this? I have to search for it when your other content shows up in my subscription feed 😢
2ND TRY CREW:
Devlin McCluskey Editor
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EXTERNAL CREW:
Phil Jackson Director of Photography
marissa, you are ever so brave to be putting this truly amazing (though it may not seem like it), crucial and educational story out there. i can only imagine how tumultuous and both emotionally and physically burdensome this journey is for you, and to have to film this on the way knowing it can be seen by anyone is pure courage. thank you for your perseverance, strength and bravery. wishing you all the very best for the future ❤
Dawn Shim Director of Photography
Justin Watson Director of Photography
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John Roney Camera Operator
Nick Kelly Sound Mixer
Marissa, thank you! I am happy without kids, life lead me to this place, but just the fact you are willing to share this is so precious and meaningful and in so many ways selfless. Thank you! I hope you find happiness in the type of motherhood (and there are millions different ones) that makes you whole. With Love!
Dan Oltman Production Coordinator
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Wishing all the best for our girl Marissa
2ND TRY STAFF
Nick Rufca - Chief Operations Officer
God as a single woman with kids nowhere in the near future, talking about infertility makes me so freaking nervous
Rachel Ann Cole - Executive Producer & Showrunner
Erica Lynn Schmueck - VP of Production & Director of Operations
This series means so much to me as someone who will likely have to go through this process to have a child. ❤
Devin Wangler - Director of Finance & Operations
Desiree Hurlbut - Creative Producer
I'm infertile because of hpv it can pass to my baby and I will not put my child through that I can't have kids till I reach clearance level
It's hard for your body to fight it
Skyler Klingenberg - Creative Producer & Editor
Madi Klein - Production Coordinator
Marissa I love you ❤
Leslie Dueñas - Assistant Production Coordinator
Jack McGill - Technical Coordinator / Sound Mixer
I'm a much younger fan, having started watching when I was in elementary and now I'm in college. Having Marissa on the cast now is such a joy to have and sweet older sister vibe that I really like when I watch her in videos. Watching this was comforting, knowing life can go in all sorts of way. Parenthood has always been a on and off thing I've wanted and this was a nice perspective to see, I'm still young and all but theres a comfort in knowing another perspective in life. I wish nothing but the best for Marissa :)
Armando Garcia - Assistant Technical Coordinator & Camera Operator
Dana Cariello - Senior E-Commerce & Product Manager
Marissa, thank you for sharing your story. As someone who just went through a successful IVF i wish you nothing but the best. Its a long journey BUT seeing the hope in your eyes, and your beautiful support team will help get you through. You are worthy of the family you want. You are worth it. Sending love 💖
Cailyn Hoertz - Social Media Department Lead
Aiko Igasaki - Social Editor & Graphic Designer
The love from your parents really struck me. ❤
Hannah Maselli - Short Form Editor
Devlin McCluskey - Post Production Creative Director & Senior Editor
I'm so proud to be a 2nd Try subscriber!! 💞💞
YB Biste - Senior Editor
Liam Sullivan - Editor
Marissa's banter with her dad on 14:46 is so real 🤣🤣 why do Latino dads love bibles and billionaires so damn much!
Samuel Bakas - Editor
Tulica Singh - Editor
This is such an important series to make! Thank you so much for sharing.
Will Witwer - Post Production Supervisor
Moira Joy Smith - Post Production Coordinator
this is so beautiful and important and inclusive and i absolutely love it. would watch a many hour documentary of this. thank you for sharing marissa, this is incredible work
Chris Burke - Finishing Editor
Reese Dawkins - Finishing Editor
11:42 fantastic point. i really appreciate the inclusivity as a lesbian (also gemini, i see u queen)
Jerod Bork - Assistant Editor
Whitley Sullivan - Thumbnail and GFX Designer
Wow, I'm amazed the rudeness and disrespect to her dad. He's trying to be supportive
Natalie Rotolo - Office Administrator
I have been with my husband for almost 10 years now and we were very young when we got together. I used to want kids so badly and he was definitely iffy about wanting kids but he was still on board with it, he just didn't care if we did or didn't have kids. Then I got diagnosed with EDS and POTS and fibromyalgia and we decided we wouldn't be having kids at all. It was hard to come to terms with but with how my life is now, I could never have a baby. Even with the help of my husband, I absolutely couldn't be caring for a child. Its so mind blowing and Marissa is so strong for wanting to do this on her own !
More User Perspectives
you could be considered intersex, I'm sorry for ur loss <33
@danny2481dad was really struggling to tell that story 😭😭😭😭
@myaharvey296thank you so much for doing this. i got an infertility diagnosis at 36 and after 3 unsuccessful rounds of IUI ended up conceiving on our own (somehow!!). It is such a hard thing to go through and it feels so lonely because no one talks about it. but now i'm here with my beautiful baby and i am so glad more people are talking about it. I'm wishing you the best of luck if/when you decide to grow your family <3
@lkmaxwell23There is also such a lack of discourse about the decline in sperm quality as men age that can also contribute to infertility. It's so often put onto women, and then the lack of support for women's reproductive issues on top of the blame is debilitating. There is just no winning for women in this system unless you have 100s of thousands of dollars at your disposal.
@divachiq714I’m literally in the process of freezing my eggs right now (estimated to do my retrieval in just a few days) and it’s so lovely to watch this series in a time of my life where it feels extremely relevant. I am also not partnered (although I’m trying not to give up hope) and ALSO a Gemini. Lol I don’t feel ready to choose a donor so I’m just doing the egg freezing, but I love seeing other women’s stories and their thoughts behind their decisions. I know this was shot in 2025, but I’ll retroactively say GOOD LUCK, Marissa, and hope that those vibes carry me through the next few days. ❤
@sarahnoble3835I don’t know anything about my own fertility rates, but I’m a single woman who’s probably gonna stay that way, and have been considering having a baby solo now that I’m 31 (almost 32). This is meaning a lot to me 😅💙
@averyemlAs a divorced bi woman in her 30s who has recently realized just how much I want to have kids I cannot thank Marissa enough for sharing this. Thank you so much. For the hope. For the parasocial companionship. For the chance to feel like my grief is shared. I'm rooting for you.
@tinyottersandtealeaves15:05 I would watch a whole movie about this family's dynamic. They're hilarious. 😂😂😂
@annab8532As someone who dealt with infertility for over 4 YEARS before even being connected with a specialist it's so refreshing to see this series
@ManicMonicaI love her parents
@caseycronan9217the way i actually went through this just last year
docs said to try for a whole year first tho, not 6months
was able to conceive after a few rounds of timed intercourse and then a few of iui...
each period showing up more devastating than the last....
but i'm now watching this with my 2wk old in my arms and just crying and wishing you (and everyone else going through this) the best😭💕
Thank you so much for sharing this story. I’ve never been interested in having kids but I feel it’s so important to understand how stuff like this works because it’s NOT talked about! I hope throughout the series we see positive experiences and outcomes for you.
@SunshineGatorI didn’t make it past the first test 😅 had an extremely low follicle/egg count and was told IVF wasn’t an option. For anyone else watching with the same results, we ended up conceiving naturally after 3.5 years. There is hope
@DestinyR7I love Dogtor Emma
@Lili-pp6muAw I like her whole family. I hope it works out for her!
@caseycronan9217I always wanted to have kids. Always there was never a question and my plan was if I wasn’t in a good relationship with someone who would be a good coparent and it hadn’t happened by 35 I would do what Marissa is doing and do it on my own provided I was financially stable. I was almost there and on track financially when my life totally and completely was altered and now I’m disabled and can’t take care of myself much less raise a kid. Right when I was starting to plan like Marissa. I had 6 months if I wanted to freeze my eggs or I would lose coverage to do so and I didn’t know if I would get better as I didn’t know what was wrong. I didn’t because the hormones would have made me worse and I’m glad I didn’t put my body through that because I have gotten worse not better. But this is a view into another life. Thank you Marissa for sharing and thank you try guys for approving!
@rhymeswithdollythis might be my favorite series the try guys have done so far. It’s so eye opening and vulnerable ❤
@littlemissgwendolen1466What a wonderful video and wonderful series. Thank you for sharing Marissa ❤
@blubisthewordbillionaires back in the day were huge philanthropists. now they are all hoarders. like a pissing contest to see who can hoard the most money
@omilkhouseothe free content we have been waiting for
@natsutattoo.What was biology's thought process to have a million eggs as a baby and then to lose 50% before can have a child?
@AJ-ht3kfHow much of an asshole in life do you have to be to FINALLY want to give back to people AFTER money doesn't make you happy BECAUSE you have SO MUCH? People exist who GIVE when they have NOTHING! Besides, to give simply to make yourself feel better is selfish.
@AJ-ht3kfLook at the world and society around you?!!! Look!!! How is this any place that is good and safe for a child??!! And what kind of horrific future will that child have??!! How beyond stupid and selfish of you!
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