Erin Andrews is trying to take a shot at motherhood… again.
The former "Dancing With The Stars" host revealed she's going through with her seventh round of in vitro fertilization treatments in hopes of starting a family with her husband of four years, Jarret Stoll.
"For those familiar, you know it's a time-consuming and emotionally draining process," she wrote on her blog, The Real Dal with Erin Andrews. "This is my 7th one, and I've been going through these treatments since I was 35 years old."
The sports reporter, now 43, said the process of IVF is more difficult because of her age.
"I have been trying to do IVF treatment for a while now, but sometimes it doesn't go the way you want it," she wrote. "Every cycle is different in a woman's body, so some months are better than others."
Finding a balance between wanting a child and her career is almost equally as difficult.
"I work in an industry where I think women feel the need to keep things like this quiet," she continued. "But no, there are so many other women who maybe put their careers on the back burner because they don't want to miss out on any opportunities. It's so common that people are starting families late and put so many other aspects of their lives on hold."
Erin admitted that she was hesitant about being so open with her IVF struggles, but she ultimately embraced it.
"It's a team that no one wants to be a part of. We're all going through this and having a tough time. It can be so isolating, but in reality, we are all there together," she said, noting the toll the treatments take on the body. "You feel bloated and hormonal for a week and a half. You could go through this whole experience and get absolutely nothing out of it — that's the crazy part. It's a ton of money, it's a ton of time, it's a ton of mental and physical anguish. And more times than not, they're unsuccessful."
She added, "Now that it's my seventh time, something just hit me: Why am I keeping this such a secret when this is just a part of our lives? Instead of feeling ashamed, we need to give ourselves more love."