Like the Japanese proverb "fall seven times and stand up eight," Jun Sena made seven failed attempts to conceive through in vitro fertilization before she turned the odds of having a child in her favor.

No, she was not able to get pregnant. But she did become a mother.

Sena, whose real name is Asako Doi, is a Japanese actress and former star of the all-female Takarazuka Revue musical troupe. In February, the 44-year-old surprised her fans by revealing that she and her dancer husband, Shinji Senda, had adopted a child.