West Coast Eagles star Jessica Sedunary is one of the most determined footballers in AFLW.

She achieved the ultimate success in 2017, winning the inaugural AFLW premiership with the Adelaide Crows. 

Her career path has had its twists and turns including a stint in the Australian Cycling program as she chased her dream of representing her country at the Olympics.

Now a key member of the developing Eagles side at the age of 32, there is another life goal she has on the horizon, motherhood.

Professional female athletes are confronted with the challenge of training their bodies for elite competition while balancing the reality of the "biological clock."

Recently Jessica took the opportunity to freeze her eggs to future proof her opportunity to start a family, a move which many female athletes are now adopting.

"I have noticed more of my friends over 30 struggling to have kids and I know I want to have a family one day but I am not quite ready to hang up the boots yet," Sedunary told ABC mornings host Nadia Mitsopolous. 

More athletes are turning to IVF to prepare for having a family after their career is over.

There is a significant challenge facing professional female athletes undertaking IVF including costs and training schedules. 

"For me being 32 I couldn't take a year off to have a baby and come back to playing, things do get tricky to juggle."

"It's great that I have now gone through IVF and I can give my teammates advice."

The mental toll from constant injections and hormone changes can create a stressful situation, another hurdle that Sedunary has had to deal with.

"I have never experienced all these different hormones and floods of emotion, it was a good insight to understand what other people go through with IVF."

The AFLPA has consulted with players and gained feedback from the playing group on fertility issues. 

The Australian Athlete Alliance recently agreed to a partnership with Monash IVF clinic.