Florence Pugh reveals she froze her eggs after being diagnosed with PCOS and endometriosis
Florence Pugh reveals she froze her eggs after being diagnosed with PCOS and endometriosis last year https://t.co/ZTLO3SM8sO pic.twitter.com/fBYeFh5k1q
- Page Six (@PageSix) November 19, 2024
During an episode of the 'She MD' podcast, Pugh, 28, revealed she froze her eggs after learning both conditions could lead to infertility.
“I just had this sudden feeling that I should go and get everything checked. I’d had a few weird dreams and I think my body was telling me. And I then asked my close friends if they knew any amazing gynecologists and then I met [Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi].”
During her visit, Aliabadi - a world-renowned OBGYN and one of the podcast’s hosts - asked if she’d ever had an egg count, which she hadn’t “And I was like, ’No, what do you mean? I’m so young. Why do I need an egg count?’”
The results indicated she had PCOS and endometriosis, which would explain the pain she experienced daily.
“It was just so bizarre because my family are baby-making machines. My mom had babies into her 40s, my gran had babies throughout…. she had so many kids as well. I just never assumed that I was going to be in any way different and that there was going to be an issue with it. Then of course, I learned completely different information, [at] age 27, that I need to get my eggs out and do it quickly, which was just a bit of a mind-boggling realization. And one that I’m really lucky and glad that I found out when I did because I’ve been wanting kids since I was a child.”
Now that she has taken all the precautions, Pugh hopes to move forward with her plans of having a child within the next five years.
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