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Florence Pugh is opening up about her health. The 28-year-old actress confirmed that she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis, both of which can cause infertility, and has frozen her eggs to combat future fertility issues. The recommendation came from Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, she explained on SHE MD. “She asked if I’d ever had an egg count done. And I was like, ‘No what do you mean? I’m so young. Why do I need an egg count?’” she said. Keep reading to find out more… After conducting the egg count, the doctor was able to diagnose Florence with PCOS and endometriosis. And after learning the actress wanted to wait up to five years before having a baby, the doctor also suggested she freeze her eggs. “It was just so bizarre because my family are baby making machines,” Florence explained. “When mom had babies into her 40s, my gran had babies throughout. 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. It just really wasn’t a red flag for me.” “Then of course, I learned completely different information, age 27, that I need to get my eggs out and do it quickly, which was just a bit of a mind-bobbling realization. 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,” she went on. She also spoke about knowing about PCOS beforehand. “I’d heard of it,” Florence explained. “I didn’t think that it was something that is common. I really just thought that it was something that you’d feel and that you’d know you had and that it wasn’t really a worry.” “Then of course, you find out you do and you realize you have to change your lifestyle and you have to figure out when you can be proactive and think ahead into the future, which I think for lots of young women, that’s not really necessarily what you’re thinking of doing when you’re in your 20s or even younger,” she said. “I’ve been able to tell my friends about what I’m going through,” she added. “And since then, I think two or three of my friends have gone to go and get checked because of my findings and they’ve also found that they have the same thing. So already just by me learning the tiniest bit of information, it’s led for other women to go and check to see if they also have the same.” Listen to the podcast…
