Florence Pugh Has Given An Update On Her Egg-Freezing Journey After Being Diagnosed With Endometriosis And PCOS At 27, And These Conversations Are So Important
Last year, Florence opened up about her fertility and said she’s “been wanting kids since [she] was a child.”
In November last year, Florence Pugh publicly revealed that she’d been diagnosed with endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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Speaking on the SHE MD podcast, Florence said she decided to see a doctor because of a “sudden feeling” brought on by some “weird dreams.” “I think my body was telling me,” she explained at the time. The checkup led her to be diagnosed with endometriosis and PCOS, both of which are conditions that, for different reasons, can make it difficult to get pregnant as you get older.
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Both conditions are way more common than you might think, so you can read more about endometriosis and PCOS here.
“It was just so bizarre because my family are baby-making machines. My mum had babies into her 40s. My gran had babies throughout… So, I guess I was never worried,” Florence said. “And then, of course, I learned completely different information, aged 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.”
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Because of this, Florence made the decision to freeze her eggs — something she didn’t expect to be doing at this stage in her life. And now, at 29, the actor has given an update on her journey.
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Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar UK for a new cover interview, Florence said she’s begun the egg-freezing process and is finding it “tiring and horrible.” The entire egg-freezing process can take different amounts of time for different people, and while she didn’t go into specifics, it’s common to experience side effects and discomfort during the injection period (which is done to stimulate the ovaries and produce multiple eggs) as well as immediately following egg retrieval.
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Notably, Florence acknowledged that she’s fortunate to be able to afford such a procedure, which can often be quite expensive. Also, seemingly alluding to the coverage of her earlier podcast comments, she said: “There was a clickbait article about me doing it. I know you shouldn’t read the comments, but… urgh. I wish there was a little more tenderness and understanding.”
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As you may know, Florence was previously in a three-year relationship with Zach Braff; however, they split in 2022, which she described to Harper’s Bazaar as a “scary” transition. But now, it sounds like she’s found love again.
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She didn’t specify who she is currently dating, although she did give some insight into her new approach to love, saying: “I’m more sympathetic to the people who are in love with me, because it’s not easy! I’m tricky — I’m always busy, I can never make dates. But it’s not good enough for me to ask someone to just accept that. I’ll just end up alone. I don’t want that — I want a family.”
You can read her full Harper’s Bazaar UK cover here. And here’s where you can find her full SHE MD podcast interview from November.
