Pugh, 28, shared the « mind-boggling » experience, learning she will have to freeze her eggs and being dismissed by a doctor.
Florence Pugh has opened up about two recent diagnoses that prompted her to freeze her eggs at 27 years old.
Speaking on Dear Media’s SHE MD podcast with her Beverly Hills gynecologist, Pugh, now 28, discussed the moment she was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis — conditions that can impact fertility.
The Oscar-nominated actress said it was a « mind-boggling » experience to find out that having kids may not be a straight-forward process for her, and embarking into the world of fertility preservation.
Pugh also said that another doctor back home in London, whom she did not identify, dismissed her diagnoses.
« She shook her head and she said, ‘well, that’s just not possible' », Pugh recalled. She said she told the doctor about her egg count and hormone test results done in LA. Pugh said the doctor responded: « No, you’re fine. And even if you do have it, you’ll be fine to have kids well into your 30s. »
Dr. Thais Aliabadi, the gynecologist who diagnosed Pugh, reacted to her story on the podcast: « That is what women go through every single day.
