Florence Pugh froze her eggs at 27 after 'mind-boggling realization' amid PCOS, endometriosis diagnosis

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Florence Pugh, 28, recently revealed that she froze her eggs at the age of 27 after being diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis.

On the November 19 episode of the 'She MD' podcast, Pugh opened up about how these conditions prompted her to take proactive steps in managing her fertility.

Florence Pugh’s fertility wake-up call

Florence Pugh shared that she initially didn’t think much about fertility. “My doctor 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 recalled, expressing how it seemed strange given that her family members had children well into their 40s.

“It was just so bizarre because my family are baby-making machines. 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,” she explained.

However, at 27, Pugh learned she needed to act quickly to preserve her fertility. “I need to get my eggs out and do it quickly, which was just a bit of a mind-boggling realization,” she admitted.

“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.”

The discovery of her PCOS and endometriosis diagnosis, conditions that affect fertility, was a turning point in Pugh's life. PCOS, a hormonal disorder, can cause symptoms like irregular periods and infertility, while endometriosis involves tissue growing outside the uterus, often causing severe pain.

Florence Pugh opens up about PCOS diagnosis and the importance of being proactive with fertility

Florence Pugh explained that before her diagnosis, she didn’t realize how common these conditions were.

“I’d heard of it. 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,” she said.

“Then of course, you find out you do and you realize you have to change your lifestyle.” She added that for many young women, thinking about fertility and being proactive isn’t always at the forefront of their minds.

Since learning about her own health challenges, Pugh has been encouraging friends to get checked, leading several of them to discover that they too have PCOS. “I’ve been able to tell my friends about what I’m going through,” she shared.

“And since then, I think two or three of my friends have gone to get checked because of my findings, and they’ve also found that they have the same thing.”

Pugh’s desire to start a family has always been clear, and she reflected on this when discussing her new movie 'We Live in Time'. Earlier this year, she told British Vogue that the film prompted her to reassess her goals for the future.

“I want to go and find love and I want to have babies,” she said.

“I’ve always been thinking about starting a family. I’ve wanted to have kids since I was a child myself. I love the idea of a big family. I come from a big family. I love kids. It’s just figuring out when.”