Florence Pugh explains why she froze her eggs last year
Florence Pugh has explained why she decided to freeze her eggs last year.
The actress revealed she decided to undergo the procedure after she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis—conditions that can make it challenging for a woman to conceive children.
Speaking with Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi and women’s advocate and influencer Mary Alice Haney on the She MD podcast, Pugh explained that learning of her conditions made her consider her future. Egg freezing, though often expensive and always uncomfortable, has become much more common in recent years among women in their 20s and 30s who, for whatever reason, are not yet ready to become mothers but want to keep that option open for themselves. It has become increasingly prevalent in the UK; egg-freezing and storage increased from 2,576 cycles in 2019 to 4,215 in 2021 - a 64% increase in just two years.
Recalling her experience, Pugh said: “I had this sudden feeling that I should go and get everything checked. I’d had a few weird dreams; I think my body was telling me.”
She said that when she met with Aliabadi, the doctor asked her if she’d ever gotten an egg count.
“And I was like, ‘No, what do you mean? I’m so young. Why do I need an egg count?’” the Oppenheimer star explained.
The doctor then ran some tests and diagnosed the actor with PCOS and endometriosis, before being advised her to freeze her eggs.
“It was just so bizarre because my family are baby-making machines,” Pugh said. “My mum had babies into her 40s. My gran had babies throughout...and 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 realisation 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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