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By Mauricio Viladegutt
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Florence Pugh opened up about some health struggles that have changed her life forever.
The 28-year-old actress appeared on the SheMD podcast episode that premiered on Monday, November 19 with hosts, Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney.
Pugh revealed that she met Dr. Aliabadi a year prior, shortly after having a "sudden feeling that [she] should get everything checked." That is when she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis - which can heavily impact fertility.
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Pugh shared that the diagnosis came after Dr. Aliabadi conducted an egg count on her. The results prompted the doctor to suggest that the actress freeze her eggs if she planned to have children one day.
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"It was just so bizarre because my family are baby-making machines," she admitted to the hosts, and later added, "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 realization." Pugh also said that she feels "really lucky and glad that [she] found out when [she] did because [she's] been wanting kids since I was a child."
The Academy Award nominee also said that she "didn't think that [PCOS] was something that is common," and that she "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."
Despite admitting that getting checked for the condition is "not really necessarily what you're thinking of doing when you're in your 20s," during the podcast, she stressed the importance of talking about fertility issues.
"If you have a dream of maybe one day being a mum, these things are so important, much like learning how to find lumps in your breast," Pugh told the podcast listeners.
As the Dune II actress plans for her future, it is unclear what her relationship status currently is. Pugh revealed that she was in fact dating someone in an interview with British Vogue in October, but the identity of her partner remains a mystery.
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