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- Julianne Hough shared a video on Instagram revealing that she’s undergoing her third round of egg freezing
- “Here we go. All in the name of having a little baby,” the Dancing with the Stars alum said in the clip
- Hough described the process as “one of the most vulnerable experiences… physically, emotionally, and for sure hormonally”
Julianne Hough is sharing her journey to becoming a mother one day.
The Dancing with the Stars alum revealed that she was freezing her eggs in a video offering an intimate look at the process, which she shared on her Instagram on Saturday, June 7.
“Here we go,” Hough said in the video that she dubbed her “egg freezing journey,” noting it was “all in the name of having a little baby.”
The video takes viewers through the course of 10 days, where Hough is seen smiling and dancing while she injects herself. She is also seen going to doctor’s appointments.
By day eight, she noted that her “hormones were kicking in. My boobs are bigger. Everything is happening.”
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Hough went into greater detail in a lengthy caption accompanying the video, thanking Dr. Carolyn Alexander and her team at Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, which specializes in fertility care and helping to create families, according to its website.
“Navigating fertility is never simple, especially with endometriosis and my own personal timeline and hopes around having children… but with them, I’ve always felt safe, supported and fully informed,” she wrote, adding that this was now her third round of egg freezing.
“I know it’s not always the most comfortable thing to talk about, let alone share publicly. But I’ve realized how important it is to open up about these things,” she continued. “Women all over the world are quietly walking into doctors’ offices, making huge, brave decisions about their bodies and their futures.”
Hough described the process as “one of the most vulnerable experiences… physically, emotionally, and for sure hormonally.”
She further reflected on why she wanted to be so transparent with her fans. “If sharing just a small piece of my journey helps someone feel less alone, or inspires them to ask questions and explore what’s right for them, then I feel like it’s worth it,” she wrote.
In a 2020 interview with Women’s Health, Hough shared that her endometriosis — which is a reproductive condition in which uterine tissue grows outside of the uterus, causing cramping and chronic pain — made her want to freeze her eggs.
“I think the healthier I am from the inside out — as far as my beliefs, my energy, what I’m putting into my body — the better prepared I’ll be when the time comes,” she said at the time, when she was married to Brooks Laich. “We never actually tried to get pregnant. It was more of a precautionary measure: Let’s do our due diligence for the future by freezing eggs.”
Hough ended her June 7 post by once again thanking her medical team for their unwavering care.
“I truly couldn’t be more grateful for this team who’s been with me since my second endometriosis laparoscopy surgery back in 2017… they’ve been like family ever since 💛,” she wrote.
Her post received an overwhelming amount of support from celebrities and fans alike, who applauded her for being so open.
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Jenna Dewan simply commented: “❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
“Absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for sharing the most incredibly personal experience with us. So many women struggle with fertility and for you to be extremely open like this and show exactly the steps it’s inspiring,” a follower wrote.
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