Francia Raisa Receives Diagnosis About Her Reproductive Health: 'I Was in Shock'

Francia Raisa gets candid about her reproductive health after her recent diagnosis.

On Wednesday, June 26, How I met your father The 35-year-old star shared an Instagram carousel, revealing in her caption that in addition to PCOS, she recently received a new diagnosis that could affect her ability to carry a child.

“I was very open about my health, especially PCOS. But in the last two weeks, things have seriously changed,” Raisa’s lengthy caption began.

She explained that after seeing many doctors and health professionals over the years, she was no closer to knowing what was going on with her body.

“I found a new gynecologist who told me that I also have SIBO and endometriosis, which puts me at very high risk of complicated pregnancies in the future,” the actress wrote. “I was in shock.”

Raisa called the results surprising, adding that she works hard to take care of herself.

“For all the advances in medicine, there is still not enough research on women’s specific health care to really understand how women like me can ensure our opportunity to have a healthy life and family,” Raisa wrote.

Francia Raisa, June 2023.

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The Grown talent shifted her focus to abortion rights, adding that “our women’s rights… are under attack – and that makes me angry!”

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Raisa thanked Vice President Kamala Harris for inviting her “to participate in a fireside conversation in Arizona to discuss women’s rights and reproductive freedoms to mark the two-year anniversary of that awful Dobbs decision.”

In the cover photo, she smiled as she posed in front of Air Force One and thanked Harris “for coming back to LA.”

Francia Raisa, October 2023.

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Raisa revealed her diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in August 2023.

The condition is known to cause unpredictable ovulation, irregular menstrual cycles and missed periods, the Cleveland Clinic explains on its website. Associated risks for individuals diagnosed with the disorder may include diabetes and high blood pressure.

Other celebrities who have spoken about their PCOS diagnosis include Bebe Rexha, Lea Michele, Keke Palmer and Romee Strijd.

In 2021, Raisa appeared as a guest on Conversation where she opened up about freezing her eggs, revealing that she ended up with 28 after they retrieved them.

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“I don’t want to settle. I really want to wait for the right person. … I really want to be friends with someone first and really get to know you, because I don’t want to worry about that anymore,” she said at the time. “Now I’m in no rush, you know, to get in in a relationship because my ‘biological clock is ticking’.”

She also admitted that “it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be,” and said she “cried the whole time” during the two-week process.

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