Actress Go Joon-hee Opens Up About Egg Freezing and Health Regrets: “I Broke Down in the Operating Room”
Actress Go Joon-hee has shared an emotional account of her recent attempt to freeze her eggs, opening up about the mental toll it took and how it made her question the health sacrifices she made throughout her acting career.
In a candid video uploaded on April 24 to her YouTube channel Go Joon-hee GO, titled “One day I wish a child would just appear and say ‘Mom’ (something I actually said),” the 40-year-old documented her deeply personal journey through egg freezing.
Go began by expressing her strong desire to become a mother, prompting her to attempt another round of egg preservation. When she discussed her plans with her mother, the response was blunt: “It might be better to just find a husband quickly.” Her mother reminisced about her own hopes, saying she wished Go had married before turning 30 and had children by her mid-30s.
Go Joon-hee then recalled a painful moment during her earlier procedure. “Right before I entered the OR, the doctor told me they might retrieve only five eggs,” she said. “That hit me like a truck. I knew others had 10, 15, or even over 40. I thought, ‘Is that all I have left?’ I just broke down in tears.”
She confessed that the tears were not from fear of the procedure but from a sense of overwhelming regret. “I thought about all those years I starved myself, chasing a certain image. I asked myself, ‘What did I do this for’?” she said, calling her past dieting habits “terrible” and destructive.
The actress’s doctor advised her she might need three to four rounds of treatment to increase her “This isn’t easy. My head hurts. I didn’t know it would cost this much either,” she added. Still, she remains committed: “I’ll take the medication to improve my egg quality and come back when I’m healthier.”
Go Joon-hee’s raw honesty has struck a chord with many viewers, especially women who relate to the societal pressures of appearance, aging, and fertility. Her video serves as a poignant reminder of the often invisible burdens women in the public eye carry and the courage it takes to share them.
