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‘Pretty Little Liars’ star Sasha Pieterse reveals she gained 70 pounds at age 17 amid PCOS struggle

  2024-02-28 pagesixVanessa Serna40540
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Sasha Pieterse recalled her struggle to diagnose her PCOS, which led to weight gain while starring in her hit show, “Pre

‘Pretty Little Liars’ star Sasha Pieterse reveals she gained 70 pounds at age 17 amid PCOS struggle

Sasha Pieterse recalled her struggle to diagnose her PCOS, which led to weight gain while starring in her hit show, “Pretty Little Liars.”

“When I turned, it was probably around 15-16, I started noticing a difference in just my metabolism in general,” she told Taylor Lautner and his wife, Taylor Lautner, on Wednesday’s episode of their podcast, “The Squeeze.”

“At 17, I gained 70 pounds in the year, for no reason. There was no explanation for it.”

Pieterse, 27, explained that doctors weren’t able to give her an answer for years despite detailing her ongoing symptoms.

“I never had a regular period ever and I was just always told by gynecologists that I was just young. Like, ‘Don’t worry, it’ll regulate,'” she said.

Sasha Pieterse
At the time, she was starring in the hit TV show “Pretty Little Liars.” ©ABC Family/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection
Sasha Pieterse
“At 17, I gained 70 pounds in the year, for no reason,” she said on “The Squeeze” podcast. ©ABC Family/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection

The actress said she visited “over 15 gynecologists,” but some blamed her for the weight gain.

“It was the most frustrating experience and disheartening because no matter what I did, no matter how well I behave, no matter how great I treated my body, things were actually getting worse rather than better. It was very, very confusing,” she explained.

Eventually, she was recommended to an endocrinologist who finally diagnosed her with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome).

Sasha Pieterse and Ian Harding
The actress recalled visiting 15 different gynecologists before receiving a diagnosis. ©ABC Family/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection
Sasha Pieterse
“And the most frustrating part about this is that it’s fairly easy to diagnose,” she said. Instagram/sashapieterse

“I was like what’s that? I’d never heard of PCOS before. And it’s a disease, it’s not curable, it can be dormant,” Pieterse said.

“And the most frustrating part about this is that it’s fairly easy to diagnose. It’s a hormone imbalance. It’s a hormone disease, and it’s so easy to see because your testosterone or your estrogen will be really high, you’ll have really low vitamin D levels, you’ll be deficient in a lot of things.”

The “Geek Charming” star explained that every person has a different experience with the condition, with some experiencing cysts on their ovaries, gastrointestinal issues, changes to hair growth or weight gain.

“I had a lot of those outward symptoms that everyone could see,” she said.

Sasha Pieterse and her son
Despite her PCOS diagnosis, the actress gave birth to son Hendrix in 2020. Instagram/sashapieterse
Sasha Pieterse with husband Hudson Scheaffer and their son
She and husband Hudson Scheaffer tied the knot in 2018. Instagram/sashapieterse

In 2020, the “Honor List” actress revealed that she was pregnant with her first baby. She and husband Hudson Scheaffer — who wed in 2018 — welcomed their son, Hendrix, that November.

“Just the fact that we were able to get pregnant was such a blessing because with PCOS that made me nervous,” she previously told People.

“A lot of women have infertility issues and so we were expecting more difficulty, so it’s been an absolute blessing that we were able to just get pregnant by ourselves.”

(By/Vanessa Serna)
 
 
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