MAFS star had to make heartbreaking choice after discovering 7 month pregnancy
A Married At First Sight star was devastated after discovering she was seven months pregnant as she had to make a heartbreaking choice. Laura Vaughan rose to fame on the show but has dealt with a difficult situation behind the scenes.
Laura underwent a medial abortion after she unexpectedly found out she was seven months into a surprise pregnancy. The 35-year-old underwent the procedure after finding she had unknowingly been putting the unborn foetus at risk of severe birth defects by taking medication to treat her acne.
The procedure happened in 2016 when she was 26-years-old. Laura has now opened up about what she went through nine years ago.
Speaking to The Sun, Laura said: "It was very difficult because I went from not thinking I was pregnant to being seven months pregnant to then having a very prolonged abortion and where I was so far gone. Then, when I got home from the procedure, my milk came in, which, as you can imagine, was just really hard to deal with. I hunkered down at home for weeks and didn't talk to anyone."
Laura was shocked when she found that a pregnancy test revealed that she was expecting, but she certainly didn't expect it when she went to the doctors and they said she was in her third trimester. The TV star said she had experiencing bloating and missed periods but at the time thought this was down to a "ruptured cyst".
She went to a doctor to discuss her symptoms but looking at medical records, they thought she had a ruptured cyst and polycystic ovary syndrome. Laura was then meant to go for a scan but kept forgetting to book it in.
Laura was still able to fit into her clothes and just thought she was bloated when she decided to do a test. She said her stomach popped when she took a test and found out she was pregnant.
Soon after finding out she was pregnant, Laura was then told that the acne drug she had been taking, isotretinoin, can cause birth defects. Consultant dermatologist Dr Jonathan Kentley said: "Isotretinoin [also known as Roaccutane] is the most effective treatment we have for severe acne and, for many patients, it is a cure for their distressing condition.
"Whilst the medication is usually well tolerated, it must be prescribed under the expert supervision of a consultant dermatologist as there is a potential for side effects. Importantly, isotretinoin is extremely harmful to the unborn foetus, leading to birth defects."
Laura went to hospital for the medical abortion and was meant to be in and out in a day and a half but ended up being there for nearly a week. She said she went in for the procedure and they couldn't get her to go into full labour but she was in "agony".
"It impacted me so heavily. All of it," she said. Laura is now in a long term relationship with her boyfriend who she met after appearing on MAFS in 2023.
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