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Caprice Bourret has said she thinks IVF may have caused her brain tumour.
The American, 52, said she was told by her surgeon in 2017 that her tumour started growing ‘four years ago’ – which was the exact time she started IVF.
The businesswoman and model questioned whether the synthetic hormones injected into her ‘might have contributed’ to her shock meningioma diagnosis.
Caprice told Platinum magazine: ‘I don’t know what caused my tumour but I sometimes wonder whether IVF contributed to it.
‘When I was diagnosed, the surgeon said, “I think this growth started four years ago” and I thought “Gosh, that’s when I was doing IVF”.
Caprice Bourret, 52, has said she thinks IVF may have caused her brain tumour after recalling ‘lots of synthetic hormones were injected into her’ (pictured with sons Jett and Jax, 10)
She said: ‘When I was diagnosed, the surgeon said, “I think this growth started four years ago” and I thought “Gosh, that’s when I was doing IVF”‘
‘Lots of synthetic hormones were being injected into me. So, it might have contributed to it, but I don’t know.’
Caprice received a diagnosis of meningioma – a tumour that grows on the membrane that covers the brain – in Spring 2017.
She underwent an operation which involved surgeons taking off part of her skull to remove the tumour.
In 2022, Caprice admitted she thought she was going to die when she was diagnosed with her brain tumour five years before.
That year, she shared a graphic image of her surgery scar, taken after her 2017 operation during which doctors removed part of her skull to take out the growth.
She shared the image to mark five years since she was given the all-clear after the surgery for her meningioma – a tumour that grows on the membrane that covers the brain.
Caprice welcomed her sons, Jett and Jax, in 2013 after three unsuccessful rounds of IVF.
One son was born via surrogate and one born by her but she has chosen not to disclose which son was born by which method.
The London-based TV personality also said: ‘After my tumour I had to reassess my life. I knew I had to change things – I felt that instinctually.
‘And I realised I wasn’t giving anything back. I’m so blessed in life, but life is like a circle and you can’t just keep taking, you must give back too.
‘So, I started doing a lot of work with Brain Tumour Research, not only giving my own money but my time as well.’
She continued: ‘I think a lot of people in the celebrity world give their time to things because of the publicity, but for me, I wanted to make a difference and for it to mean something.
‘It’s important for me to know I’m helping make a difference to others, but I don’t normally shout about it.’
Illness: In 2022, Caprice admitted she thought she was going to die when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour five years ago
Ordeal: The model shared a graphic image of her surgery scar on Thursday, taken after her 2017 operation during which doctors removed part of her skull to take out the growth
Good work: The beauty, who is patron Brain Tumour Research, shared images of herself speaking on stage as well as her interacting with scientists as she continued to raise awareness for the charity
Message: Captioning her post back in 2022, Caprice once again rejoiced in being five years clear from her tumour, while remarking she was one of the ‘lucky ones’ to survive
