A shocking medical update from popular Twitch streamer Kaitlyn Siragusa, otherwise known as Amouranth, has raised concerns about her health status.
Despite her personal preference for medical privacy, on June 26, Amouranth shared an important update on Twitter with her 3.7 million followers (she has another 6.4 million followers on Twitch). Due to “extreme medical developments,” she announced she was pulling out of her boxing match at La Velada Del Año 3.
In addition to streaming on Twitch, posting ASMR videos to YouTube, and uploading adult content to OnlyFans, Amouranth was to make her boxing debut against Spanish streamer Maite Carrillo, aka Mayichi, on July 1. However, all that has been put on pause due to her diagnosis of late-stage ovarian failure.
Amouranth’s late-stage ovarian failure and what it means for her health
In her public statement, Amouranth revealed her doctor diagnosed her with late-stage ovarian failure in March. According to her, she was experiencing “perimenopause/menopause for some time,” a process by which a woman’s ovaries gradually stop working. Typically, this occurs in a person’s 40s or 50s, but Amouranth is 29 years old.
Amouranth shared that she had been experiencing “confusing changes” mentally and physically for quite some time but “shrugged them off.” Her treatment will include seven to 14 days’ worth of daily injections, which will likely cause headaches, nausea, and other aches and pains. Because strenuous physical activity such as boxing can result in her ovaries “torsioning/twisting,” she decided to back out of her fight.
Although these symptoms are relatively mild to Amouranth, her doctor warned her that the “torsioning/twisting” of her ovaries during strenuous activities could result in “extreme injury or death.” As such, she has decided to put her health first and her boxing ambitions second.
There are two types of ovarian failure, which also go by the name ovarian insufficiency. The first, or primary, can be caused by either the removal of the ovaries from surgery, cancer treatments, or genetic conditions. The second can be the result of certain medications, possible eating disorders, or too much exercise; in this case, the ovaries are ordinary but aren’t receiving the proper hormonal signals from the brain. “This is usually caused by diseases of the pituitary gland or hypothalamus,” according to the National Cancer Institute. Amouranth did not elaborate on the potential origin of her diagnosis.
Late-stage ovarian failure means Amouranth is potentially experiencing notable menopause symptoms, including irregular periods, mood changes, chills, hot flashes, sleep problems, night sweats, and more, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Does late-stage ovarian failure mean Amouranth has cancer?
Late-stage ovarian failure sounds scary (and it can be), but it does not immediately mean a person has cancer. The reason people think of cancer when they hear late-stage ovarian failure is because cancer treatments can sometimes cause such failures. Nevertheless, Amouranth’s diagnosis, like any woman’s experience with menopause, does not mean she has cancer.
Of course, it’s never good to assume the status of a person’s health without their consent, so until Amouranth chooses to elaborate further, it’s best to take her word at face value, which is that she is experiencing late-stage ovarian failure, and that’s it.
Treatment for this typically focuses on estrogen therapy in the form of injections, which it sounds like Amouranth will be undergoing. That said, the Twitch streamer did not share much more beyond the fact that she will be undergoing treatment, that it will persist for around two weeks, and that she will step out of the spotlight for a bit as a result, which is understandable. Should she choose to keep the rest of her medical journey private, that’s entirely up to her, and we wish her all the best.