UJolie waxelela ukuba wafumana ilifa kunina ovela kunina, osweleke esuka emhlabeni kwiminyaka engama-56. Oku kuvela kakhulu ukunyusa umngcipheko womhlaza webele kunye nomhlaza we-ovari. "Oogqirha bayababala ukuba ndinepesenti engama-87 emngciphekweni womhlaza webele kunye nepesenti ezingama-50 yomhlaza we-ovarian."
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UJolie wamvuma ukuba akazisoli ngesigqibo sakhe. Unethemba lokuba ibali lakhe liza kuba ngumzekelo kubafazi abaninzi abaye bajamelana nesisongelo esifanayo. Umdlali weqonga uyakongeza ukuba i-rad yakhe ithandekayo yayiyinkxaso enkulu kuye: "Ndandinethamsanqa lokuba neqabane elinothando nelikhathaleleyo njenge-brad pitt. Indoda nganye emfazi okanye intombazana idlula le, kufuneka yazi ukuba idlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu kule nkqubo. I-Brad yayikwiziko lezonyango lwe-pinkis tink yonke imizuzu de ndasebenza. Siye safumana, yintoni ehlekisayo. Sasiyazi into esiyenzileyo, senzela usapho lwethu. Baye besazi ukuba kuya kusenza sisondele ngakumbi. Uphume.