Scrolling through my Facebook PCOS group, some women mention lesser-known side effects of this disease. These are not the “main” ones you read about when searching PCOS symptoms. Sadly, this is the final chapter in the PCOS series. I figured calling out some of these symptoms would be a great way to end. Once learning ...

Read Chapters 1,2,3,4,5, and 6 today! Acne is a PCOS symptom that I didn’t know until my face broke out. Some years ago, I noticed an increase in blemishes on my face and neck. Acne wasn’t a problem for me as a teenager, so developing it in my thirties alarmed me. I figured my new ...

Read Chapters 1,2,3,4, and 5 today! What woman doesn’t love a hot shower or bath? This girl does! My favorite part of getting my hair styled is shampooing. I interned at a salon and learned how stylists give awesome scalp massages while shampooing your hair. I attempt to mimic that when washing my own. It’s ...

Read Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 today! Recently I saw football players wearing shirts on the sidelines that said, “It’s okay to not be okay.” I’ve seen the shirts before, but it’s great to see on national T.V. The recent exposure of this quote shows people are talking more about mental health, and its ...

Read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 here! The struggle is real! I say this jokingly when asked why I don’t have children at thirty-three. If you don’t know me, you don’t know that I have PCOS. Most of my symptoms aren’t noticeable, except for a few chin hairs. That is my typical “joke” answer, and ...

Read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 here! I’ve heard multiple myths regarding PCOS. The one that bothers me the most is that PCOS only affects overweight women. It’s simply not true. Many women who have PCOS are overweight. However, PCOS doesn’t discriminate and can affect women of all sizes. The relationship between the two is ...

Read Chapter One Here. When I was in the ninth grade, I got teased for my excessive amounts of dark arm hair. I shaved my arms the next morning and have continued to do so for seventeen years. I have dark brown hair, so I’m almost positive that’s where the dark arm hair came from ...

Chapter 1: Introduction PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is a health problem that affects one in ten women of childbearing age. And I am one of ten. I’ve always been curious about PCOS. It’s not only because I have it, but many people, and doctors, still know little about the disease. Diagnosed 18 years ago, I had a ...