Hormonal Health Guides

  1. PCOS and Skin: How PCOS Shows Up on Your Skin

    Our skin is the body's largest organ, accounting for 15% of our total body weight. It’s a dynamic organ, often acting as a window to what’s happening within our body.

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  2. PCOS and Sleep: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep When you Have PCOS

    Welcome to our comprehensive guide on 'PCOS and Sleep: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep When you Have PCOS'. If you're grappling with poor sleep quality, sleep disturbances, or even a sleep disorder, you're not alone.

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  3. Exploring the Benefits of Turmeric for Women with PCOS

    Welcome to our deep dive into the world of turmeric and its potential benefits for women battling Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). This golden spice, known for its active ingredient, curcumin, has been making waves in the health community for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

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  4. PCOS and Weight Gain

    Weight is a delicate, yet, prominent topic where PCOS is concerned. It's the symptom that seems to garner the most attention, and is, unfortunately, all too often named responsible for the development of someone's PCOS.

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  5. Are Lesbians Really More At Risk of PCOS? Or, is Science Still Failing our LGBTQIA+ Community?

    If you Google “lesbians and PCOS,” the first result is a study I very much wish could be wiped from the internet. 

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  6. Why Language Matters to Queer People Diagnosed with PCOS

    Pride Month is a difficult time for me. As much as it’s a time for celebrating and remembering LGBTQIA+ history, for many of us it’s also a time that highlights some of our most painful personal moments. For me, those moments are dominated by waiting rooms, awkward examinations with ice-cold speculums, and fumbling through my medical history to the obvious chagrin of my doctor. As someone who was diagnosed with Polycystic-Ovarian Syndrome and identifies as queer in both my sexuality and gender identity, going to the doctor feels like punishment.

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