PCOS Meals: 6 Low Carb Recipes For Hormone Health
If you've been told to "just eat less and move more" for your PCOS, you're not imagining how unhelpful that is. A low carb…
13 min read Read more
The MyOva Journal
Hormonal health, explained honestly.
Plain-English, evidence-led guides to PMOS (formerly PCOS), your cycle, fertility, endometriosis, PMDD and menopause.
Written to help you understand what’s going on in your body, and to take better questions to your next GP appointment.
-
-
The Ultimate Guide to Teas and Home Remedies for Bloating
The teas that actually help with bloating are peppermint, ginger, fennel, dandelion root and chamomile, alongside two simple habits: moving gently after meals and…
11 min read Read more
-
Best Exercise for PMOS (PCOS): What Works and a Weekly Plan
If you've been told to "just exercise more" for your PCOS with nobody explaining which kind of exercise actually helps, you're not imagining the…
14 min read Read more
-
9 Endometriosis Myths Still Believed in 2026 (And What's True)
Told it's "just a bad period" or that pregnancy cures it? Here are 9 endometriosis myths debunked with real evidence, plus what actually helps.
16 min read Read more
-
PCOS Is Now PMOS: 7 Things the Name Change Means for You
PCOS has a new name. In May 2026, an international group of clinicians and researchers published a global consensus in The Lancet renaming Polycystic…
7 min read Read more
-
Does Cortisol Cause Weight Gain? What the Evidence Says
You're not imagining it. You eat well, you move, you sleep when you can, and the scales still creep up. Someone online told you…
24 min read Read more
-
Can't Sleep Before Your Period? Why It Happens and What Helps
You know the pattern. A week or so before your period, you get into bed at a sensible hour, close your eyes and nothing…
24 min read Read more
-
Fennel Seeds and Hormones: The Kitchen Herb With a Surprising Research Record
By Leila Martyn, Founder of MyOva Fennel is the herb everyone assumes is just a kitchen spice, something you throw into a fish dish…
13 min read Read more
-
5 Signs Your Hormones Are Out of Balance (And What Each One Means)
By Leila Martyn, Founder of MyOva Something feels off. You can't always name it. You're sleeping, technically, but waking up exhausted. Your mood drops…
18 min read Read more
-
Oestrogen Dominance: Is It Real? What the Research Says
By Leila Martyn, Founder of MyOva If you've been told you have "oestrogen dominance", or you've typed your symptoms into a search bar and…
25 min read Read more
-
What's Actually in MyOva Hormone Balance? Every Ingredient Explained
You're not imagining it: supplement labels are confusing. Nine plant extracts, a vitamin and a list of milligram amounts that mean nothing without context.…
19 min read Read more
-
Perimenopause: The Complete Guide to What's Happening, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do
By Leila Martyn, Founder of MyOva Nobody warned you. That's the thing most women say, eventually. Looking back, they can trace the beginning: the…
29 min read Read more
-
Why Vitamin B6 Keeps Coming Up in PMS Research (And What Form Actually Works)
Vitamin B6 keeps appearing in PMS and PMDD research — and there's a specific neurochemical reason why. B6 in its active form (P5P) is…
17 min read Read more
