By: Amy Wilcox I’ve taken a work from home day today due to poor driving conditions on the morning commute. Thankfully I have the option to work from home once a week, so it made sense to bunker down at my kitchen table with some coffee and the Mindy Project and crack open my laptop. If it had been a different morning, with the same conditions, I may have fought through the snow. But I had a terrible sleep last night. I was tossing and turning, in and out of dreams that left me feeling anxious and late for something, although I don’t remember any of them well enough to understand what I was ..read more

The connection between insulin resistance and PCOS is very common. PCOS is an endocrine and metabolic disorder that affects millions of women. It is believed that the majority of women with PCOS have some aspect of insulin resistance. Before addressing the symptoms of insulin resistance, let’s first discuss the definition of the condition. The purpose of insulin is to convert sugar from carbohydrates into energy. Insulin keeps blood sugar stabilized and helps to store glucose for a later use. Insulin resistance is when the body ignores (or becomes resistant to) the release of insulin, ultimate ..read more

By: Kathrin Folkendt In January this year, I had an idea. I’d been part of hirsutism and PCOS support groups for a while, and when I noticed, that many of us seem to have similar questions, I decided to initiate a survey. What supplements are you taking? Which ones are working for you? Are the symptoms affecting your relationships? What do you do about the hair? What is it like to live with the condition for you? The results were overwhelming. 279 women with PCOS and hirsutism decided to take part over the course of a week and share some insight into their daily lives. I was especially touch ..read more

  By: Tracy Rodriquez My Story  My story started like many of yours.  I was there sitting in a doctor’s office.  The thin paper on the cushion was uncomfortable.  The doctor seemed somewhat cold, like she’d been doing this too long to hold compassion.  And I was being told that I might be unable to have kids.  I had PCOS. I sobbed…I couldn’t tell you how long I sobbed.  I was overwhelmed with disappointment and hurt. My close friends tried their best to comfort me, but they weren’t able to change what I knew to be true. It would be a struggle to conceive children. I always knew that I was me ..read more