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PCOS just got renamed.
At 15, she's told irregular periods are normal for teenagers, at 31 it's a fertility problem, and at 45 it's just perimenopause, even though it was the same condition the entire time. Roughly one in eight women of reproductive age has PCOS, now officially renamed PMOS, and up to 70% have never been diagnosed, often because each symptom is sent to a different specialist and no one connects the dots.
I dive deeper into this in a solo episode of Her Time, Her Health, walking through what PMOS looks like in your teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond, and exactly what to ask for at each stage. I also talk about why the birth control pill can hide the diagnosis for a decade, why gestational diabetes is a warning light for your long-term metabolic health, and why your cardiometabolic risk doesn't retire when your periods stop.
If you're struggling with irregular cycles, weight that won't budge, stubborn acne or chin hair, or blood sugar that keeps creeping up, and no one has connected the dots, this episode is for you
In this episode, we cover:
Same condition, three different explanations at 15, 31, and 45.
Why PCOS was renamed PMOS, and what each word in the new name means.
Your teens: the cycle ranges that are not normal.
The birth control pill question.
Why PMOS is not caused by weight gain.
The baseline labs to ask for in your 20s.
Your 30s: fertility, letrozole, and why to ask for help early.
Why gestational diabetes is a warning light.
The uterine lining risk when periods are far apart.
Your 40s: when perimenopause meets PMOS.
Why PMOS doesn't end at menopause.
Your decade-by-decade checklist.
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