PCOS was never just about your ovaries

If you have acne, irregular periods, and trouble with your weight, the cause may not be three separate problems. It may be one condition affecting your whole body. PCOS, long called polycystic ovary syndrome, was recently proposed for renaming to reflect its hormonal and metabolic roots, and Oluyemisi "Yemi" Famuyiwa explains why the old name sent patients to separate specialists who each treated one symptom and missed the whole picture. Famuyiwa is a double board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, infertility specialist, and obstetrician-gynecologist, and the founder and medical director of Montgomery Fertility Center. This episode is based on her article "Polycystic ovary syndrome is more than ovarian," published on KevinMD. You will hear why the condition affects one in eight women yet is missed most of the time, why the string of pearls on an ultrasound is not what it seems, and what primary care clinicians should watch for. Press play to hear what your scattered symptoms may be pointing to, and why getting the diagnosis right early is what leads to the right treatment.

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