Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Weight gain, facial hair and infertility: 3 women share their journey with PCOS
Hirsutism, weight gain and irregular periods are tough enough to navigate individually, but for women with PCOS, this cocktail of symptoms is just the beginning of the struggles that hallmark their journey with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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Woman with excess body hair from PCOS ditches the razor and finds her body confidence
Although it is perfectly natural, women often feel pressure to remove excess body hair. But Leah Jorgensen has found the courage to flout this beauty taboo.
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After this woman stopped shaving her facial hair, she found having a beard was freeing — and lucrative
For a woman who grows hair on her face and chest because of PCOS, Halloween can be uncomfortable. What is for her a natural look gets mistaken for a costume, and then come the comments.
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Add Jaime King to the list of women here to remind you birth control is basic health care
Birth control doesn’t just prevent pregnancy — many women use the pill to regulate menstrual symptoms or moderate the pain associated with gynecologic disorders. Jaime King is one of them, and she wants lawmakers to know what she now knows.
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Bearded Woman Who Suffers From PCOS Embraces Her Beauty
In an effort to empower others, a young woman named Alma Torres who has a beard due to polycystic ovary syndrome is no longer hiding her facial hair.