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This week I'm talking to Amy Medling, aka PCOS Diva, the best-selling author of Healing PCOS and a certified health coach. What we discussed: - How Amy became the PCOS Diva
- What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?
- Is PCOS overdiagnosed? Underdiagnosed?
- Why polycystic ovaries alone can't diagnose PCOS
- The root causes of PCOS: insulin resistance, hormonal imbalance and inflammation
- Hormonal birth control and how it affects PCOS
- Post-Pill PCOS
- How food and lifestyle can help manage PCOS symptoms
- PCOS after menopause
- Reframing the “battle” with PCOS
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