PCOS: Common But Often Misunderstood Hormonal Disorder

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Written By Lora Shahine, MD

September is PCOS Awareness Month, and while each year there are social media campaigns and efforts to increase awareness for this common hormonal disorder, it still often goes undiagnosed. PCOS stands for polycystic ovarian syndrome, and even its name is a misnomer, only adding to the confusion surrounding this widely misunderstood disorder. Approximately one in ten women have PCOS but it’s estimated that up to 50% of women with the disorder go undiagnosed. Read more here in this article I shared with Thrive Global.

Lora Shahine, MD

Dr. Lora Shahine, reproductive endocrinologist at Pacific NW Fertility and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, completed her residency in OBGYN at the University of California in San Francisco and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Stanford University. She is dedicated to educating and advocating for increased awareness of infertility, miscarriage, and the impact on environmental toxins on health through an active social media presence, teaching, clinical research, and authoring multiple blogs and books including best selling, ‘Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.’

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