32 min

PCOS: Infertility, beards and BS Ladies, We Need To Talk

    • Sexuality

Weight gain, bristly hairs, no period. Welcome to  Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome.  

PCOS is one of the leading causes of infertility worldwide and it can cause debilitating physical and psychological symptoms. 

1 in 8 women have PCOS, so that’s at least a couple of friends in your group chat. So why do we still know so little about it?  

Yumi Stynes catches up with ladies who’ve been battling PCOS for years and finds out how they get on top of it. 

Featured in this episode: 


Professor Helena Teede, female endocrine specialist from Monash University 

Weight gain, bristly hairs, no period. Welcome to  Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome.  

PCOS is one of the leading causes of infertility worldwide and it can cause debilitating physical and psychological symptoms. 

1 in 8 women have PCOS, so that’s at least a couple of friends in your group chat. So why do we still know so little about it?  

Yumi Stynes catches up with ladies who’ve been battling PCOS for years and finds out how they get on top of it. 

Featured in this episode: 


Professor Helena Teede, female endocrine specialist from Monash University 

32 min

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