The Truth About The Oral Contraceptive Pill (‘The Pill’) and PCOS According to the Office on Women’s Health, millions of women in America are affected by PCOS. This is also the case around the world. Otherwise known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, this condition causes an imbalance in the levels of female sex hormones and other hormones produced in a woman’s body….
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In my experience, and the experience of the patients I see, little seems to be known about PCOS in the mainstream, first contact point health system. Many women are advised to take the oral contraceptive pill (the pill, or OCP) as it causes monthly bleeding (but NOT ovulation, so don’t be fooled into thinking it’s giving you ‘a normal period’),…
