“All people wanted to do was give me more medication,” the actress revealed.
“Your hormones—estrogen and testosterone—are completely lopsided and irregular,” explains, an OB/GYN and women’s health expert at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. “Your periods can come every two weeks, every three to six months or once a year.” Periods can also become heavier, last longer, and come with painful cramping, Dr. Ross says.
Typically, women will be diagnosed with a pelvic exam , a blood test to measure your hormone levels, and/or an ultrasound to look at your ovaries, Dr. Wider says.It kind of depends on the woman’s symptoms, Dr. Wider says. Treatment can include behavioral modifications, like losing weight and exercising more,or progestin to regulate your menstrual cycle, or ovulation-stimulating drugs and hormonal therapy.
It’s also not uncommon to go on a plant-based diet when you’re dealing with PCOS. “Eating foods that are plant based, nutrient-rich, fresh, and unprocessed along with healthy fats is an ideal diet focusing on a lifelong diet strategy,” Dr. Ross says. “Controlling your weight helps control irregular periods, excess hair growth, and acne.”
Michele said she now focuses on eating plant-based foods, and she’s found it’s really helped. “Now, I feel like I am at the healthiest place in my entire life,” she said. “It’s not that I’m the thinnest, because I’m not the thinnest I’ve been. But when I was the thinnest, I was not being the healthiest. I’m definitely the most mentally, physically, and spiritually sound that I’ve ever been.”
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