Hey gorgeous ladies! In case you weren’t already aware, September is PCOS Awareness Month! I love that there is actually an ENTIRE month dedicated to supporting PCOS and bringing awareness to it. PCOS Awareness has come SO SO far in…
Thoughts On A Cause For years, scientists have been working towards finding an explanation for what causes PCOS, or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. It’s been a long, research-intensive journey that many women living with PCOS have found frustrating (to say the…
My Story – Part I Hi there! For those that don’t already know me, my name is Morgan and I am the creator and author of the blog PCOS Project. I wanted to share a little of my story with…
The Lowdown on Vitex I see a lot of women posting questions about Vitex, or mentioning that they are already taking Vitex. While I am not a doctor and I do not know your health history and current medications, I…
Power Breakfast! This is one of my favorite breakfasts to eat to fuel up before a workout. It has lots of power packed goodies to give you energy to kick butt and it’s DELICIOUS. No joke, I eat this almost every…
Oh PCOS, Why’d You Have to Mess with My Face? One thing that’s ridiculously frustrating to me about PCOS is that somehow messing with a woman’s weight and hair just isn’t enough, so PCOS (like the cruel little creature it…
What is HIIT? High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a form of training where quick repeated bursts of all-out, intense exercise are followed by periods of recovery. The periods of intense exercise may range in time (ex: 10 seconds to…
What are the classic symptoms of PCOS? Without going into the specialized diagnostic criteria (if you’re interested, you can read about that in other posts), women with PCOS may have the following symptoms: Menstrual issues (infrequent periods or lack of…
Getting a diagnosis when you suspect that you may have PCOS can seem daunting. Here are the steps you need to take in order find out whether or not you have PCOS: Find a specialized doctor, a PCOS specialist per say. Talk to…
PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovary (or Ovarian) Syndrome. We will get into what all that means in a minute! There are several different “criteria” for diagnosing PCOS. This is a large part of the reason the diagnosis evades so many…