PCOS hell: my personal journey and how I conquered it

September is PCOS awareness month. For those who know nothing about it, PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - a common condition that affects how a woman's ovaries work. The three main features of PCOS are:

• polycystic ovaries – your ovaries become enlarged and contain many fluid-filled sacs (follicles) which surround the eggs. It's important to note that, despite the name, if you have PCOS you don't actually have cysts.
• irregular periods - which means your ovaries don't regularly release eggs (ovulation).
• excess androgens – high levels of "male hormones" in your body, which may cause physical signs such as excess facial or body hair.

Jacqui Garnier (MAR), one of our reflexologists here at Fertility & Pregnancy and one of the founder members of Verity, the UK's leading PCOS charity, has first hand experience of living with PCOS, and here she shares her fascinating journey and how she overcame it.

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