Hello – my name is Sharon and I’m 51 years old. I’m a self-employed Specialist Personal Trainer (working with people living with a variety of health conditions) and a full-time PhD student, researching PCOS in the…
Hi, I’m Alisha, a master’s student at Birmingham City University. I am currently conducting a study for my dissertation project investigating the effects of hirsutism (abnormal hair growth) in women with PCOS and the effect…
Hello, my name is Laura Mitchell. I am a geography undergraduate at the University of Oxford. I am undertaking research as part of my dissertation to try and understand how symptoms of PCOS have affected…
Hi everyone – Amina here. I am a general practitioner (GP) and supporter of Verity PCOS charity. I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) around 7 years ago. I had a long path to…
Recently the slow release version of Metformin has been recalled by the FDA and several manufacturers in the USA due to higher than accepted levels of something called N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). This has been shown to be…
An update on PCOS/COVID risk factors from Verity medical advisor Prof Stephen Franks. There is no scientific evidence, to date, that women with PCOS are at high risk of getting serious complications of Covid-19 and…
EDIT 16.05.2020: This research group is now full Many hormones are released in pulses, which can currently only be measured accurately with multiple blood tests taken a few minutes apart for about 8 hours. Accurate…
Guest post by Samantha Bailey, nutritionist and registered dietitian. It can be really easy to take in lots of extra calories, almost without realising you’re doing it if your desire to eat isn’t based on…
My name is Lenita Wambeek, and I am a Trainee Clinical Psychologist currently studying at Coventry University and the University of Warwick. The following research study forms part of my thesis for the Doctorate in…
Lockdown has been a very strange time where we have had to learn to adapt to a new, slightly restricted routine. It has been tough for everyone to varying degrees but there are some organisations…
