PCOS Awareness Month 2019
September is PCOS Awareness month and this year we had a lot of activities for you to take part in online. We had a lot of support from across the community with both fundraising and…
Research Outcome: The Lived Experience of PCOS
In July 2018, Treasa McCarthy contacte Verity about conducting a study on ‘The Lived Experience of PCOS’, below is a summary of what she found. PCOS may affect how women experience their intimate relationships, particularly…
Support Groups – Why we do it
Claire and Lizzie here, group leaders of the Leeds and West Yorkshire PCOS Verity Support group. We are sharing our experiences of running a support group, the highs and lows, the trials and successes we…
RESEARCH CALL OUT: The SAFA (Spironolactone for Adult Female Acne) study
The SAFA study will find out more about a treatment (medicine) that might help women with acne. For some women, we think this treatment could replace using antibiotics (taken by mouth) for treating acne. Reducing…
Fundraising: London to Paris
“Right, unless there are broken bones – no one is backing out now” my chairman Chris signs off the email confirming I’ll be cycling from London to Paris in June 2019. Typical cocky me thought…
So you’ve heard of PMS – but have you heard of PMDD?
Written by Laura Murphy, Founder of Vicious Cycle: Making PMDD Visible project and on the Board of Directors at IAPMD. PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) is a condition that affects around 1 in 20 women and…
International Guidelines Update
Verity has been involved with the International guidelines for PCOS since the start and this involved attendance at the International Conference on PCOS in 2018. We have actively presented Patient views and perspectives and been involved in the…
RESEARCH CALL OUT: Metformin, PCOS and Pregnancy
I am a 3rd year Biomedical Science student studying at the University of Warwick. I am conducting a research project entitled ‘Metformin, Polycystic Ovarian syndrome and Pregnancy’. As part of my project I am doing…
RESEARCH CALL OUT: PCOS and Quality of Life
My name is Elena Santonja and I am currently completing my MSc in Psychology, at Nottingham Trent University. As someone who has Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) herself, I decided to focus my final dissertation project exploring predictors of Quality of Life…
RESEARCH CALL OUT: Women’s experience of uncertain fertility following a Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis
Have you been emotionally impacted by an uncertain fertility following a PCOS diagnosis? I would like to hear about your experience. I’m a trainee counsellor undertaking research as part of my MA in Clinical Counselling…