For many women, PCOS begins long before the diagnosis.
It may start with irregular periods, weight changes that feel impossible to control, acne that never fully improves, unwanted hair growth, fertility struggles, exhaustion, or simply the feeling that something in the body feels “off.” Often, these symptoms are treated separately, one at a time, without anyone explaining how connected they truly are.
Over time, that experience can become frustrating and isolating. Many women begin to wonder if they are doing something wrong, lacking willpower, or somehow failing their bodies.
But PCOS was never just about willpower. And you are not broken.
As an OB/GYN and physician board-certified in obesity medicine, I have spent years caring for women navigating these exact questions. Again and again, I saw how confusing and overwhelming PCOS information could feel. Patients were often left trying to piece together symptoms, lab results, medications, fertility concerns, and metabolic changes without a clear understanding of how everything fit together.
That is why I wrote my book, Not Broken: From PCOS to PMOS — Your Guide to Hormones, Metabolism, Weight and Fertility.
This book was created to explain PCOS in a way that is evidence-based, compassionate, and easy to understand. It connects the dots between hormones, metabolism, insulin resistance, fertility, weight changes, inflammation, and long-term health so readers can better understand what may actually be happening inside their bodies.
One of the most important concepts explored in the book is insulin resistance, which is often one of the major drivers behind many PCOS symptoms. PCOS affects far more than the ovaries alone. It influences multiple systems throughout the body, including metabolism, energy regulation, ovulation, skin health, and cardiovascular health.
That broader understanding is part of why many experts are beginning to support the newer term PMOS, or Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, a name that better reflects the full hormonal and metabolic nature of the condition.
Inside the book, readers will learn:
- Why symptoms happen and how they connect
- How hormones and metabolism influence each other
- What common lab results may actually mean
- How insulin resistance affects the body
- The different patterns seen in PCOS
- How PCOS can affect fertility and pregnancy
- What treatments really do — and what they do not
- Practical ways to support health without perfection or shame
- Why long-term health matters and what women can do early to protect it
More than anything, this book was written to help women feel informed, supported, and empowered to better understand their own health.
Because understanding your body changes everything.
Not Broken: From PCOS to PMOS — Your Guide to Hormones, Metabolism, Weight and Fertility is available now on Amazon Kindle.