Welcome back to another Mini PCOS Pod! This week is a mixed bag when it comes to questions - we’re talking sugar cravings, pregnancy, what to do straight after a diagnosis, period / ovulation tracking apps and egg reserves with the Pill.

There are still a few strangling questions off the back of the birth control podcast so I’m talking about those first while they’re top of mind for everyone, and then tackle the rest following that. 

PCOS doesn’t just affect fertility though. Yeah, it’s called poly-cystic OVARIAN syndrome but that doesn’t mean the ovaries are the only thing affected! PCOS affects so many different things, which is why your symptoms span beyond your reproductive system - like hair loss, unwanted hair growth, acne, weight gain. Which is also why finding and working on that root cause is SO so important.

This episode is for you if:

• You’ve just been diagnosed with PCOS
• You’re trying to conceive at a heavier weight
• You need advice on coping on both the mental and physical cravings for sugar
• You’re on the Pill

Some things we cover in this episode:

• What the very next step is after getting a PCOS diagnosis
• What to expect with pregnancy at a heavier weight
• Whether being diagnosed with PCOS spectrum changes the approach to resolution at all
• How to cope with with sugar cravings - the physical desire and the mental battle
• The best apps for fertility awareness on contraception
• Whether or not your egg reserves aren’t being depleted if you’re in the Pill (which suppresses ovulation)

Relevant Episodes:

• SEASON 1 EPISODE 1: TREATING THE ROOT CAUSE
• SEASON 1 EPISODE 7: WHAT THOSE HANGRY ATTACKS ARE TELLING YOU ABOUT YOUR PCOS ROOT CAUSE
• SEASON 2 EPISODE 1: HOW TO GET PREGNANT WITH PCOS
• SEASON 3 EPISODE 1: THE SINGLE BIGGEST FACTOR FOR GETTING PREGNANT- AND YOU’RE IN CONTROL OF IT
• SEASON 3 EPISODE 8: U HANGRY HUN? DEBUNKING SUGAR CRAVINGS AND HANGRY ATTACKS
• SEASON 6 EPISODE 4: YOUR GUIDE TO BIRTH CONTROL (PART 1): HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL

Links to our programs:

• The PCOS Protocol
• Eggducated