496. Ask Dr. G: Infertility, Heart Attacks, and the PCOS Puzzle

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the third episode of Ask Dr. G, a series where we get Dr. Sara Gottfried to answer questions from you, our Commune Community. Dr. G is a Harvard-educated physician, researcher, and educator.

In our third episode, Jeff asks Dr. G to break down PCOS, or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, a hormonal disorder that is a leading cause of infertility worldwide. About 8–13% of reproductive-aged women suffer from this condition, but up to 70% remain undiagnosed. Dr. G discusses the potential origins of PCOS and shares valuable insights into available treatments.

Be part of the conversation and submit your questions at onecommune.com/askdrg

To learn even more from Dr. G., you can watch her free Commune master class, Women, Food, and Hormones at onecommune.com/menopause

In this episode we cover:
0:03:01 – What is PCOS?
0:08:19 – How does one get diagnosed with PCOS?
0:10:27 – The Role of Testosterone
0:12:49 – How is PCOS treated?
0:15:54 – Four Lifestyle Changes

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Commian Podcast.
0:11.0	My name is Jeff Krasnow.
0:13.0	Today, I am excited to feature another episode in our series here on the Commune podcast called Ask Dr. G. We are in consistent receipt of fascinating questions
0:24.8	from our commune community regarding health, and I cannot imagine anyone better to answer these
0:31.5	inquiries than my friend, Dr. Sarah Gottfried. So Sarah's been kind enough to lend her experience and knowledge here on the
0:38.8	show to answering these questions. Sarah is a Harvard-educated, board-certified gynecologist,
0:45.5	physician, and scientist. She received the moniker of Dr. G from the Philadelphia 76ers,
0:53.8	for whom she health coaches.
0:55.9	She has led commune courses on the topics of perimenopause and menopause,
1:00.0	and happily we seem to be successful in luring her up to commune to panga on a regular basis
1:06.8	where she is leading retreats.
1:09.1	So you can be part of the conversation and submit your questions
1:12.8	at one commune.com slash ask Dr. G. And to learn even more from Dr. G, you can watch her free
1:22.5	commune masterclass, women, food, and hormones at onecommon.com slash menopause.
1:31.3	And we are so grateful to those of you who write us reviews on Apple Podcasts that we created
1:38.6	a special offer just for you, 30 days of free commune membership.
1:43.7	That's all access for a whole month.
1:45.8	Just scroll down to the review section and tap write a review. Then email support at Onecommun.com
1:53.0	with a screenshot of your review to receive your free All Access for 30 days. Note that if you're
1:59.2	on the laptop, you'll need to click Listen on Apple Podcasts
2:03.3	to open the app. And while you're there, make sure you're subscribed. Okay, in today's episode,
2:10.1	Dr. G and I discuss PCOS or polycystic ovarian syndrome. PCOS is the most common hormonal disorder in females of reproductive
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