PCOS 101: Understanding the Early Signs

The PCOS Podcast by A Cyster & Her Mister

PCOS Weight Loss

Health & Fitness:alternative Health, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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#164. I know firsthand how frustrating it can be to go to the doctor with PCOS symptoms and either be told they're normal or be prescribed hormonal birth control. That's why I wanted to dedicate this podcast episode to discussing the early signs of PCOS. Early detection of PCOS is crucial because it allows you to start managing the condition and establishing healthy habits as soon as possible. Trust me, I know how overwhelming it can feel to be faced with this condition, but the good news is you can take back control with the right tools and support. In this episode, I'll be sharing my own experiences with PCOS and discussing the early signs of the condition. I'll also be providing tips and advice on how to take charge of your health and manage PCOS effectively. If you or someone you know is experiencing the symptoms of PCOS, this episode is for you. Tune in to learn more and get the support you need! Download The Cysterhood App, the largest community of PCOS women learning to lose weight & reverse symptoms with daily meals & workouts designed for PCOS! What’s Your PCOS Type? - Take the quiz! Metabolism Plus - Our PCOS Supplement Line! Ovasitol: 15% OFF LET'S CONNECT: Website Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest While Tallene is a Registered Dietitian and Sirak a Personal Trainer, this podcast provides general information about PCOS. It is not meant to serve as fitness, nutrition or medical advice related to your individual needs. If you have questions, please talk to a medical professional. For our full privacy policy, please click on the following link: (bit.ly/PCOSPrivacyPolicy) Links included in this description may be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that we provide, we may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting our channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week!

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0:00.0	Not being able to fall asleep at night, this is more a cortisol issue.
0:04.0	Stress hormones, they affect your ability to get good quality sleep at night.
0:09.6	And when your stress hormones are spiked, women with PCO as we struggle to bring them back down.
0:15.2	And so that means when we do like really intense workouts, let's say like I used to do kick boxing at like 7 p.m.
0:21.5	And then there was no way I could sleep at night and I didn't realize that that was from the cortisol
0:26.5	dysregulation. And keep in mind too, like when you have bad sleep, it can actually affect your insulin sensitivity.
0:33.0	Studies that have actually shown one night of bad sleep will actually have an impact on how insulin resistant your body is the next day.
0:40.0	So it's like a cycle. Oh yeah.
0:56.5	So the cisterhood app gave me gastritis. I'm serious.
1:19.9	Well, it's helping women lose weight with PCOS. See, that is here having gastritis.
1:25.6	No, I mean, in the month of December, we were getting really close to the launch of the app.
1:29.7	And throughout the launch, there was like some bugs, some things that we were trying to fix with the developers.
1:34.0	And let's just say like I wasn't being calm, cool and collected because there was like too many issues happening.
1:40.0	And like with the pressure of the app, like wanting it to be released, I ended up developing like these stomach issues.
1:47.1	Like I had nausea, I couldn't eat, lost a little bit of weight, and then went to doctor and she said I have gastritis.
1:55.1	Yes, I mean, it's not unusual for like periods in your life to be really stressful on you to kind of like drop the ball with managing stress.
2:04.8	I feel like that's a normal thing that happens to anyone. It's getting over one, right?
2:08.1	It's like even with PCOS, you can do a great job managing it all year long.
2:13.2	But then there's going to be that one or two weeks or even a whole month where something happens and you just can't keep it together.
2:21.4	And I feel like that's normal. And I feel like we need to just embrace that and be like, okay, this is just a challenging moment.
2:29.2	Next week will be fine. We're going to work through all the app bugs or like whatever was going on, which we did.
2:35.1	And now everything's fine.
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