The Truth About PCOS, PMOS & GLP-1s :: Dr. Kamilia Smith [Ep 575]
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Don't Mom Alone Podcast
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Kamilia Smith joins us for an eye-opening conversation about the evolving understanding of PCOS, and why it was renamed PMOS (Poly Endocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome), and what this shift means for women’s health, hormones, fertility, and treatment moving forward.
For years, PCOS has been treated primarily as an ovarian or reproductive disorder, but Dr. Smith explains why the ovaries may actually be the messenger — not the root cause. We explore the growing understanding of the metabolic, hormonal, and whole-body factors that impact women’s health.
We also discuss GLP-1 medications, insulin resistance, body composition, fertility, migraines, depression, movement, and how moms can support their daughters without fear or overreacting to symptoms.
This conversation is packed with practical insight, hope, and a much more compassionate approach to women’s health.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why PCOS has been misunderstood for decades
- The connection between hormones, metabolism, insulin resistance, and inflammation
- Why the ovaries may be signaling a deeper metabolic issue
- Common symptoms like weight struggles, excess hair growth, irregular periods, and prediabetes
- How GLP-1 medications are changing women’s healthcare
- Fertility improvements women are experiencing with metabolic treatment
- Small lifestyle shifts that can make a major impact
Advice for moms navigating hormone concerns with their daughters
- Website: Kamilia Smith Voted Best Dallas Gynecologist | Charleston House
- Instagram: Charleston House - Whole Woman Care (@charlestonhousegyn)
- Facebook: Charleston House Gynecology
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| 0:46.1 | I'm your host, Heather McFadion, and this is the place where I get to walk alongside you |
| 0:50.0 | and connect you with people and resources so you know that you don't mom alone. And in this |
| 0:55.3 | episode, I'm welcoming back to the show, Dr. Camilla Smith. So you have to say that it is a |
| 1:01.7 | biochemistry equation. It is where we live. It's how we get our food. I drive to Mika Sina. I don't |
| 1:09.3 | walk to Miko. And then I drive home from Mekasina and it's 110 degrees and then I lay flat out of my couch. |
| 1:15.6 | I'm not walking to the market where the temperature is 65 degrees picking my fresh vegetables, going home, crafting a meal and then going for a 30 minute walk afterwards. |
| 1:24.8 | Like that is not the lifestyle that we all are afforded with. And so |
| 1:28.8 | it's your genetics. It's how you get your food. It's where you live. And, you know, if you have the |
| 1:35.8 | luxury of having a personal trainer, a personal chef, and you live in a climate that allows you to be |
| 1:40.7 | outside 365 days a year and move your body, it's a different story. |
| 1:45.1 | But genetics matter. |
| 1:47.5 | Dr. Smith is the founder and director of Charleston House Gynecology. |
| 1:51.9 | She's a board certified OBGYN and she's also a certified menopausal practitioner. |
| 1:58.3 | She's been on the show twice before, wants to talk about perimenopause and |
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