PCOS Explained with Dr. Amina Hersi | Symptoms, Myths & Diagnosis
Behind the Wait List
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🎙️Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common yet chronically under-recognised women’s health conditions, affecting reproductive health, hormones, metabolism, and more. In this episode of Behind the Wait List, we explore the realities of living with PCOS, from brain fog and weight fluctuations to vitamin deficiencies and genetic links.
We also tackle the systemic challenges women face in healthcare, including medical gaslighting, dismissive doctors, and the risks of misdiagnosis, highlighting why early recognition and proper diagnosis are so important.
🎙️ About Our Guest
Dr. Amina Hersi is a GP with a specialist interest in women’s health, and the founder of Polybiotics - a supplement brand created specifically for women with PCOS and hormonal imbalances.
đź”— Links
1. Guest Amina Hersi's TikTok: TikTok: polybiotics
2. Polybiotics Quiz: https://polybiotics.co.uk/pages/produ...
3. Wellbeing of Women: https://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk
4. Daisy: https://daisypcos.com/
5. Cysters: https://cysters.org
6. Verity: https://www.verity-pcos.org.uk/
🎧 Want to listen on the move? This episode is on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ayR...
Timings
0:00 Introduction
01:03 What is PCOS?
01:38 How is PCOS diagnosed?
05:38 What are the types of PCOS?
08:00 What are the risk factors?
09:08 Is PCOS curable?
10:08 Treatment options for PCOS
14:00 Different types of cysts
16:40 Complications of not getting PCOS treatment
19:19 Hormones involved in PCOS
23:40 Blood test tips
25:50 Medical misogyny and PCOS
29:00 Testosterone and PCOS
31:50 GLP1 drugs - Ozempic and Mounjaro
36:16 PCOS and the brain
41:42 Weight gain
45:32 Painful sex
45:30 Fertility
48:21 Does PCOS make it easier to gain muscle?
49:38 Vitamin D deficiencies
53:05 What to say to your GP
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PCOS Explained with Dr. Amina Hersi | Symptoms, Myths & Diagnosis
Behind the Wait List
1,231 views
🎙️Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common yet chronically under-recognised women’s health conditions, affecting reproductive health, hormones, metabolism, and more. In this episode of Behind the Wait List, we explore the realities of living with PCOS, from brain fog and weight fluctuations to vitamin deficiencies and genetic links.
We also tackle the systemic challenges women face in healthcare, including medical gaslighting, dismissive doctors, and the risks of misdiagnosis, highlighting why early recognition and proper diagnosis are so important.
🎙️ About Our Guest
Dr. Amina Hersi is a GP with a specialist interest in women’s health, and the founder of Polybiotics - a supplement brand created specifically for women with PCOS and hormonal imbalances.
đź”— Links
1. Guest Amina Hersi's TikTok: TikTok: polybiotics
2. Polybiotics Quiz: https://polybiotics.co.uk/pages/produ...
3. Wellbeing of Women: https://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk
4. Daisy: https://daisypcos.com/
5. Cysters: https://cysters.org
6. Verity: https://www.verity-pcos.org.uk/
🎧 Want to listen on the move? This episode is on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ayR...
Timings
0:00 Introduction
01:03 What is PCOS?
01:38 How is PCOS diagnosed?
05:38 What are the types of PCOS?
08:00 What are the risk factors?
09:08 Is PCOS curable?
10:08 Treatment options for PCOS
14:00 Different types of cysts
16:40 Complications of not getting PCOS treatment
19:19 Hormones involved in PCOS
23:40 Blood test tips
25:50 Medical misogyny and PCOS
29:00 Testosterone and PCOS
31:50 GLP1 drugs - Ozempic and Mounjaro
36:16 PCOS and the brain
41:42 Weight gain
45:32 Painful sex
45:30 Fertility
48:21 Does PCOS make it easier to gain muscle?
49:38 Vitamin D deficiencies
53:05 What to say to your GP
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