Just last week, I had a 36-year-old woman in my clinic. She’d experienced two pregnancy losses and was holding onto the belief that PCOS was to blame.

When I asked how and when she’d been diagnosed, her answer was something I’ve heard so many times:

“My doctor told me I had cysts on my ovaries when I was a teenager.”

That was it. No follow-up. No comprehensive assessment.
And now, decades later, she was still carrying the weight of that diagnosis, questioning her fertility and her body based on one early scan.

Let’s break this down properly, because not everything that looks like PCOS is PCOS.

If you’ve been told to check your AMH levels to understand your fertility potential, you’re not alone.

The so-called “egg timer” test has become increasingly common—and for many women, it brings a wave of anxiety with it. You're handed a number that’s meant to reflect your egg reserve, and suddenly you’re wondering, Do I have time? Am I running out? What does this even mean?

Confused as to what the hell is causing your mood to swing, depression and anxiety to spiral, insomnia, headaches, bloating, food cravings and more. It may be PMDD

Progesterone, however, is not just for falling pregnant and it has amazing benefits to women. It helps keep us calm and aids sleep through its involvement in producing GABA, a lovely neurotransmitter. It also increases our metabolic rate, reduces oxidative stress and inflammation (hello anti-ageing and the prevention of chronic disease), and supports our cognition. Progesterone also keeps our hair, skin and nails healthy and strong.