Taking control of PCOS

GOOD HEALTH & WELLBEING MAGAZINE

Rates of polycystic ovary syndrome are rising around the world, but one woman has come up with a way to help people manage the condition.

Professionally, Melissa Christie is a singing teacher, but personally, she’s teaching women to use their voice in a very different way. The 32-year-old mum has self-published a journal to empower women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to better work with health professionals on controlling the condition – and her motivation is highly personal. Melissa has a two-year-old son now, but it wasn’t so long ago that she was adrift in a sea of grief after a miscarriage, a devastating event which she believes PCOS contributed to.

“I wanted to cure my PCOS so I never lost another baby again,” says Melissa, who lives in NSW’s Northern Rivers region. “And I wanted more control and clarity around my treatments and symptoms.

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