12: PMOS Part 1: The PMOS Symptoms Women Are Told Are Normal

Note: This episode was recorded before PCOS was renamed PMOS, Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. Throughout this episode and some original episode materials, you may hear or see the former name PCOS used.  Before I ever built FLO Living or created the Cycle Syncing® Method, I was a teenager who knew something was wrong with my body and had no language for it. I didn't get my first period until almost 16. Then my period disappeared for months at a time. By 19, my skin, weight, hair growth, sleep, mood, and energy were all telling the same story, but no one could tell me what it meant. In this episode of The Ovary Club, I'm sharing the part of my PMOS story I rarely get to tell in full. I walk through what it felt like to live with painful cystic acne, unexplained weight gain, excess body hair, insomnia, anxiety, depression, brain fog, and missing periods before I finally found a possible answer in a medical journal and received a PMOS diagnosis seven years after my first bleed. I also break down what PMOS actually is, why elevated androgens can disrupt ovulation, why the condition can look different from woman to woman, and why a diagnosis is not always as simple as one symptom, one scan, or one lab result. Before we get into triggers and the protocol in Part 2, this episode gives you the foundation for understanding what your body may have been trying to tell you all along. Want to go deeper with this episode? Insiders get to submit questions and receive monthly Q&As directly from Alisa. Join here: alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club   What's Discussed: (05:55) Why I'm sharing the PMOS story I rarely tell in full. (09:48) Getting my first period late, missing cycles for years, and knowing something was off. (11:43) How acne, weight gain, hair growth, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and brain fog showed up together. (17:17) The medical journal moment that finally gave me a lead. (18:59) What changed when I finally got a PMOS diagnosis after years without answers. (27:36) What PMOS actually is and why elevated androgens matter. (35:05) The symptoms and diagnostic criteria women should know before they are told everything is "normal." If your symptoms feel disconnected, confusing, or easy to dismiss, this episode will help you understand why they may be part of the same bigger hormonal picture.   Thank You to Our Sponsors:  MyFLOⓇ App: Download the MyFLOⓇ App at floliving.com/pages/app and use the code FREEMONTH   Ovary Club Insiders: Ovary Club: Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club    Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/