I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), let's talk about it.

STRAP IN folks, it's #PCOSAwarenessMonth, so I've made the world's LONGEST video answering literally every question you have ever asked me about it. Serving suggestion with a MASSIVE mug of tea. JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB:   / thegumptionclub   Being in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! More videos on 'bodies' from me:    • BODIES with Leena   00:00 intro 03:27 What is PCOS? 08:06 My diagnosis and ‘journey’ 16:13 What they prescribed me 27:59 How I deal with the symptoms 45:50 Wild card questions 53:45 Things I wish I’d known Your go-to info for PCOS that is NHS approved: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/polycys... MEDICINE The pill I talked about is Dianette. My current implant is Nexolanon 68mg implant. I AM NOT RECOMMENDING THESE! PLEASE GET YOUR MEDICAL ADVICE FROM A DOCTOR HAIR INFO Washing hair method by Brad Mondo:    • Hair Washing Hacks That Will Save Your Hair   Jecca Blac tutorials on covering beard shadow: https://jeccablac.com/pages/video-tut... I didn’t mention this in the video but I use THIS stuff to prevent ingrown hairs when I shave - smells… STRONG, but really works: https://madebysunday.com/products/gol... WIEGHT/FOOD RESOURCES Starter-pack from the You’re Wrong About podcast - The Obesity Epidemic - really good to unpack the ways you think about weight! https://podtail.com/en/podcast/you-re... If you liked it, you can move on to THIS SHOW, with Michael Hobbes who is the co-host of You’re Wrong About: Maintenance Phase https://open.spotify.com/show/3rDR8Cf... PLEASE READ this book, if you’re interested in more around metabolism and myths about weight loss: Why We Eat (Too Much) – Dr Andrew Jenkinson  Article about BMI and its flaws: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entr... THIS podcast has also been helpful to me: Food Psych - Intuitive Eating & Anti-Diet https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dw8oAf... I have also JUST started looking at the work of Julie Dillon - I haven’t dived in SUPER deep but she talks specifically about PCOS http://juliedillonrd.com/ GENDER AND FERTILITY STUFF Hannah’s gender video, Cis People Should Think About Their Gender Too:    • Cis People Should Think About Their Gender...   Book on motherhood I mentioned is called: Motherhood by Shelia Heti // COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS // Sign up to the newsletter (including a FREE downloadable list of my best books of all time)! https://bit.ly/lettersfromleena INSTAGRAM:   / leenanorms   TWITTER:   / leenanorms   All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: [email protected]