When pcos is frightening

Here, I am going to speak about something really serious, something which makes your feel frightened. I don’t want to alarm you, you must not think the sword of Damocles is hanging over your head. Let’s deal with figures PCOS is associated with a significantly high risk of developing the endometrial…

Don’t make mistakes: be careful with the glicemix index

Some common mistakes may cause the glycemic index to raise. Let’s take a step back-what is the glycemic index? Well, it is the measure of how quickly the glycaemia raises after you have had some food which contains carbs. When you eat something with carbs (pasta, potatoes, bread, etc.), first…

Mole Antonelliana gets Teal!

We have taken action. Discussing, exchanging point of views, sharing experiences is not enough: women who suffer from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome need to raise their voices, they are asking for attention. And LotusflowerPCOS has done it. I am writing these words from Orlando, Florida: it is the day before the…

PCOS awareness month

September is color teal as it is getting ready for PCOS Awareness Month, the month dedicated to shed some light on the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. It wants to draw the attention to a very widespread disorder which deeply affect the femininity in the women of child-bearing age, and, if it…

When words are deceiving

“7 easy ways to get rid of PCOS”, “5 miraculous pieces of advice to recover from PCOS”, “6 effective steps to fight PCOS”, “the only solution to face PCOS”, I could quote these kinds of catch phrases over and over again. They are very captivating, they provide painless, easy and…

PCOS and infertility: Dr. Perloe interview

Lotus Flower PCOS had the great honor to interview Dr. Mark Perloe, one of the most important reproductive endocrinology & infertility specialist in Atlanta, GA. He has extensive experience treating conditions related to infertility including polycystic ovary syndrome, recurrent pregnancy loss, menstrual disorders, fibroids, male factor infertility, endocrine disorders, and…

Sasha Ottey’s Interview

Sasha is a wonderful woman. I met Sasha Ottey a few years ago, when I was at the very beginning of my journey into the world of PCOS, and of the women who live and deal with the symptoms of the syndrome every day. Since then she has taught me…

The hormones of the period

Let them be too short, too long, too frequent, too infrequent, too painful, too copious, or too scarce, we have got a lot of words to define them and numberless reasons to hate them. Yet, we don’t feel well without our periods. We complaint about our menses all the time,…

Thyroid and PCOS: good friends or fierce enemies?

I don’t have any good news for PCOS women: recent studies have reported that thyroid disorders occur more frequent in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome than in the general population.  The article, which has been published this year on the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, shows that PCOS…

Glycemic index: do you really know it?

You have been told that you need to cut out sugar and carbs to manage PCOS: that’s true. When you get out of your doctor’s or nutritionist’s office, you make your decision: I won’t eat any biscuits any more, I will forget pasta”.You don’t mess up, you follow your diet…