I keep seeing references to “POS” in women-assuming it’s a typo for “PCOS” (polycystic ovary syndrome)-being treated almost exclusively with birth control pills and metformin. Has this really changed in the last decade? Every time a question comes up (here or at my doctor’s), it feels like the answer is always the same: lose weight, take the pill, maybe try metformin.
Has there actually been any significant progress in PCOS research? Any real alternative approaches being recognized by mainstream gynecology? I’m talking about genuinely new treatment paths, not just repackaged versions of the standard three. Why does it seem like women with PCOS are an afterthought in research and treatment development, even though it’s so common? Would love to hear if anyone’s gotten something other than this broken record regimen that actually worked, and that their gynecologist endorsed-not just “wellness influencer” stuff.