A long long time ago, I was involved with the PCOSA, the national organization for women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). While I worked with the the PCOSA, I met Randi Cecchine – one of the coolest persons I know. As far I know, Randi’s the only person who’s ever put together a documentary about PCOS and the havoc it creates in women’s lives.
For those of you who don’t know what PCOS is, it’s an endocrine condition that affects approximately 10% of the female population. The most common symptoms include:
- hirsuitism
- a “string of pearls” around the outside of the ovaries due to undeveloped follicles
- insulin resistance
- Infertility
Most women are diagnosed with PCOS when they have problems concieving. However, like in my case, the signs are often there but no one puts them together as part of the some condition until a woman goes to a reproductive endocrinologist in an attempt to find out why she’s not concieving.
When I first saw Randi’s documentary at the National PCOSA convention, I was touched. Her interviews with women got to the heart of the matter and Randi went places in that documentary that I don’t think I could have filmed if I were doing it. She is truly brave and fearless when it comes to addressing the issues related to PCOS.
I highly suggest that if you haven’t seen Scrambled, you check it out. It will really open your eyes to the damage that PCOS can do to your body and your soul.
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