PCOS & Mental Health

Motherhood is often presented as a straightforward path. You grow up, decide you want kids, try, and then become a parent. Simple narrative. Neat expectation. Predictable identity shift. Except for many women with PCOS, it is rarely that simple. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome does not just affect hormones, weight, cycles, fertility, or health. It also shapes identity. It affects how you see your body, your choices, your future, your relationships, and the idea of motherhood itself