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PCOS Symptoms: Why Acne, Weight and Irregular Cycles Are Connected

Your PCOS symptoms — acne, stubborn weight, unwanted hair, irregular cycles — aren't separate problems. Auckland naturopath and acupuncturist Katie Kempthorne explains how insulin ties them all together, why "just lose weight" is the wrong advice, and how she reversed her own PCOS from an ultrasound diagnosis at 19 to a normal scan at 35.

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PCOS/PMOS and Fertility Acupuncture: Restoring Ovulation Naturally

PCOS has just been officially renamed PMOS — and the new name finally explains why naturopathy and acupuncture work so well for it. Auckland practitioner Katie Kempthorne has personal experience with this condition and 20 years of clinical practice behind her. Here she explains the three things that actually drive PCOS/PMOS, why Western medicine's answers are incomplete, and what restoring ovulation naturally actually looks like.

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