You can be a normal weight and still have high levels of inflammatory visceral fat around your organs, a condition known as 'skinny fat' that is common in PCOS.

You can be diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) without having polycystic ovaries on an ultrasound, as long as you meet two of the three diagnostic criteria.

High insulin can increase the production of androgens from ovarian cells and decrease a protein called SHBG, leaving more 'free' testosterone to cause symptoms.

Despite being the number one endocrine disorder in females, it's estimated that as many as 75% of patients with PCOS go unidentified in clinical practice.

Hormones are not released continuously like water from a hose, but are pulsed out from the brain in specific patterns like Morse code, which can be disrupted in PCOS.

You can experience PCOS symptoms like cystic acne with normal testosterone levels if your androgen receptors are genetically more sensitive and reactive.

While conventional labs consider a fasting insulin level under 25 to be normal, research suggests a level over 7.9 significantly increases the risk for metabolic syndrome.