I got an Email from a freelance writer who has been given the job of writing a piece for a UK women's magazine health section all about PCOS and the horrible symptoms we suffer - but really focusing on the excess hair. It seems to have been inspired by a recent BBC documentary on a lady who had to shave her face 3 times a day because of her excess hair caused by PCOS.
The writer's name is Michelle Maynard. I have Googled her and it appears she has been a reporter for some TV companies as well - Including Granada ITV1 West and HTV West, so she seems on the level here.
She is looking for people to go through a telephone interview at first, but if you are chosen for the article (and there will probably be more than one person chosen) then you will have your photo taken as well - including close ups of the excess facial hair etc. It is to highlight the problems that a lady with PCOS has to go through to cope with this on a daily basis. On the plus side, if you are chosen to be in the article then they will pay £100!
By the way - I'm not getting anything for posting this - I'm just trying to help because personally I don't think that PCOS has enough press over here. My symptoms don't fit what they are looking for - although they will touch on all the other symptoms as well.
Anyway, hope you ladies don't mind me posting this. If you would be interested in helping then please email Michelle at:
i'd love to help, but i only get the one, under my chin.
my problem is hair LOSS. when's someone going to care about that?
__________________ 32 single no kids size 24 (down from 32)
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I've told Michelle about the reluctance to having your photos taken, etc. and she came back with this:
Hi Jane,
The only thing I can think of is that we use a pic of the subject as
she's happy to be seen (ie. hair free) But she would have to talk
about how bad the problem is, and the lengths she goes to deal with
it. If the ed then insists on a 'hairy' pic, I'll suggest that she
uses one from a medical library (ie. one that is posed by a model)
Do you think anyone would go for it if we did it that way?
Michelle
Would anyone be willing to go for it with this as the scenario?
If so, please contact Michelle ASAP as she needs to get the story together quite quickly.
Thanks again!!
__________________ Jane
Divorced (twice!), Miracle son, Stewart born May 1999
42 years old
1000mg Metformin
Chronium, Vit B Complex, Vit C & Zinc
26/01/09 on Prostap to induce menopause
Probable hysterectomy during 2009
"The Happiest Women, like the happiest nations, have no history" (George Elliott, Mill on the Floss)
Article PCOS & Excessive Hair - Any Volunteers? 
Possible solution to the photo problem 
