"It is one of the most significant and long overdue shifts in women’s health," said one doctor. I remember sitting in the doctor’s office feeling relieved. Finally, I had a diagnosis that could explain the weird symptoms and fertility challenges I was experiencing: polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). But that relief quickly turned to confusion. “So wait, does that mean I have cysts?” “Not exactly.” I’d just had an ultrasound where we saw a telltale sign of PCOS: a “string of pearls” along the