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"I think TikTok has inspired a lot of advocacy for women in their exam room, which is good. So, we just kind of want to bust through some of the common myths and help physicians and providers just feel empowered to navigate these conversations and still come out winning as a partner with your patient."

Rachel Wykes, MD and Chadwick Leo, DO share a candid conversation about what happens when misinformation and myths about PCOS (updated to PMOS) and menopause find their way into the exam room, and how to maintain the patient relationship.

Listen to the Women's Health Minutes Podcasted with Rupesh Patel, DO on Spotify and Apple.

LAST CHANCE to register for tomorrow's Live Virtual CME Symposium!

>> acoog.org/beyond-the-clinic

Kicking off at 10:00am on Saturday, June 13, join 15 esteemed OBGYN physicians who will unlock the pathway to 6 alternative career options, including advocacy, industry, media, and innovation.

Members receive a discounted rate.

Student and Resident members access for $0.

Earn 6 CME or nonphysician credits.

See you tomorrow! >> acoog.org/beyond-the-clinic

We're chatting LIVE with Dr. Emmie Strassberg this Wednesday afternoon at 5:15pm ET, right here on Facebook!

Join us to preview the Summer Virtual Symposium: Beyond the Clinic and learn all the expert insights you'll take away this Saturday.

Live Chat, Wednesday >> https://www.facebook.com/events/965121899623902

Beyond the Clinic, Saturday >> https://acoog.org/beyond-the-clinic

Today is your last chance to submit nominations for Outstanding Resident of the Year American Osteopathic Foundation. Nominations close tonight at 11:59pm CDT. ➡️ bit.ly/oroty26

LAST CHANCE to nominate your Outstanding Resident of the Year at the American Osteopathic Foundation!

** Nominations close this Friday, May 29 at 11:59 PM (CDT). ➡️ bit.ly/oroty26 **

Last year, Alesha S. Foster, DO was the resident who embodied the best of osteopathic medicine, whose clinical instincts, leadership, and commitment to patient-centered care set the tone for everyone around her.

The winner receives:

• $5,000 travel stipend (for OMED + 1 specialty conference)

• Ticket to the AOF Honors Gala in Las Vegas, Oct 23, 2026

• Feature in AOF and ACOOG publications

• Invited to receive the award in spring 2027 at the ACOOG 94th Annual Conference in Utah

Requirements Include:

• Must be a candidate member of ACOOG

• Must have completed at least 1 year of residency

• Self-nominations are not accepted

LAST CHANCE to nominate your Outstanding Resident of the Year at the American Osteopathic Foundation!

** Nominations close this Friday, May 29 at 11:59 PM (CDT). ➡️ bit.ly/oroty26 **

Last year, Alesha S. Foster, DO was the resident who embodied the best of osteopathic medicine, whose clinical instincts, leadership, and commitment to patient-centered care set the tone for everyone around her.

The winner receives:

• $5,000 travel stipend (for OMED + 1 specialty conference)

• Ticket to the AOF Honors Gala in Las Vegas, Oct 23, 2026

• Feature in AOF and ACOOG publications

• Invited to receive the award in spring 2027 at the ACOOG 94th Annual Conference in Utah

Requirements Include:

• Must be a candidate member of ACOOG

• Must have completed at least 1 year of residency

• Self-nominations are not accepted

Meet 1 of only 5 maternal fetal medicine (MFM) specialists in Alaska, where the next level of specialty care is some 1,500 miles away in Seattle.

Dr. Corinna Muller runs a solo MFM practice in Anchorage, serving patients who fly in from rural villages and off-grid communities across the state.

In this episode of Women’s Health Minutes, she shares:

✈️ Real-time calls on OB flights across Alaska

🙋🏻‍♀️ The honest realities of solo private practice

📗 The book she wrote on self-coaching through anxiety, professional goals, stress, and burnout

Guest: Corinna Muller, DO, FACOOG (Dist.), MBA

Host: Rupesh Patel, DO, FACOOG (Dist.)

𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐒 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐌𝐎𝐒.

After a global consensus process led by 56 academic, clinical, and patient organizations — published May 12, 2026 in The Lancet — polycystic o***y syndrome (PCOS) will now be known as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).

“[PCOS] is inaccurate and misleading, obscuring the condition’s multisystem endocrine and metabolic features, reinforcing stigma, delaying diagnosis, and hindering effective clinical care, research, and policy alignment,” for the 170 million women affected globally, published The Lancet Group.

Up to 70% of people with the condition are undiagnosed for what is actually 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡-𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮, 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞-𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Karen Tang, MD, MPH commented, “It’s in the family of diabetes. Diabetes gets so much funding and research and innovations every year, PCOS gets virtually nothing. So, maybe people will take it more seriously if they don’t think of it as just a lady disease.”

♾️ 85% of people with PCOS, now PMOS, have insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes

♾️ BMI is higher in these patients and contributes to severity, but lean women (BMI ≤25 kg/m2) can have PMOS

♾️ PMOS presents with metabolic, cardiovascular, reproductive, psychological, and even dermatological features

Diagnosis still requires two of three criteria: ovulatory dysfunction, hyperandrogenism (high testosterone, acne, hirsutism), and polycystic-appearing ovaries on ultrasound.

Register now for ACOOG's Summer Virtual Symposium!

Led by Emmie Strassberg, DO, Beyond the Clinic is a 1-day live CME event to explore the expanding OB-GYN role outside of the clinical exam room.

📌 June 13

⏰10a - 5p ET

🩺 16 physician leaders

🔀 6 pathways

✅ 6 CME credits

👏 Discounted rate for members

🎓 $0 for students and residents

Save Your Seat Now! >> bit.ly/acoogsummer