11/27/2025
Emily struggled with her weight for years, starting from the time she hit puberty. She kept hearing the same thing from family and friends: Eat better. But even though Emily tried diet after diet, she only continued putting on weight. ⚖️
A doctor diagnosed Emily with PCOS and suggested she go on birth control to regulate her symptoms. Emily didn’t want to do that. She wanted a treatment that would actually get to the bottom of her problems. To make matters worse, she began suffering from excruciating, chronic lower back pain. But no medical provider could offer her a solution, and Emily kept being prescribed medications that only masked her symptoms. 💊
Eventually, Emily connected with FEMM medical provider Dr. Danielle Koestner, who focused on discovering and addressing the root causes of Emily’s PCOS.
After years of misunderstandings and dead ends, Emily finally felt heard and began seeing real improvements in her health. Her back pain disappeared, and so far, she has lost fifty pounds.
It’s a comfort and encouragement to Emily to know that “FEMM providers are not looking to cover up the symptoms, they’re looking to get to the root cause and fix the problem and not just slap a band-aid on us and tell women to get over it and move on.” 💜
