Like most systems in your body, the endocrine system — or the network of glands that produce and regulate hormones — doesn’t operate without instructions. Endocrine glands, including your adrenal glands, pancreas, and ovaries, receive instructions from your brain on what hormones to produce, when to produce them, and how much to produce — including the hormones that dictate your menstrual cycle.

After more than a decade of global research, patient advocacy, and clinical consensus, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome officially became Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, or PMOS.

I grew up feeling out of place in the diet culture-driven culture of the 90s and 2000s, feeling like I had to fight my body at every turn.

I had internalized a definition of “health” to be constantly chasing the smallest version of myself, exercising until I (quite literally) passed out, never eating more than 1,500 calories a day, and never, ever, losing self control.

Emmi Health exists to fill the massive care gap in PMOS (PCOS), where women are left alone to navigate symptoms between provider visits.