/r/PCOS/

r/PCOS

314k members
r/PCOS is a subreddit with 314k members. The community frequently discusses pcos, period, weight, frustrating, and metformin, and they frequently recommend/review birth control, period tracker, and facewash, and the most common flair used is general/advice, general health, meds/supplements, rant/venting, and weight.
A place to discuss Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and all that comes along with it. This sub is a safe space for LGBTQ2A+ folks.

Popular Topics in r/PCOS

#1

Pcos

325 posts
#2

Period

37 posts
#3

Weight

30 posts
#4

Frustrating

29 posts
#5

Metformin

29 posts
#6

Struggling

27 posts
#7

Diagnosis

26 posts
#8

Birth Control

23 posts
#9

Hormones

21 posts
#10

Hair

16 posts

Products Discussed in r/PCOS

Birth Control

103 reviews
#1
Yaz
4.2 from 13 reviews
#2
Mirena
4.3 from 12 reviews
#3
Slynd
4.5 from 10 reviews

Period Tracker

32 reviews
#1
Flo
4.4 from 11 reviews
#2
Clue
4.3 from 3 reviews
#3
Period Tracker
4.0 from 2 reviews

Facewash

27 reviews
#1
Cetaphil
4.5 from 2 reviews
#2
Holifrog Superior Omega Gel Wash
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Philosophy Purity
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/PCOS

#1
General/Advice
: "Cheap + extremely easy PCOS meal suggestions for a broke, exhausted student"
77 posts
#2
General Health
: "reminder to get your vitamin d checked"
23 posts
#3
Meds/Supplements
: "Fund access to GLP-1 medications on the NHS for Women with PCOS/PMOS"
22 posts
#4
Rant/Venting
: "I think I had a D&C?"
16 posts
#5
Weight
: "People assume idk wtf I'm doing at the gym when I'm 'fat'"
11 posts
#6
Mental Health
: "The level of maintenance I have to do just to be where normal women are when they wake up is so unfair"
8 posts
#7
Period
: "Sex changed my period cycle"
8 posts
#8
Success story
: "I reversed my insulin resistance by 35% in under 6 months!"
7 posts
#9
Fertility
: "IVF Funds"
7 posts
#10
Trigger Warning
: "Fuck PCOS and fuck this fatphobic country lol (France) - TW: discussions of ED"
5 posts

Member Growth in r/PCOS

Yearly
+66k members(26.5%)

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Last updated: September 2, 2026