In March 2022, Gracie McGraw revealed that she had been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, PCOS is a hormonal disorder common among women of childbearing age. It occurs when a person’s ovaries produce unusually high levels of sex hormones called androgen, which creates an imbalance and affects the reproductive system. The most common symptoms of PCOS include irregular periods, heavy bleeding, hair growth, infertility, acne, and — as is the case with McGraw — weight gain. Other celebrities have also admitted to struggling with PCOS, including Victoria Beckham, Keke Palmer, Lea Michele, and Sasha Pieterse, per Cosmopolitan.
Read Related Also: Accused Kyrgios carjacker pleads not guilty to aggravated robbery
“I just wanted to share really quick that I have recently been diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). To get the correct diagnosis you would need 2 out of the 5 characteristics of PCOS and I had 4,” McGraw shared in her post. She went on to stress the importance of taking care of both your physical and mental health. “Because as much as physical health is important, mental goes hand and hand,” McGraw said, adding, “I don’t think that I would have ever allowed myself to go to a doctor’s appointment like this unless I had taken the correct steps toward my mental health.” She concluded her post by sending her love to those who are also dealing with mental health issues and other health struggles. “Mental health is freaking hard !!” she wrote. “It’s a long road but we can get through it.”
