Priscilla Solvabarro’s journey with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is five years in the making.

After her diagnosis in 2010, she did not take a proactive role regarding her health until almost four years after the initial doctor’s appointment.

PCOS is a hormonal imbalance that occurs in approximately one in ten and one in 20 women of childbearing age, which can affect a woman’s menstrual cycle, ability to have children, and her appearance.

“I felt so overwhelmed, like I didn’t know where to start… PCOS has so many fronts that you can take; there’s the nutrition, the aesthetic part. So I didn’t know where to start until last November,” she says.

Solvabarro now receives support related to her PCOS from websites like pcosdiva.com and Meet-Up groups, including PCOS**t!, a group started in 2013 for women in Los Angeles with the condition.

Priscilla opens up about when her doctor first diagnosed her with PCOS.

Priscilla describes how PCOS manifests itself in her life.

Priscilla reveals when she began taking her health seriously. 

Priscilla relays advice to other women with PCOS.

Priscilla explains what she wants for herself in the future.