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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Laura Ungar

Weight loss drugs give women with PMOS new hope in fight against hormonal disorder

Dr. Melanie Cree explains medical results to Noelani Schulmeister in a study using GLP-1 medication to treat PMOS on Friday, July 10, 2026 in Aurora - (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

Charlotte Touzalin was a young teenager when she began experiencing unexplained weight gain, irregular menstrual cycles, and unwanted facial hair—the same baffling health issues that had plagued her mother for decades without a medical explanation.

"I’d go home and I’d cry," said Touzalin, now an 18-year-old college student living in Colorado. "I didn’t understand why all this weight was coming back or why my friends didn’t have to shave their faces and I had to."

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