PCOS Masterclass

You can also access this event as part of our 2025 Complete Education Package- full details here.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age, and its presentation can vary greatly between individuals. For effective clinical management, it is essential that the functional medicine practitioner is able to identify individual drivers, understand nuanced hormone assessment and employ specific strategies on a case-by-case basis.

Practitioners will come away with confidence and skill around:

• Identifying and understanding varying PCOS-phenotypes.

  • With clear guidelines for easy clinical implementation.

• Understanding the complexity and variation of PCOS hormone profiles.

  • With full confidence in ordering and interpreting hormone pathology.

  • Skill in administering effective clinical interventions for the individual.

• Specific pathology and clinical assessments.

  • Allowing for individualised diagnostic and treatment interventions.

  • Including comprehensive hormonal, metabolic and nutritional tests.

    • Including the role, interpretation, optimal reference ranges & management for:

      • testosterone, free testosterone, androstenedione & SHBG.

      • DHEAs, cortisol & 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP).

      • oestrogen & progesterone.

      • insulin, HbA1c, glucose, lipids, LFTs & other metabolic markers.

  • Guidelines for supporting patients to implement and understand continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).

• Symptom management.

  • Based on individual profiles for best clinical outcomes.

    • Amenorrhea & oligomenorrhea.

    • Weight management.

    • Acne.

    • Hirsutism and androgenic alopecia,

    • Infertility.

• Untangling the thin-PCOS presentation.

  • Including differential diagnosis and overlapping presentations; essential for successful clinical management of this cohort.

• Considerations for the PCOS microbiome.

  • Drivers and solutions.

• The influence of PCOS on menopause.

  • Impact of elevated AMH and androgens on peri & post menopause symptoms and outcomes.

• Management strategies:

  • Conventional interventions

    • Medications.

    • Hormonal therapies.

  • Functional interventions, based on individual pathology and presentations.

    • Dietary and lifestyle modifications.

    • Supplement guidelines.

    • Specific herbal medicine interventions.

      • Including indications and contraindications based on individual hormone profiles.

• Fertility optimisation.

  • With specific attention paid to hormonal and ovulatory optimisation.

  • Specific egg quality considerations for this complex group.

  • Medical management and safe functional medicine support guidelines.

• Case studies and pathology examples.

  • To solidify learning from Rhiannon's 20 years of clinical experience in this field.

⏰ Two x 2-hour sessions.

🗓️ Presented live 12pm to 2pm Sydney time Thursdays 10th & 17th April, 2025

🎥 Ongoing access to recordings.

🤓 Practitioners eligible for 4 CPD points.

💬 Access to online discussion group, moderated by Rhiannon, providing answers to your questions and ongoing support.

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