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Walk with a Doc is your chance to slow down, get moving, and take a simple step toward better health. Walking regularly ...
09/11/2026

Walk with a Doc is your chance to slow down, get moving, and take a simple step toward better health. Walking regularly can help lower stress, boost your mood, improve heart health, and increase your overall energy and it doesn’t require anything fancy to get started. Add in fresh air and a supportive community, and it becomes more than just a walk. Join us and take that step for yourself. See you tomorrow.

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This is one of the reasons I spend so much time talking with patients about interpreting laboratory results in context.A...
09/10/2026

This is one of the reasons I spend so much time talking with patients about interpreting laboratory results in context.

A reference range can tell us whether a result falls within a range established by the laboratory. It cannot tell us everything about what is happening in an individual person's body.

Your age matters. Your menstrual history matters. Your symptoms matter. Your metabolic health matters. Your medications matter. The relationship between different laboratory results matters.

A laboratory result is one piece of the puzzle — not the entire picture.

That's particularly important with a condition like PMOS, where reproductive hormones and metabolic health are interconnected.

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Here is the full 2026 schedule so you can plan ahead. The walk happens outdoors for the months in green and indoors for ...
09/09/2026

Here is the full 2026 schedule so you can plan ahead. The walk happens outdoors for the months in green and indoors for the months in blue due to the weather. Come join us for any of our walks. You are free to invite as many people as you'd like. You do not have to be a member of DPCWMI to participate. Walk with a Doc is open and free for everyone.

Another thing that can be frustrating for women is that there isn't one blood test that simply tells us whether you have...
09/08/2026

Another thing that can be frustrating for women is that there isn't one blood test that simply tells us whether you have PMOS. Diagnosis requires us to look at the bigger picture.

We consider menstrual and ovulation patterns, symptoms or laboratory evidence of elevated androgen hormones, metabolic health, and sometimes the appearance of the ovaries on ultrasound. We also have to consider whether something else could be causing the same symptoms.

Even individual hormone levels need context. For example, anti-Müllerian hormone, or AMH, is a hormone you may encounter during an evaluation of ovarian function or fertility. Women with PMOS often have higher AMH levels because they tend to have a greater number of small ovarian follicles.

That means I don't want to simply look at an AMH result and ask: “Is this number within the normal range?” I also want to ask: “Does this number make sense for this particular woman?” That's an important distinction.

Walk with a Doc is a reminder that caring for your health doesn’t have to be complicated. A simple walk can help clear y...
09/07/2026

Walk with a Doc is a reminder that caring for your health doesn’t have to be complicated. A simple walk can help clear your mind, reduce stress, support your heart, and improve your overall well-being. When you add community and connection, it becomes something even more powerful. Come walk with us and invest in your health one step at a time.

One of the most important things I want women to understand about PMOS is that this isn't simply a period problem or a f...
09/04/2026

One of the most important things I want women to understand about PMOS is that this isn't simply a period problem or a fertility problem. There is an important metabolic component.

Insulin resistance is common in women with PMOS. Insulin is the hormone that helps move glucose from the bloodstream into our cells. When our cells become less responsive to insulin, the body compensates by producing more of it.

Those higher insulin levels can affect the ovaries and contribute to increased androgen production, irregular ovulation, and other symptoms associated with PMOS.

Over time, insulin resistance can also increase the risk of prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, and other cardiometabolic problems. That is one reason the word “metabolic” being included in the new name is meaningful.

PMOS doesn't look the same in every woman. Some women first seek help because their periods are irregular or they are ha...
09/03/2026

PMOS doesn't look the same in every woman. Some women first seek help because their periods are irregular or they are having difficulty getting pregnant. Others struggle with persistent acne, unwanted facial hair, thinning hair, weight changes, or difficulty losing weight.

Common features can include:
Irregular, infrequent, or absent periods
Difficulty ovulating
Acne
Increased facial or body hair
Thinning hair on the scalp
Insulin resistance
Weight gain or difficulty losing weight
Fertility challenges

You don't need to have every one of these symptoms. And you don't need to have ovarian cysts. That's part of what can make PMOS difficult to recognize.

The NEW date for the September Walk with a Doc is September 12, 2026. Please take note of this new schedule. See you the...
09/02/2026

The NEW date for the September Walk with a Doc is September 12, 2026. Please take note of this new schedule. See you there.

The new name reflects something important: this condition is about much more than the ovaries. If you've heard of polycy...
09/01/2026

The new name reflects something important: this condition is about much more than the ovaries. If you've heard of polycystic o***y syndrome, or PCOS, you may start hearing a new term: PMOS — polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome.

PMOS isn't a new condition. It's the new name for the condition we've called PCOS for decades. And the reason for the change matters.

The name polycystic o***y syndrome has always been a little misleading. You don't actually have to have ovarian cysts to have PCOS. More importantly, focusing on the ovaries can make it sound like this is primarily a reproductive or fertility problem.

It isn't. PMOS is a hormonal and metabolic condition that can affect many aspects of a woman's health.

Two people can weigh exactly the same and have very different body composition.That’s why we use InBody body composition...
08/31/2026

Two people can weigh exactly the same and have very different body composition.

That’s why we use InBody body composition scans at Direct Primary Care of West Michigan.

An InBody scan gives you a closer look at things like:

• Skeletal muscle mass
• Body fat percentage
• Visceral fat
• How muscle is distributed throughout your body
• Changes in body composition over time

I especially like this information for people who are working on improving their metabolic health, building or maintaining muscle, losing body fat, or simply trying to understand what’s happening in their body beyond a number on the scale.

And you do not have to be a DPC member to get one. InBody scans are available at Direct Primary Care of West Michigan for both members and nonmembers.

Whether you’re working on building muscle, reducing body fat, improving your metabolic health, or simply want a better baseline, an InBody scan can give you another useful piece of information to help you understand your body.

You do not need to be a DPC member to schedule a scan.

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