"Women with PCOS, on average, take 2-3 years and multiple doctors to get a diagnosis, partially because… you’re going to so many different places and nobody’s connecting the dots for you."
Rachel Blank
EFR 521: Living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Revamping Telemedicine, and Becoming Your Own Healthcare Advocate with Rachel Blank
After being diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a chronic hormonal condition affecting 1 in 10 women, Rachel Blank struggled to find healthcare that met her needs and helped her manage her PCOS symptoms.
Thus, she turned to the internet for support and later created Allara, an all-in-one virtual chronic collaborative care platform for women living with PCOS.
Allara’s revolutionary platform not only gives you direct access to virtual healthcare, but it allows each of your healthcare providers to connect with one another so that you receive the best care possible.
You deserve answers. You deserve solutions to your healthcare problems. You deserve a unified front that will support and care for you throughout your life, regardless of who you are or the condition(s) you have.
Listen in to learn how to be your own health advocate and seek out better healthcare solutions that suit you and your lifestyle!
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Key Highlights
Rachel shares her personal experience with unexplained health issues, being diagnosed with PCOS, her struggle with symptom management, and becoming her own healthcare advocate.
How PCOS affects your health and how Allara supports and cares for people with PCOS.
Rachel sheds light on the major downfalls of the current healthcare system and why innovation in telemedicine and digital healthcare is so important, especially in 2021.
Challenges and opportunities Allara faces in developing their virtual healthcare platform, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
How can influencers and content creators avoid spreading misinformation about health issues while still sharing their personal experiences?
Powerful Quotes by Rachel Blank
Women with PCOS, on average, take 2-3 years and multiple doctors to get a diagnosis, partially because… you’re going to so many different places and nobody’s connecting the dots for you.
The women that we’re talking about are facing some very serious healthcare comorbidities, so… For physicians, it is really important to them that we help these women get their health under better control and that we have a better way to improve these outcomes for them.
If we’re talking about a patient who is pre-diabetic, if we’re only treating their insulin resistance with medication, that’s not going to be successful. If we’re only treating their nutrition and lifestyle issues, but not helping them with the insulin resistance, they’re probably not going to be successful. You really need [that] integrated team approach that combines the medical aspect and the nutrition and lifestyle aspect.
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