Lea Michele Opens up<br />About PCOS Diagnosis.<br />In a recent interview with ‘Health’ magazine,<br />Lea Michele spoke about her struggle with<br />polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). .<br />Michele revealed that the hormone<br />imbalance caused severe skin issues<br />for her when she was growing up.<br />I had terrible skin. I went on Accutane<br />three times. I was put on every medication<br />that you could imagine to help my skin.<br />Luckily, birth control was a savior for me<br />when I was in my teens, Lea Michele, via ‘Health’.<br />It wasn’t until her late 20s when she stopped<br />taking birth control that the symptoms came<br />back, this time with weight issues as well. .<br />I didn’t know what was going on. All people<br />wanted to do was give me more medication…<br />I went to a great doctor, and the minute she<br />looked at me, she was like, ‘Oh, you have<br />PCOS.’ It explained everything, Lea Michele, via ‘Health’.<br />Although she is able is able to manage her PCOS<br />through dieting and working out, Michele acknowledged<br />that her version of the condition is “not as intense.” .<br />I am very fortunate. There are way more extreme<br />versions of PCOS that women have a lot of<br />difficulty with—mine is not as intense. Which is<br />why I haven’t really talked about it, because there<br />are women who have it so much more intense, Lea Michele, via ‘Health’