If your first PCOS visit ended with a prescription and a cheery “start the pill,” you are so not alone; most cysters have been handed that same script. It’s fast, it’s tidy, and yes, for many people it brings welcome relief. But it’s also incomplete. The pill often masks the symptoms without fixing the upstream reasons they started in the first place, and I’m a functional-approach kind of gal because I believe in long-term health. If you want a plan that leaves you with options down the road—better metabolic health, fewer meds, and the fertility choices you actually want—you’re in the right place.