Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi
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They have acne, hair loss, facial hair, body hair.
Their periods are irregular.
They go to the doctor and what do they hear?
There's nothing wrong with you.
Eat less.
You probably need to exercise more.
That's all they hear.
What do they do?
They put them in eating disorder centers when they're a teenager.
And they feed them pizza.
And they say, if you don't eat this pizza, that means your eating disorder is not better.
I did a podcast with a patient of mine, Phoebe.
She said in this eating disorder center, every day they would put pizza in front of her.
And she would say, I'll eat this pizza, but when I eat it, I get sick.
I can't, I feel awful when I have this pizza.
You know what they would tell her?
See, you have an eating disorder.
You're not ready to go.
No, she had PCOS.
But at least if you diagnose and validate them, you can start helping them better.