What the research actually says
Most writing about cycles and training repeats the same four-phase template. These pieces start from the studies instead — including the ones whose findings are inconvenient.
Hormones and training
Coming off the pill and training: what the research actually shows
The pill barely changes how much strength or muscle you build. What changes when you stop is that a cycle comes back — and the variation with it. Here is what the studies found, and what to do with it.
Diagnosis and language
PCOS is now PMOS: what changed, and what didn't
In May 2026 polycystic ovary syndrome was formally renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. Your diagnosis, your tests and your treatment are unchanged. Here is what the new name is for, who decided it, and who disagreed.