'The Bachelorette' alum credited a GLP-1 medication with regulating her periods and alleviating bloating and other PMOS symptoms
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NEED TO KNOW
- Hannah Brown is opening up about treating her PMOS, formerly known as PCOS, with GLP-1 medication
- PMOS, or polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, causes various symptoms, from weight gain to irregular periods
- The Bachelorette alum credited a GLP-1 medication with regulating her periods and alleviating bloating and other PMOS symptoms
Hannah Brown is opening up about how she was prescribed a GLP-1 medication during her journey with PMOS.
During during an appearance on the SheMD podcast on Tuesday, June 23, the former Bachelorette star, 31, spoke about becoming diagnosed with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).
Formerly known as PCOS, the disease — which changes how the body uses insulin — can cause cysts to grow along the outer edge of the ovary and can prevent follicles from regularly releasing eggs, according to the Mayo Clinic. PMOS can cause patients to have irregular periods, male-pattern hair growth and other symptoms such as weight gain.
"You had discussed me going on a GLP-1. We talked about the weight gain that I was having," Brown told co-host Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi on Tuesday's podcast episode. "I was obviously really bloated. I was not having my period. You know, it would be every three months, maybe I would have one for two days and then that would be it."
"You were the first to tell me even what a GLP-1 was and how it could help with my insulin resistance," she added of the weight loss drug.
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GLP-1s, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, mimic a natural gut hormone to regulate blood sugar, slow digestion. and reduce appetite, per the Cleveland Clinic.
"You put me on one of those and I will say it changed my life," Brown shared. "I have now since taking that have had a period every 30 days. I have no bloating."
"I literally felt like a new human and not just because it was able to just stabilize me not continuing to just gain all this weight, but I could tell a difference by just how I felt being supported on that with all the other [PMOS] symptoms I had," she shared. "I know some people who have a lot of bad things to say about GLP-1 but it changed my life."
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The reality TV alum has been candid about her health issues in the past. In a May 2025 episode of Maria Menounos’ Heal Squad podcast, the former Bachelorette star revealed she was told she had been diagnosed with a bicorporeal septate, or "double." uterus.
The condition only affects about 0.3% of people with uteruses, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Although it's generally symptomless, it can cause miscarriages. As she described it, "basically my uterus is kind of separated into two sides, and that can lead to infertility issues."
By April 2026, Brown shared that she had finally undergone a surgery to treat the condition.
"I finally had a procedure I'd been putting off for a while," the Bachelorette alum, who has been married to husband Adam Woolard since July 2025, wrote in the caption of an Instagram Reel of herself resting in bed.
Brown shared that she didn't know she had the condition until she was diagnosed with PCOS and underwent an ultrasound. At first, doctors thought she had two uteruses — but through further testing, "I found out I have an abnormal uterus."
"I've known for a while that I'd need to take care of this before trying to have kids one day… but life has been so full. Moving across the country, writing books, planning a wedding, buying a house — family planning just hasn't been front of mind," the novelist explained. "I still don't know if I'm ready (does anyone ever fully feel ready?!) but it felt like time to take a first step — and this was that for me."
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