Keke Palmerย has been diagnosed withย polycystic ovarian syndrome.
The singer opened up about her diagnosis in a vulnerable Instagram post in which she revealed the struggles sheโs faced with her skin as a result of the disorder.
โPoly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome has been attacking me from the inside out my entire life and I had no idea,โ theย Joyful Noiseย actress revealed. โMy acne has been so bad that people in my field offered to pay for me to get it fixed. I tried EVERYTHING. I did Accutane TWICE. People say drink water, have a better diet, but I did all that, I ate all the โrightโ things, my blood tests were fine. But it took ME taking a personal look into my family that has a history of diabetes and obesity, to understand what was ACTUALLY happening with me.โ
The 27-year-old touched on the challenges she faced when seeking help from doctors, explaining that, โunfortunately doctors are people and if you donโt โlook the partโ they may not think thatโs your problem. They may not even suggest it if you โlook healthy.โโ
โI came to a doctor in tears once and all they offered was a measles vaccine... Exactly. Iโm posting this to say that itโs okay and we can help ourselves,โ Palmer continued. โMy skin has made me sad many nights but I do not give up on myself. I know this is not me and my body has been looking for help.โ
Palmer said it wasnโt until she did her own research that she received a proper diagnosis for her acne troubles.
โIโm not saying trust web md for everything haha but what I am saying is no one can help us like we can help ourselves. This especially makes me sad because my family struggled for years and no doctor could help them, they actually mislead them and just took their money,โ theย Hustlersย star added. โItโs only because of what my family sacrificed that allows me to even have the resources to share the information Iโm sharing with you! Their fight out of poverty gave me a better life and I just want to share what I learn ๐๐พ The least harmful thing PCOS can bring is acne.โ
She concluded, โTo all the people struggling with this please know youโre not alone and that you are still so fโking fine!โ
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