Lea Michele Opens upbr About PCOS Diagnosis.br In a recent interview with ‘Health’ magazine,br Lea Michele spoke about her struggle withbr polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). .br Michele revealed that the hormonebr imbalance caused severe skin issuesbr for her when she was growing up.br I had terrible skin. I went on Accutanebr three times. I was put on every medicationbr that you could imagine to help my skin.br Luckily, birth control was a savior for mebr when I was in my teens, Lea Michele, via ‘Health’.br It wasn’t until her late 20s when she stoppedbr taking birth control that the symptoms camebr back, this time with weight issues as well. .br I didn’t know what was going on. All peoplebr wanted to do was give me more medication…br I went to a great doctor, and the minute shebr looked at me, she was like, ‘Oh, you havebr PCOS.’ It explained everything, Lea Michele, via ‘Health’.br Although she is able is able to manage her PCOSbr through dieting and working out, Michele acknowledgedbr that her version of the condition is “not as intense.” .br I am very fortunate. There are way more extremebr versions of PCOS that women have a lot ofbr difficulty with—mine is not as intense.