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09-19-2016, 11:51 AM
Woman shares face-shaving photos to raise awareness of her condition
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You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who'd happily send pictures of themselves shaving, but for Australian woman Tina-Marie Beznec, 26, it's all about raising awareness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
"As well as depression, anxiety, infertility, weight gain, hormonal imbalances, bloating, abdominal pains, acne, cysts, increased risk of cancer and everything else, a lot of woman [sic] including myself have to deal with facial hair," she wrote on Facebook.
SEE ALSO: Watch: Postman gets 'help' from neighbourhood kitty on the daily (http://mashable.com/2016/09/18/postman-helped-cat-new-zealand/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Fitness blogger Beznec shared an image of herself shaving with fellow blogger Constance Hall on Sep. 10 (https://www.facebook.com/fightagainstfat/photos/o.1019711431407015/1157178384345860/?type=3) with the aim of getting it shared more widely. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/shaving-polycystic-ovary-syndrome/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who'd happily send pictures of themselves shaving, but for Australian woman Tina-Marie Beznec, 26, it's all about raising awareness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
"As well as depression, anxiety, infertility, weight gain, hormonal imbalances, bloating, abdominal pains, acne, cysts, increased risk of cancer and everything else, a lot of woman [sic] including myself have to deal with facial hair," she wrote on Facebook.
SEE ALSO: Watch: Postman gets 'help' from neighbourhood kitty on the daily (http://mashable.com/2016/09/18/postman-helped-cat-new-zealand/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Fitness blogger Beznec shared an image of herself shaving with fellow blogger Constance Hall on Sep. 10 (https://www.facebook.com/fightagainstfat/photos/o.1019711431407015/1157178384345860/?type=3) with the aim of getting it shared more widely. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/shaving-polycystic-ovary-syndrome/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Pcos (http://mashable.com/category/pcos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (http://mashable.com/category/polycystic-ovary-syndrome/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Australia (http://mashable.com/category/australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Watercooler (http://mashable.com/watercooler/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/HxOQXYyiMog