How it began

Hello,

My name’s Anya Awan, and I am a Karachi-based content creator and the face behind Women Bloom.

I created my Instagram account back in 2018, to share my hormonal acne and PCOS journey with women who are constantly struggling with the same. After dealing with hormonal acne, PCOS, hair loss, depression, and anxiety for so long, I finally learned to balance my hormones naturally and thought – why should I not help all other women struggling with the same issues?

That’s when I introduced other women to a viable solution, which by the way, helped so many women. With this same idea of helping women, my little venture Women Bloom was born!

My Story

I first developed cystic acne when I was in the first year of university. It was painful and unbearable to live with acne. I went to 8 different doctors trying to understand what was wrong with my skin and why it was happening. However, other than prescribing me some acne treatment creams and contraceptive pills, they all sent me home with no proper solution. I’d eat the pills for months, my acne would heal for some time, but it would always come back as soon as I stopped the treatment. This no-progress cycle lasted for 2 agonizing years.

Surprisingly, not any of the doctors told me what type of acne I had and why. Visit after visit, they prescribed me the same DIAN 35 pill all over again.

I knew nothing was helping me, especially this pill, and something was wrong with me, but what?

And I wasn’t expecting this to get even worse, I started facing severe side effects of the contraceptive pills. I battled hair loss, fatigue, nausea, anxiety, and depression. And my acne? It became the worst.

Well, that was the point when I finally stopped taking the contraceptive pills as they were doing me more harm than good!

After nearly 4 years of being in a constant state of distress, I finally found a dermatologist who looked at me and said, ‘Anya, you need to get your blood tests done, girl. It seems hormonal.

I got my tests done. My ultrasound was clear with no cysts, Alhamdulillah. But my testosterone levels were very high.

As soon as I got my hands on this diagnosis, I started doing my research on how I could balance my hormones naturally, which is what brought me to where I’m today! It brings me great joy to share with you that PCOS symptoms are curative and that too all naturally.

After all these years, I learned only lifestyle changes, incorporating organic food into the diet and herbs can help me overcome my PCOS symptoms. In about two years, not only did I manage to regrow my hair but also clear up my cystic acne, all while sticking to a 100% natural solution!

Unfortunately, as PCOS is a taboo here in our society, most of our women facing it are left to stress alone without knowing the path to choose for fighting this daunting battle. They freak out when they hear they have it like it’s the end of the world for them. Having had the chance of being in their shoes, my motto with Women Bloom is to help them in fighting and overcoming this battle.

Now here I am, sharing my journey of healing and how I continue to manage my PCOS symptoms naturally. Are you a PCOS warrior? Worry not, for Women Bloom has you covered!

Let’s bloom together!

Where you can find me?

I am available on my Instagram handles,

Please find me out at

@anyaa_awan

@womenbloom.co

Or Email me at anyaa@womenbloom.co