\u201cThere’s some rumors going around. People have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby, Keke’s pregnant,’ and I want to set the record straight,\u201d Palmer said in her opening monologue. She then ripped her coat open, revealing her baby bump. “Ben!”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Her announcement was particularly meaningful for people with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS. The hormonal disorder, which starts around puberty and can cause cysts in the ovaries, affects <\/b>as many as 5 million women of reproductive age <\/b>in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. <\/b>Some of its effects include abnormal periods, acne and excess face or body hair. It’s also one of the most common causes of infertility in women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
Palmer has been particularly vocal about her own struggles with PCOS, and her pregnancy has given hope to others with the disorder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cEspecially when I was younger, when you got told you had endometriosis or PCOS, it was like, ‘That’s it. You’re infertile. Good luck having children,’\u201d said Jordan Wood, a 27-year-old mom of two in Dallas. But as Wood has told discouraged friends who have PCOS like she does, \u201cDon’t write yourself off.\u201d Palmer makes that evident for a larger audience, she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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For half her life, doctors told her to lose weight. But something else was going on.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
Palmer said late last year in an interview with Tamron Hall that her struggle with severe acne and facial hair clued her in to seek medical help, which ultimately led to her PCOS diagnosis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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In 2020, Palmer shared a barefaced selfie and opened up about what she was experiencing on Instagram: \u201cFor me my platform has always been used for things much greater than me. Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome has been attacking me from the inside out my entire life and I had no idea,\u201d the caption read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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On the Tuesday following Palmers SNL run, she defended herself on Twitter a picture of her without makeup was done’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n