Teen Mom OG Awareness: What Are Maci's Goals For Future PCOS Advocacy?

Maci has raised awareness about her polycystic ovary syndrome; the mother of three got very candid with her producer Jeni about their shared medical condition a couple of seasons back as soon as the two compared their struggles with the crippling hormonal disorder. And throughout this week's Teen Mom OG episode, she continued to speak out about PCOS and went to Washington for PCOS Awareness Day.


Maci's goal: Meet with congressmen from her house state of Tennessee to get them to sign expenses which would help with funding and make September PCOS Awareness Month. And although Maci admitted she was "anxious" before she set out on her mission, she was successful.


each person we met with mentioned yes!" Maci exclaimed.


Now that she has this achievement under her belt, what are her long-term plans with this kind of advocacy? Maci explained her plan of action in two parts: personally and as a whole.


"I think for me, I just hope to increase more knowledge and understanding of the condition," she told MTV News. "I hope to be more comfortable with the lack of knowledge, because no one really has any. So it's hard to talk about something that you survive with, and it's tough to talk about it. I'd like to be more comfortable in my ignorance, because only then can we really show that we need more research."


She continued: nevertheless I think as a whole, getting PCOS fully under the women's health umbrella and for it to be taken seriously. My objective is that by the time Jayde hits puberty and becomes a woman, there will be testing that's done at her first OBGYN appointment to mention, 'You have this, these are the risks, you have some of the signs,' etc. That's my temporary and long-term objectives, because so several females do not get diagnosed or are misdiagnosed. So more severe issues come up, although they have PCOS."


in case you would like to learn more about PCOS, please visit the PCOS Awareness Association for more statistics and resources. And be sure to keep watching Maci every Monday on Teen Mom OG at 9/8c.