Filling in the Gaps™:
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
An advanced training for prescribing clinicians on managing PCOS in women across the lifespan, integrating functional medicine strategies to address hormones, metabolism, gut health, and long-term cardiometabolic risks.
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Are you a provider frustrated by how limited the options feel for your PCOS patients?
You’ve read the studies. You’ve tried the protocols. You’ve prescribed OCPs, metformin, spironolactone and maybe even GLP-1s.
And yes, sometimes symptoms improve. But then…
Your patients still struggle with irregular cycles.
They’re exhausted despite “normal” labs.
Bloating and GI issues persist.
Mood swings, hair loss, or acne return.
Or their perimenopausal transition feels even more chaotic than expected.
And you find yourself thinking:
➤ “Is this really PCOS—or is it thyroid, adrenal dysfunction, or hypothalamic amenorrhea?”
➤ “Why do my PCOS patients, especially in midlife, struggle more than others?”
➤ “What am I missing?”
Because deep down, you know:
➤ Cycle suppression doesn’t fix the root cause.
➤ PCOS is more than hormones—it’s metabolism, gut health, inflammation, and environment.
➤ Your patients deserve more than a prescription and a fertility-focused approach.
You’re not frustrated because you don’t care.
You’re frustrated because the system gave you the diagnosis—but not the framework to find PCOS when it’s missed, rule it out when it’s misapplied, and treat it as the whole-systems disorder it really is.
That’s where this next-level course comes in.
Filling in the Gaps™:
PCOS through a Functional Medicine Lens
is designed to equip you with the tools to:
➝ Find PCOS when it’s hiding behind “normal” labs or vague symptoms.
➝ Differentiate PCOS from thyroid, adrenal, or hypothalamic dysfunction.
➝ Treat PCOS not just with prescriptions, but with root-cause strategies that improve cycles, metabolic health, and long-term outcomes.
This isn’t a general hormone course.
It’s the clinical deep-dive you’ve been waiting for, focusing on root causes, advanced lab interpretation, and functional strategies across the reproductive lifespan into perimenopause.
I NEED THISThis course is for clinicians who want to:
✔️ Recognize and accurately identify PCOS—even when it’s subtle, missed, or misdiagnosed.
✔️ Understand PCOS as a systems disorder, not just a reproductive condition.
✔️ Identify central drivers like insulin resistance, axis dysregulation, gut dysfunction, inflammation, and environmental triggers.
✔️ Interpret conventional and functional labs (fasting insulin, C-peptide, HOMA-IR, SHBG, AMH, cortisol rhythm, hs-CRP) to guide precision care.
✔️ Differentiate PCOS in younger women vs perimenopausal women, and tailor treatment to each stage.
✔️ Apply evidence-based interventions in nutrition, movement, supplementation, and sleep/stress optimization.
✔️ Integrate conventional therapies (OCPs, metformin, GLP-1s) through a functional lens when appropriate.
✔️ Monitor long-term risks: cardiometabolic disease, endometrial hyperplasia, bone loss, liver dysfunction.
✔️ Use case-based learning to confidently design individualized treatment roadmaps.
What This Course is Not
This is not a crash course in prescribing OCPs, metformin, or GLP-1s for PCOS. We won’t be teaching drug dosing protocols, fertility specialty training, or replacing endocrinology/gynecology expertise.
Instead, this course is about:
✔️ Understanding PCOS as a systems disorder, not just a reproductive issue
✔️ Recognizing the underlying drivers (insulin resistance, HPA/ovarian axis dysfunction, gut inflammation, environmental exposures)
✔️ Learning how to interpret functional + conventional labs to guide precision care
✔️ Integrating nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted supplementation with conventional care when appropriate
✔️ Knowing what to do when the standard PCOS protocols don’t work, and building adaptable, patient-centered roadmaps
This course equips you with the clinical reasoning frameworks, case studies, and tools to confidently manage PCOS in a functional medicine setting, without over-relying on one-size-fits-all solutions.
What Will I Learn?
Module 1: Functional Foundations of PCOS
Module 2: Hormones, Metabolism & Axis Dysregulation
Module 3: Gut, Inflammation & Environmental Triggers
Module 4: Younger Women — Functional Case Approach
Module 5: Functional Interventions & Tools
Module 6: PCOS in Perimenopause (Capstone)
This course gives you:
A functional medicine framework for finding, differentiating, and treating PCOS across the lifespan
Case-based, immediately applicable clinical pearls
Quick-reference toolkits (lab panel templates, nutrition strategies)
The confidence to say: “Yes, this is PCOS, and here’s how we’ll treat the root causes, not just the symptoms.”
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Who You’re Learning From:
Stacy Marie Ronquillo MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, IFMCP, ABAAHP
Hi, I’m Stacy Marie Ronquillo—double board-certified Family & Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, certified by The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), former ER lifer turned functional medicine provider, and founder of Remedy Functional Medicine Clinic based in Portland, Oregon.
After nearly two decades in conventional medicine, I saw firsthand how often midlife women were dismissed, misdiagnosed, or put on medications that didn’t truly address their symptoms. I knew there had to be a better way.
Through my functional medicine practice, I help women navigate perimenopause and menopause by looking at the full picture—hormones, gut health, metabolism, and stress—all connected.
But more than that, I created this course to clear up the confusion surrounding functional medicine. It’s not just about supplements. It’s not only for the wealthy. And it doesn’t mean throwing out everything you learned in your conventional medicine training.
This course is for providers like you—curious, grounded in science, and tired of saying “everything looks fine” when you know it isn’t.
I’ll show you how functional medicine can be practical, accessible, and clinically impactful—without the overwhelm.
Limited Capacity —
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To keep this experience interactive and clinically relevant, space is intentionally limited. This course is live, high-touch, and designed for providers who are ready to engage and ask questions.
I NEED THIS!