Women who shave their face

Something like one in 10 women have some form of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, making the condition one of the most common hormonal disturbances in women.

In the February issue of Pink magazine, distributed with The Times tomorrow, the range of unpleasant problems this condition can cause women, including having to shave their faces, is covered through first-hand accounts, showing the psychological effects can be as serious as the physical ones.

PCOS is also the cause of fertility problems, acne, hair loss, weight gain and diabetes, but growing a beard is undoubtedly one of the worst symptoms. Instead of applying their make-up to feel good about themselves, some women need to shave their faces in the morning... and again when they get home.

This issue of Pink also dives into the fear of driving, talking to women who never refuse a challenge and are in total control of their lives, but block up when it comes to getting behind the wheel.

These independent women are driven - in every sense of the word. They explain how they reach their goals in their hectic daily lives without having a car to take them there.

Fashion is fresh in the February issue, offering a preview of spring colours; this month's celebrity interview gets intimate with Desperate Housewives' Kyle MacLachan; and two long-distance friends, who defy technology, explain why their pens have remained mightier over half a decade of writing letters.

Culture and history find their way into Pink, which also has space for healthy eating ideas, recession reads, and practical home designs for laying out pigeon-hole rooms.

The magazine's fitness section follows the Ladies Running Club to realise that the benefits of the sport transcend the physical and that age is not an obstacle.

Horoscopes tell the near future, while the past is chronicled in the near-fatal tragedies of three women, who feel they should not be alive, but happily recount how they cheated death.

Published by Allied Newspapers Ltd and printed by Progress Press, Pink's executive editor is Fiona Galea Debono. It is produced by MediaMaker and designed by Helen Cassar Torreggiani and Joseph Schembri.