WELCOME EXPERTS!

Thank you for visiting Verity's website, we greatly appreciate you, and the work you are doing improving the lives of the 1 in 8 living with PCOS directly seeing patients and/or indirectly through your research.  This page has some resources that we hope will be useful to you, as well as ways that we can work together to put your great work in front of patients and our significant (and global) professional stakeholder audience.

Verity is the oldest PCOS organisation globally, having been established back in 1997.  We initially began as a patient support group but as understanding of PCOS has grown - so to has our core focus and how we feel we can have the greatest impact for patients.  So, in addition to still staying true to our patient-support roots through things like webinars, local groups and providing a safe online space for peer-to-peer support, much of our work is now focused heavily in the areas of advocacy, awareness raising and research.
SHARE YOUR PCOS RESEARCH
​It is increasingly important for researchers to have clear patient dissemination plans post-publication.  If you have recently published your paper, Verity can work with you to re-write it in patient-friendly language and then disseminate it to our audience.
REQUEST A RESOURCE  PACK
​If you missed out on picking up some of our tri-fold leaflets at ESE, then we are happy to send you  some.  The leaflet is an evidence-based summary of PCOS, perfect for patients. A donation to cover our costs is appreciated but not required.
DONATE TO SUPPORT OUR WORK
​Verity is a small charity with no paid staff, and no fixed regular income.  We rely heavily on the kind support of donations and fundraisers to continue the work we do.  Please do consider making a donation if you are able to do so.  Thank you!
FEATURE IN OUR EARLY CAREERS RESEARCHER SERIES
​Earlier this year, we launched a new series on our blog where we interview an early careers PCOS researcher to learn more about them and their work. 

We often hear from our community that there is little to no research being done into PCOS, and we know that is not true - because we see and hear all about it through events like ECE2024 and AE-PCOS!  We also really deeply appreciate new researchers choosing a career in PCOS research and want to celebrate them and give them a platform to showcase their work - both to patients but also to the global network of clinicians and researchers we reach.

If you would like to feature in our Early Careers series, or nominate someone, please complete this form and the Verity team will get in touch with you.
DO YOU NEED TO RECRUIT STUDY PARTICIPANTS?
​Verity can help you connect with PCOS patients for recruitment to your research study through our extensive social media and email networks. We ensure ethical compliance, targeted outreach, and support for under-served communities through specialist partnerships. As a volunteer-led charity, we appreciate a donation to sustain our work, especially if recruitment support wasn't included in your grant. Our research board meets every two months to review applicants, learn more on our Recruitment page.
COULD YOU BENEFIT FROM PATIENT CO-DESIGN?
Involving patients in research design ensures studies are relevant, ethical, and impactful. Verity brings invaluable insights from the PCOS community, enhancing study design, improving recruitment and retention, and ensuring ethical considerations are met. Our expertise strengthens funding bids and research credibility. Our involvement will need to be factored into your budget, and we’ll work with you to scope this before submission.  You can learn more on our Co-Applicant page.