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Two Become Family with Renzo and Monica Ortega
Renzo and Monica share stories, advice, and encouragement for everyday Catholics navigating the human side of a faith-filled marriage. They both bring a voice of joyful solidarity from their experience living in the trenches with a growing family. Their honesty and witness offer hope to couples who want to find confidence in their vocation to marriage through a candid and faithful discussion.
Renzo and Monica Ortega are Catholic ministry leaders, podcast hosts, authors, and national speakers. Their latest title, Lovemaking: How to Talk about Sex with Your Spouse was published through Ave Maria Press. They host the popular marriage podcast Two Become Family and speak nationally for the St. John Paul II Foundation’s Together in Holiness conference series.
Their testimonies of faith, marriage, and parenting have been featured by the National Catholic Register, the Knights of Columbus, and Augustine Institute. They are coauthors of the children’s devotional Go to Joseph for Children, and Renzo is also the author of the men’s devotional Go to Joseph: 10 Day Preparation for Consecration to St. Joseph.
Two Become Family with Renzo and Monica Ortega
177. The Non-Expert Guide to living with PCOS
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Living with PCOS can feel overwhelming, confusing, and deeply isolating, especially when you’re told to “just lose weight” or given unclear answers about fertility and hormones.
In this video, I share the non-expert guide to living with PCOS, from personal experience, research, and walking this journey alongside my spouse.
This is not medical advice, but an honest breakdown of what PCOS looks like in everyday life, how it affects marriage and fertility, and what helped us move forward.
In this video, you’ll learn:
• My personal struggle with PCOS and the emotional toll it took
• What PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is and how it shows up in daily life
• How PCOS is diagnosed and why it’s often missed or delayed
• Why PCOS affects weight gain and weight loss differently
• How PCOS impacts marriage, intimacy, and fertility
• How couples can navigate PCOS together instead of letting it create distance
• Why finding a NaPro / restorative reproductive doctor changed everything
• What to do next if you’ve been diagnosed with PCOS
If you’ve ever wondered:
• “Why is my body not responding like it should?”
• “Is infertility inevitable with PCOS?”
• “How do we stay united as a couple through this?”
• “What happens after the diagnosis?”
This video is for you.