The promises and pitfalls of personalized health
中文摘要
本文通过作者对脱毛和多毛症的个人经历，探讨了个性化健康管理所带来的机遇与挑战。
English Summary
The article explores the benefits and pitfalls of personalized health, illustrated through the author's personal experience with facial hair removal and hirsutism.
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. A few days ago, my esthetician was smearing hot wax on my face. The two caterpillars I call eyebrows were in desperate need of taming - as was my lady 'stache. I hate this monthly ritual, but facial hair is a sore spot. Hirsutism is perhaps one of the few visual indicators of a condition that's plagued me for the past decade. Until this week, I've always known it as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Normally, I sp … Read the full story at The Verge.