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Keke Palmer details condition that left her with ‘cracked glass’ skin — and the ‘TMI’ way she’s treating it

Nypost · · 709 words · By McKenzie Beard
Celebrity Health Advocacy Medical Misdiagnosis Women's Health
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“Keke Palmer is opening up about a health battle that left her dealing with what she describes as “unbearable” and “crippling” adult acne”
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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, and others) confirm Keke Palmer spoke about her 'unbearable' and 'crippling' adult acne struggle.
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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago · Keke Palmer is opening up about her “unbearable” struggle with PMOS-related adult acne. In a candid conversation with Gayle King at the Women's Health Lab event hosted by Hearst Magazin…
https://www.aol.com/articles/keke-palmer-talks-crippling-acn…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 minutes ago · Keke Palmer is opening up about a health battle that left her dealing with what she describes as “unbearable” and “crippling” adult acne — and a frustrating, long search for answers.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/health/keke-palmers-condition-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · John Dolly May 20, 2026 Keke Palmer, the talented actress and singer, has recently opened up about her long-standing battle with acne related to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (P…
https://headlinesociety.com/2026/05/20/keke-palmer-talks-cri…
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“the Emmy Award winning actress said Monday during a panel at the third annual Women’s Health Lab in New York City”
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Web search results confirm Keke Palmer spoke at the 3rd annual Women's Health Lab hosted by Hearst Magazines in New York City.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From January 7 to 31, 2025, 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of programs produced by Banijay Entertainment containing shows from several different divisions all over the world, including North America, Australia, the United Kingdom and its divisi…
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“The 32-year-old told host Gayle King that she spent years cycling through doctors and treatments trying to figure out what was behind her symptoms, which also included sprouting a “beard.””
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Wikipedia confirms her birth date (August 26, 1993), making her 31/32. Multiple web sources (Prevention, Us Weekly) confirm she experienced facial hair growth and adult acne related to PCOS.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer ( KEE-kee; born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and television host. She has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keke_Palmer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American R&B singer-songwriter Keke Palmer has released three studio albums, five extended plays, three mixtapes and 28 singles. In 2005, she signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. Palmer release…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keke_Palmer_discography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rags is a Nickelodeon Original Movie. It is a musical, gender-switched inversion and modernization of the Cinderella fairy tale, starring Keke Palmer, Max Schneider, Drake Bell, Avan Jogia, and Nick C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rags_(2012_film)
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“Standard interventions, including two rounds of Accutane... didn’t clear her skin.”
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While web results mention her acne struggle and a TikTok mentioning Accutane, there is no corroboration from multiple independent news sources specifically confirming 'two rounds' of the medication.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer is an American actress, singer, and television host. She has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keke_Palmer
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web search NEUTRAL — RELATED: Keke Palmer Shows Her Acne After Learning She Has Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: 'You're Not Alone'. She continued, "But they cannot figure out how to clear up somebody's skin? Are you kidding me…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/keke-palmer-gets-candid-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover Keke Palmer's journey with acne and Accutane.Explore how Accutane impacts nose appearance without surgery. Learn about its effects and what Kendall Jenner said! #accutane #kendalljenner #rhin…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/celebrities-who-went-on-accu…
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“Palmer went back to her doctors and asked if she might be dealing with what was then referred to as polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS.”
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Multiple sources confirm Keke Palmer's diagnosis and discussion of PCOS/PMOS.
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web search NEUTRAL — Keke Palmer ... Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (/ ˈkiːki / KEE-kee; [1] born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and television host. She has received numerous accolades, including two Prime…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keke_Palmer
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · In her exclusive Parade cover story, Palmer talks about her son Leo, her new movie 'I Love Boosters,' and why she'd return to 'True Jackson, VP' in a heartbeat.
https://parade.com/entertainment/keke-palmer-son-leo-true-ja…
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web search NEUTRAL — Keke Palmer. Actress: Nope. Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer was born on August 26, 1993, in Harvey, Illinois, and raised in Robbins, Illinois, to Sharon and Larry Palmer, both former actors. Palmer showed…
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1551130/
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“The long-term hormonal and metabolic condition affects an estimated 170 million women around the world.”
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The provided evidence for PCOS/PMOS describes the condition but does not provide the specific global statistic of 170 million women.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hirsutism is excessive body hair on parts of the body where hair is normally absent or minimal. The word is from the early 17th century: from Latin hirsutus meaning "hairy". It usually refers to a mal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — My Big Fat Fabulous Life is an American reality television series that premiered on January 13, 2015. The series chronicles the life of Whitney Way Thore, a woman who weighed 380 pounds (170 kg) at th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Big_Fat_Fabulous_Life
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sclerosing polycystic adenosis (also abbreviated SPA) is a rare salivary gland tumor first described in 1996 by Dr. Brion Smith. The major salivary glands, specifically the parotid gland (about 70% of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerosing_polycystic_adenosis
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“It can cause a wide range of symptoms, including acne, excessive hair growth, weight changes, infertility and irregular periods.”
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Wikipedia and medical sources (Johns Hopkins) confirm that PCOS symptoms include irregular periods, acne, and hirsutism (excessive hair growth).
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web search NEUTRAL — Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), previously called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), [11] is the most common hormonal disorder in women of reproductive age.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyendocrine_metabolic_ovaria…
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web search NEUTRAL — Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormone health issue that starts to show signs in people of childbearing age. If you have PCOS, you may not have periods very often.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pcos/symptoms…
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web search NEUTRAL — Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a set of symptoms caused by a problem with a woman’s hormones. It affects the ovaries. These are the small organs that store a woman’s eggs. But it can also affect …
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseas…
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“Palmer turned to an endocrinologist... Testing later confirmed she had the disorder, her testosterone levels “extraordinarily high” and her androgens “all out of whack.””
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While her diagnosis is corroborated, the specific detail about the endocrinologist's findings regarding 'extraordinarily high' testosterone is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer ( KEE-kee; born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and television host. She has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keke_Palmer
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web search NEUTRAL — What is an Endocrinologist and How Can They Help You? An endocrinologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the endocrine system, which includes...
https://doctor.webmd.com/providers/specialty/endocrinology-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — This is a review for endocrinologists in Sierra Vista, AZ: "I am a new patient at Pima Endocrinology and have had a positive experience with the team and Dr Sethi.
https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=endocrinologists&find_loc=S…
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“PCOS was recently renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS)”
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Multiple independent news sources (NBC Washington, NY Post, Denver7) report that PCOS is being renamed to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS).
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cross reference SUPPORTS — PCOS is being renamed PMOS — polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/cu-anschutz-research…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the condition is undergoing a much-needed name change to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS)
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/health/pcos-got-a-more-accurat…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — It will now be called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS.
https://www.denver7.com/health/health-condition-known-as-pco…
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“Dr. Iman Saleh, an OB/GYN and director of obesity medicine at South Shore University Hospital”
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No evidence was found in the search results to verify the identity or role of Dr. Iman Saleh.
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