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Title: Orlistat appears effective for weight loss, and as adjunctive PCOS Tx.(Endocrinology)(polycystic ovarian syndrome)
Author: Christine Kilgore
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 38Issue: 7Page: 31(1)

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Title: Visual, hidden clues to PCOS can aid diagnosis. (Hair Removal is Common).(polycystic ovarian syndrome)
Author: Nicholas Mulcahy
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 36Issue: 5Page: 28(1)

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This digital document is an article from NWHRC Health Center - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, published by Thomson Gale on March 15, 2006. The length of the article is 2332 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Treatment.
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: NWHRC Health Center - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (Pamphlet)
Date: March 15, 2006
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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2582 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Visual clues aid PCOS diagnosis. (Hidden Hirsutism).(polycystic ovarian syndrome)
Author: Nicholas Mulcahy
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 5Page: 45(1)

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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is the most common endocrine cause of infertility and serious weight gain in young women. It affects millions—experts estimate about 6 to 10 percent of reproductive age women struggle with this devastating metabolic imbalance. Look around schools and malls in this country and you see the impact of this burgeoning epidemic: obese young women are everywhere. The numbers are staggering. The health risks are overwhelming—from increased risk of teenaged diabetes to young mothers with heart attacks or strokes, and early onset of breast and uterine cancers.

Early treatment is key to preventing serious health risks, but most sufferers don’t even know they have PCOS.Nor do doctors take it as seriously, often minimizing symptoms like excess body hair, weight gain, acne or thinning scalp hair, thinking they are just cosmetic" problems of overanxious young women. Gynecologists focus on helping women get pregnant rather than treating acne or weight gain. Endocrinologists typically consider ovarian problems the "turf " of gynecologists. Mood swings in PCOS can be severe, but psychiatrists typically don’t check hormones, so they don’t identify PCOS either. What’s a woman to do?

It’s not enough for doctors to tell women with PCOS to just "eat less and exercise more." Women need a practical guide to help them understand the disorder, know what tests to ask for, what the tests mean, what treatments are available, and how to take a stepwise approach to healthy hormone balance, sound meal plans, exercise, and stress management. This book provides the practical, user-friendly guide that women desperately need to be successful in getting help for this devastating disorder. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (22)

Fantastic book, lots of detailed info on hormone balance
This book was great - I already have several books on PCOS so thought I'd probably read it all, however this one stands out from most others in its detail. It really goes into the nitty gritty of hormones and how slight changes affect them, and in turn how this can affect your mood and overall vitality. So many moments I thought - "ah-ha, I knew I wasn't crazy!". It discusses lots of different treatment strategies - I took the book with me into the doctors, and she even photocopied a few pages.
It also has a lot of specific detail on what tests to ask for when trying to get a diagnosis. The author really sympathises with the frustration so many PCOS sufferers have had to deal with.

Definitely a must-have book for anyone who has, or thinks she may have PCOS.

This book is okay, but there is better
While this book does provide good information, I think that you can do better.Most of the book is written almost as an advertisement for the author's own PCOS clinic.She spends so much time touting how wonderful that she is that it is hard to read the book.It also made me wonder how accurate the information is, or if she just wanted to brag on herself and her clinic.If you get this book do not make the mistake I did and also order "Its my Ovaries, Stupid!" by the same author.They books are almost exactly the same.I recommend "The PCOS* Protection Plan: How to Cut Your Increased Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity, and High Blood Pressure" by Colette Harris.

Don't waste your money or time.Get another book.
This book is poorly written and barely edited.There are horrible grammar and punctuation mistakes.The authors should've had a seventh grader proof read this!It made me sad to think that women with PCOS don't have a lot of options as far as information goes.This book was embarrassing to read!I gave it one star because there wasn't an option for zero stars.I couldn't take the information or the author seriously because it was so poorly written.Buy the "When The Doctor Says It's... PCOS" book instead.You'll feel better.Trust me.

Thought it would be better
I read all the reviews on this book before I purchased it. I hoped it would be better coming from a Doctor who slams other doctors. She says all other doctors want to do is to put you on drugs to help your symptoms. But really that is all she suggests as well. She reccomends going on the pill to help a lot of the symptoms. What happens when you don't want to be on the pill and you want to get pregnant? The pill can actually cause some of the symptoms when used for long peroids of time. After years of trying I ended up getting pregnant by losing weight with diet and exercise. I was really not impressed by this book.

An excellent resource
I've read a few books about PCOS over the years and I have to say that this one really is the most helpful I've come across.Not only does it not repeat the same old out of date information that seems to continually spring up everywhere, but I learnt a lot of important new information, in particular that some health issues that I'd never thought to connect with PCOS may well be part of it after all.It's also given me some useful things to talk over with my specialist, including some new treatment options.

The book manages to tread the fine line between not overly dumbing down the scientific information, while also being readable by a layperson.

I'd highly recommend this to anyone who suspects they might have PCOS, has been only recently diagnosed or even those who have been living with the diagnosis for a long time and already feel pretty well informed. ... Read more

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"Freedom from PCOS," by Katie Humphrey, is a message of hope for women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Unless it is controlled, the long-term effects of this condition include infertility, diabetes, and endometrial cancer. Katie's personal experience with PCOS has allowed her to share her simple, step-by-step methods of holistically reversing the condition. Her personal journey provides insight as to how women can easily live a life free from the bonds of PCOS and insulin resistance.

With a foreword written by celebrity fitness and nutrition expert, JJ Virgin, PhD, CNS, this book gives women a revolutionary "Triple Threat" approach Humphrey used to personally overcome PCOS and insulin resistance. ... Read more

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This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides the best collection available anywhere of official Federal government information and documents on the subject of ovarian disorders, including ovarian cysts and PCOS. This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor reference tools and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material.

This thoroughly researched collection presents vital information from many authoritative sources: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Combined Health Information Database (CHID), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Contents include clinical and medical information.

In addition, as a bonus we have included an encyclopedic collection of general medical and health documents – thousands of pages with extensive material from the CDC and NIH on hundreds of diseases and health topics from A to Z, along with FDA drug and medical publications, government consumer healthcare tips, disease prevention programs, dietary guidelines, and travelers’ health information. Since navigating the Internet to find additional non-governmental medical information can be confusing, we've also provided our exclusive "Guide to Leading Medical Websites" with updated links to 73 of the best sites for medical information! By using weblinks on the CD-ROM, you can quickly check for the latest clinical updates directly from the government.

This CD-ROM has over 38,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software and Reader software is included. Advanced search and indexing features are built into our reproduction, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search all the files on the disk at one time for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable!

Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work and educational tool for patients and their families, physicians, and other medical professionals. (Information on this CD-ROM is NOT a substitute for professional medical advice; of course, readers are urged to consult with a professional health care provider for any suspected illness.) ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Southern Medical Journal, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 835 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Questions for CME: insulin resistance in polycystic ovarian disease.(continuing medical education)
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 98Issue: 9Page: 911(3)

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This digital document is an article from Southern Medical Journal, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 7174 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Insulin resistance in polycystic ovarian disease.(CME Topic)
Author: Vishal Bhatia
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 98Issue: 9Page: 903(8)

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Freedom from PCOS is a message of hope for women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and insulin resistance. Katie Humphrey shares her personal journey with both conditions, providing women with a proven, three step approach to restore health naturally. ... Read more

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This issue focuses in detail on the three endocrine components to mammalian pregnancy---the fetal, placental, and maternal. The 10 articles of this volume, each written by a renowned expert, cover the main subspecialties within adult endocrinology---adrenal, pituitary, diabetes, thyroid, and calcium/bone. Additional topics include the impact of polycystic ovarian syndrome on fertility, pregnancy and hypertensive disorders, imprinting, and parturition. ... Read more

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Management of the modern reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic has become very complex. In addition to the medical and scientific aspects, it is crucial that the modern director be aware of of incongruent fields such as marketing, accounting, management, and regulatory issues. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: Integrating Modern Clinical and Laboratory Practice was developed to assist the practicing reproductive endocrinologist and/or laboratory director by providing an overview of relevant scientific, medical, and management issues in a single volume. Experts in all pertinent areas present concise, practical, evidence-based summaries of relevant topics, producing a key resource for physicians and scientists engaged in this exciting field of medicine. As novel technologies continue to amplify, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: Integrating Modern Clinical and Laboratory Practice offers insight into development, and imparts extra confidence to practitioners in handling the many demands presented by their work.

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Amenorrhea: A Case-Based Clinical Guide is a comprehensive review of the current knowledge regarding normal female reproductive physiology.Replete with interesting case vignettes and providing diagnostic algorithms and therapeutic strategies for amenorrhea, Amenorrhea: A Case-Based Clinical Guide is divided into three sections. The first section is composed of two chapters that provide a thorough review of basic science and clinical knowledge about the organ systems responsible for normal physiology of the menstrual cycle. The second section includes discussion about menstrual cycle disruption as it relates to hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction, surgical and natural menopause, genetic defects, premature ovarian failure/insufficiency and the effects of caloric excess and restriction. The third section offers an update on the physiological effects of prolonged amenorrhea induced surgically or by hypothalamic dysfunction and also includes an original chapter that focuses solely on the impact of race and ethnicity on the prevalence and diagnosis of amenorrhea.Amenorrhea: A Case-Based Clinical Guide brings together chapters from renowned experts who offer state-of-the-art, clinically useful information in a case-based, reader-friendly fashion.This title will be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of all clinicians who practice in women’s health settings. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1874 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The third edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide features information on medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. ... Read more

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The term “Alternative Medicine” encompasses many forms, and elicits at least as many opinions. This authoritative, objective set is in tune with the subjects that matter to students and researchers, presenting four volumes of current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices. Covering all aspects of the subject—Therapies, Conditions/Diseases, Herbs/Plants and People—the “Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine” identifies 150 types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda and osteopathy. For the practitioner or interested patient, there are current training requirements, listings of organizations, as well as descriptions of treatments.