I recently spoke to a medical specialist named Dr Allen Gale. He is a consultant physician and has a great interest in Insulin Resistance, and as you well may know by now, this is very important in PCOS! His website is www.agale.com.au There are many links on this site to Insulin Resistance and some for [...]
If you have PCOS, sometimes the high male hormonal levels can cause the hair on your head to fall out. Not nice… But you can see your doctor about blood tests to see if your free androgens (those male hormones) are too high. There are also medications that can help decrease these excess male hormones. [...]
I want to change your thinking… If you have PCOS and have a weight issue, you may look at food like the enemy. In actual fact, it is a bit part of the solution! You don’t want to avoid all foods, or starve yourself (bad for your metabolism!) You don’t need to be scared of eating [...]
Hirsutism (from Latin hirsutus = shaggy, hairy) is defined as excessive and increased hair growth in women in locations where the occurrence of terminal hair normally is minimal or absent. … en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirsutism Why do I have hair in places my friends don’t? And why is it thick and black (called terminal hair)? Hirsutism can occur [...]
A little more info on PCOS, some food for thought. A researcher in Adelaide, Dr Theresa Hickey, gives us “tantalising clues about why PCOS tends to run in families.” And maybe some hope. Check out http://www.posaa.asn.au/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=71 for some more clues.
While searching through the net I came across this site. It has lots of information about PCOS: – how it affects your reproductive system - the causes of PCOS/PCOD - the long term health effects - symptoms Definately worth a read! http://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=olkb1Zx0_ooC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=vitex+pcos&ots=yRsWEXSwuk&sig=pbbVVxXlLFX7sHDHDm0TW1Td8-g#PPA1,M1
I know many women are labelled with PCOS (PCOD) and that is the end of the information they receive. There seems to be a real lack of knowledge in general about this condition… Even though SO many women get diagnosed with it. If you have any questions about PCOS, no matter what they are or [...]
Losing weight with PCOS, as with other insulin resistant conditions (ie Diabetes), can be extremely difficult! A struggle, a constant battle, is probably how most sufferers would describe it. Normal diets or lifestyle changes that bring about great changes for a non-sufferer just may not work for you! The problem is Insulin resistance and the way [...]
I have known there is a lack of quality information about PCOS for a long time now. I needed a forum where I could share this valuable information with PCOS sufferers. Thus this blog was created. The response has been fast and questions have been flowing. My suspicions have been confirmed. To help you better, [...]
