PCOS No More: Take Control of PCOS Symptoms & Treatments - A Holistic System of Lifestyle Changes, Diet, & Exercises to Beat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Naturally & Permanently. PCOS Recipes Included.

By Serena Lyles

Tired of being overweight? Overgrown facial hair? Acne?

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the leading causes of infertility. The rate of women being diagnosed with this disorder is between 5-10 percent. If you are having the following symptoms, PCOS may be to blame.

- Irregular ovulation with or without a monthly period
- A relative lack of menstrual periods or irregular monthly periods
- Acne
- Hyper hair growth on the face and body
- Thinning scalp hair
- Many unruptured follicles on the ovaries, misdiagnosed as cysts
- Having trouble losing weight

In "PCOS No More", you will learn everything you need to know about PCOS - its causes, symptoms, complications & health risks. Left untreated, PCOS could lead to certain forms of cancer and diabetes. Unfortunately, most conventional PCOS treatments only focus on treating symptoms instead of the underlying issues. However, with a holistic approach involving lifestyle changes, diet, & exercises, not only the symptoms can be virtually eliminated, but also the factors that trigger PCOS can be removed. You will even get the added benefit of losing weight & stay healthy.

Here are just a few things you will discover in "PCOS No More":

- What is PCOS?

- What are the causes of PCOS?

- How genetics play a role in PCOS?

- What are the symptoms of PCOS?
- How PCOS is diagnosed?
- How PCOS affects your relationships with loved ones & how to deal with the issues?

- Conventional Treatments for PCOS

- PCOS & infertility

- Natural Treatments for PCOS

- Diet and Exercise for PCOS

- The PCOS Fertility Diet Plan

- PCOS-Friendly Recipes
- And much more...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Living Plus Healthy Publishing
• Release date: May 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301701209

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PCOS No More

Take Control of PCOS Symptoms & Treatments - A Holistic System of Lifestyle Changes, Diet, & Exercises to Beat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Naturally & Permanently. PCOS Recipes Included.

Serena Lyles

Copyright© 2013 by Serena Lyles

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PCOS No More

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What is PCOS?

Chapter 2: What Are The Causes of PCOS?

What We Know about The Hypothalamic-Pituitary Ovarian Axis

The Connection between Androgens and Insulin

The Role of Genetics

Chapter 3: What Are The Symptoms of PCOS?

Infertility

Complications

Chapter 4: Diagnosis of PCOS

Imaging Studies

Chapter 5: PCOS and Relationships

Self Esteem

Weight Issues

Infertility Issues

Chapter 6: Conventional Treatments for PCOS

First Steps

Teenage PCOS

If Desiring Pregnancy…

Financial Concerns

Counseling in Infertility

Treatments for Infertility

Chapter 7: Natural Treatments for PCOS

Chapter 8: Diet and Exercise for PCOS

The PCOS Fertility Diet Plan

Exercise and PCOS

Chapter 9: PCOS-Friendly Recipes

Summary

Chapter 1: What is PCOS?

PCOS is also known as polycystic ovarian syndrome. It is the most common endocrine disorder of females. The rate of being diagnosed with this disorder is between 5-10 percent. It is a disorder in which there are an abnormal number of hormones in the body. It affects the entire body to some degree. Its origins are unclear but it is believed to be related to insulin resistance or what is sometimes called insulin insensitivity syndrome.

Once thought to be a disease of thirty some year old women, PCOS has also been identified in children as young as 8 years of age and up through women in menopause. PCOS is considered one of the leading causes of infertility. The reproductive part of polycystic ovarian syndrome is secondary to the hormonal aspects of the disease. A woman can get PCOS regardless of her reproductive ability.

The totality of the symptoms of PCOS will be discussed in a later chapter. The basic symptoms, however, are the following:

• Irregular ovulation with or without a monthly period

• A relative lack of menstrual periods or irregular monthly periods

• Acne

• Hyper hair growth on the face and body

• Thinning scalp hair

• Many unruptured follicles on the ovaries, misdiagnosed as cysts

About 60 percent of women with PCOS have problems controlling their weight, even with a normal caloric intake. The blood sugar, glucose, goes straight to fat and isn’t available to the cells for energy. The person will feel chronic fatigue and under-nourishment even though they look overweight. In fact, about 40 percent of women who have PCOS are of normal to low weight.

There is no cure for PCOS. We will later discuss available treatments. Diet, exercise and medicines in many cases can help eliminate some of the symptoms. If it is not well treated, it can lead to certain forms of cancer and diabetes. With dietary management, symptoms can be close to completely resolved.

PCOS used to be called Stein-Leventhal syndrome. It was named after two American gynecological specialists, Irving F Stein and