PCOS: A Woman's Guide to Dealing with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Softcover

Colette Harris; Dr Adam Carey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0722539754 ISBN 13: 9780722539750

Publisher: Thorsons, 2011

Synopsis

The bestselling guide to this increasingly common womens’ health concern.

Although one in ten women in the UK suffer from polycistic ovary syndrome (PCOS), with a myriad of symptoms and the problem that many doctors do not recognise this condition – sufferers often experience an uphill battle for diagnosis and help.

This is the first book to tackle the issue of PCOS. Written by a sufferer, this book offers essential advice on dealing with this gynaecological disorder which can effect everything from weight to infertility and therefore impacts on a woman’s sense of self.

The book will look at how PCOS effects the body, but above all it will offer an essential self help plan for dealing with the condition. PCOS will include a 4-point wellness plan, an A–Z of symptoms and associated remedies and a section on self esteem and rebuilding your life.

As well as the common symptoms of weight gain, excess body hair, acne, breast pain, dizziness, chronic fatigue and hair loss, sufferers from PCOS can experience associated health risks including a higher risk of miscarriage, heart disease, diabetes but infertility is still their largest worry.

Colette Harris has put together a valuable self help regime – which looks at both conventional and complementary medicine. The 4 step plan will focus on diet, exercise, supplementation and relaxation.

About this title

About the Author

Colette Harris is the co-author of ‘PCOS’ and ‘PCOS Diet Book’, patron of the UK's PCOS charity Verity, and editor of Health Plus magazine. She was diagnosed with PCOS in December 1996

From the Back Cover

At least 10% of the population suffer from symptoms caused by an underactive thyroid (mild hypothyroidism) could you be one of them? Most common in women over 40 - although many men do develop thyroid problems - it can cause symptoms which include weigh gain, muscle pain, fatigue and hair loss. Many people with an underactive thyroid gland comment that they 'wake up some time after their eyes are open'. The thyroid is your metabolic clock and when the gland is inefficient, your metabolism does not usually recover from sleep until around midday. Difficult to diagnose with the standard blood tests, sufferers are all too often told by their doctors that their problem is 'nerves' or 'depression.' Martin Budd explains:
* how to tell if mild hypothyroidism is your problem
* how the symptom picture will vary from person to person
* taking your temperature - a valuable self-diagnostic test
* thyroid hormone treatments and animal thyroid extract
* your diet and helpful nutritional supplements.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorsons
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0722539754
• ISBN 13: 9780722539750
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230