PCOS

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Registered: 12-02-2003
PCOS
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Wed, 04-21-2004 - 12:35pm
PCOS, or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. This website has the best explanation of WHAT it is: http://www.pcosupport.org/medical/whatis.php

Here's a quiz for anyone who has wondered about it. http://www.pcosupport.org/support/quiz.php

Statistics show that 6-10% of women suffer from this, and most don't even know it!

It was identified over 75 years ago, but there are still physicians who overlook diagnoses because so little is understood about it. In the same way that some drs. used to tell people Depression was a matter of mind over matter rather than anything chemical, there are drs. who invalidate PCOS.

If ANY of you have questions about this, email me or ask here....I have a LOT of information, and anything I don't have I am sure I can get. My aunt has it as well as my SIL and we're a pretty well-informed bunch.

BTW- My score on the quiz is 15.

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Registered: 12-02-2003
In reply to: melodyneve
Wed, 04-21-2004 - 12:44pm
http://www.wellwomannetwork.com/page2.html

Is another resource for information about PCOS.