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Dealing with a new diagnosis

by katydaqueen
Posted: Sun., March 16, 2008, 09:42 pm

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Topics: Adrenal Insuffiency, Adrenal insufiency, Androgen Excess, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Dexamethasone, Diagnosis, PCOS, PCOS, Steroid Dependence

I am fairly sick right now, so I thought I would add a series of posts that I originally published on my personal blog. The posts were entitled "Redefining Myself" because that has had a lot to do with this journey. So far, I have had to deal with the emergency room twice with this disease/disorder and found that since it is a rare disease, I had to do a lot of advocacy and education. Luckily, CARES, which is the support organization for this sent me an emergency card that details my special needs. It has been 5 weeks since my diagnosis.

The Savvy Woman's Guide to PCOS: The Many Faces Of A 21st Century Epidemic... And What You Can Do About It. (Paperback)

by EmpowHer
Posted: Mon., February 4, 2008, 12:09 pm

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Topics: Weight Management, PCOS, women, Resource

cover of The Savvy Woman's Guide to PCOS: The Many Faces Of A 21st Century Epidemic... And What You Can Do About It. (Paperback)

The Savvy Woman's Guide to PCOS: The Many Faces Of A 21st Century Epidemic... And What You Can Do About It.

author: Elizabeth Lee Vliet
asin: 1933213019
binding: Paperback
list price: $17.95 USD
amazon price: $12.21 USD

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.