PCOS Support Resources

PCOS is a very complex disorder that is not well understood or easily treated. So you will need to educate yourself, and seek out involvement with health professionals and support groups.

You, not your doctor, are ultimately responsible for your success in dealing with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Here are some resources that you may find helpful or interesting.

PCOS Resources

The Natural Diet Solution for PCOS and Infertility.
A comprehensive diet e-book for women with polycystic ovarian syndrome or any of its symptoms, including infertility, obesity, unwanted hair growth, hair loss, depression, acne, insulin resistance, or polycystic ovaries. Authors provide dietary guidelines for every component of your diet. You will learn which foods help you to reduce symptoms, and which to avoid. The authors provide a simple, healthy daily meal plans for a month, as well as 150 recipes.

PCOS Health Review Newsletter.
We publish the newsletter about twice a month. It contains valuable information that is not found anywhere else on our website. Take a look at the past issues here.

Nutritional Supplements for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Information about nutritional supplements for polycystic ovarian syndrome, insulin resistance, hair health, and ovarian cysts. You can get high quality nutritional supplements here.

Book List
This page lists some books on the topic of polycystic ovary syndrome, fertility, and women's health. Each book is accompanied by comments.

Definitions
Are you confused by all the medical terminology regarding polycystic ovary syndrome? This is a comprehensive list of definitions of medical terms relating to P C O S.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association
The PCOSA is a non-profit organization created by women who have polycystic ovary syndrome. Its purpose is to serve and support women with polycystic ovarian syndrome. They have a forum and some other resources.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia
A resource for women who live in Australia.

Health Resources

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP)
Find a licensed naturopathic physician in your area who can help you. Licensed naturopathic physicians tend to take a natural, comprehensive, holistic approach to reproductive disorders, as contrasted to a "take this pharmaceutical pill for that problem" approach.

American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM)
ACAM is a not-for-profit medical society dedicated to educating physicians and other health care professionals on the latest findings and emerging procedures in preventive and nutritional medicine. ACAM's goals are to improve skills, knowledge and diagnostic procedures as they relate to complementary and alternative medicine; to support research; and to develop awareness of alternative methods of medical treatment.

MedlinePlus
The National Institute of Health provides health news, information on any health topic, medical encyclopedia, health dictionary and more.

IBIDS
IBIDS is the International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements database, a source of medical research articles about nutritional supplements. Provided by the National Institutes of Health.

Other Health Resources

The Vitamins & Nutrition Center
Comprehensive source of information about vitamins and minerals, and online vitamin store.

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