February 4, 2010 – 8:56 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha
SouthCoastToday.com
February 4, 2010
Healthcare Just for Women
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder characterized by laboratory and/or clinical findings of higher levels of androgens (male sex hormones), difficulty with ovulating and menstrual irregularity, and polycystic appearance to ovaries on ultrasound. Its prevalence is nearly 10 percent among reproductive-age women and may represent the largest underappreciated segment of the female population at risk for cardiovascular disease.
November 21, 2009 – 9:17 am
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha
Mercola.com
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
November 21 2009
If your hormones are in balance, you likely sleep well, have lots of energy and a strong sex drive, and your immune system and digestive system should be functioning smoothly.
October 18, 2009 – 10:51 am
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha
Natural News
Saturday, October 17, 2009 by: Alex Howard, citizen journalist
In each menstrual cycle, follicles grow on the ovaries. Within the follicles, eggs develop, one of which will be released into the Fallopian tubes (known as ovulation). The remaining follicles will degenerate. In the case of polycystic ovaries (PCOS), however, the ovaries are much bigger than normal, and there are a number of undeveloped follicles that appear in clumps rather like a bunch of grapes. This can become problematic when the cysts cause a hormonal imbalance which also affects fertility. Women with PCOS have high levels of luteinizing hormone, higher than normal male hormones (including testosterone) and low progesterone. Fortunately, polycystic ovaries can be treated naturally.
By Leslie Carol Botha
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October 18, 2009 – 10:00 am
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha
Saudi Gazette
By Khadija Mesh’al As-Sulaimi
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) – also known as the Stein-Leventhal Syndrome – has been getting much-needed attention in the Kingdom lately, and with good reason. According to recent studies, PCOS is one of the most common illnesses affecting women at approximately 6-7 percent. In the Kingdom, this has become a common occurrence and is one of the leading factors behind female infertility.
Dr. Aqeela Ayaz is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Hera’a General Hospital in Makkah, and she told Saudi Gazette that PCOS is a remarkably common condition in the Kingdom, although lack of awareness has made the suffering of patients with PCOS a largely silent affair. “Most women realize that they have PCOS when they visit a clinic because of infertility or menstrual cycle disturbances,” she said.
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha
“Progesterone infertility can mean there’s either an excess of estrogen, a condition called estrogen dominance, or there’s a deficiency of progesterone. Progesterone and estrogen are two vital hormones to the life and well-being of every woman. However, progesterone is the hormone of fertility and pregnancy.”
By Leslie Carol Botha
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Posted by Leslie Carol Botha
Polycystic (pah-lee-SIS-tik) ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a health problem that can affect a woman’s menstrual cycle, ability to have children, hormones, heart, blood vessels, and appearance. With PCOS, women typically have:
* high levels of androgens (AN-druh-junz). These are sometimes called male hormones, although females also make them.
* missed or irregular periods
* many small cysts (sists) in their ovaries. Cysts are fluid-filled sacs.
By Leslie Carol Botha
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Also posted in Birth Control, Cramps, Hormone Cycles, Hormones, Infertility, Irregular Cycles, Menstrual Cycle, Menstruation, Mothers & Daughters, Periods, Women's Health
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September 3, 2008 – 4:24 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha
EmaxHealth
By: University of Virginia – Wed, 09/03/2008 – 17:49
Getting pregnant with her first child was difficult, but when Rebecca Killmeyer of Charlottesville, Va. experienced a miscarriage during her second pregnancy, she wasn’t sure if she would ever have another baby. When she decided to enter a study testing the impact of acupuncture on women [...]
August 22, 2008 – 2:02 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha
Natural Health Solutions for PCOS
Vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin”, may play a very important role in dealing with PCOS and improving your overall health.
Optimal vitamin D levels are important for:
Improved fertility
Controlling weight
Liver health
Reducing insulin resistance and avoiding pancreas exhaustion
Prevention of bone loss and osteoporosis
Positive mood and cognitive performance
Breast health
Gastrointestinal tract health
Nervous system health
And more!
Vitamin D [...]
August 15, 2008 – 1:06 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha
Daily Planet
Telluride, Colo. -
August 13, 2008
You are probably reading this while sipping your hot beverage of choice this morning. Is it green tea, which you’ve heard contains lots of antioxidants that are good for you (but do what
exactly?!) What if you could have a drink in the morning that could lower your risk of diabetes, [...]
August 10, 2008 – 10:00 am
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha
Sunday Tribune
Nigeria
August 10, 2008
IT was during her search for solution to her childless condition that she sought medical help and then realised, better still, attached importance to her irregular menstrual pattern.
When questioned by her doctor on the various changes she had noticed in her body, Denrele, a married woman of three years in her twenties [...]
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