Providing Awareness, Support, & Information about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PCOS Fact Sheet
* PCOS is an Endocrine Disorder
* Not all women with PCOS have cysts on their ovaries
* There is no cure for PCOS, although it is treatable
* 70-90% of androgen excess is caused by PCOS
* It is the most common endocrine disturbance in women of reproductive age
* Patients who have PCOS are at higher risk for having insulin resistance, and for developing type II diabetes mellitus and possible cardiovascular disease.
* 4 in 10 cases of diabetes in pre-menopausal women can be linked to PCOS
* PCOS is also know as Stein Leventhal Syndrome, PCOD (polycystic ovary disease, Syndrome O and Syndrome X
* PCOS is the leading cause of infertility
* The susceptibility to PCOS is often inherited; however the precise cause is unknown.
* Up to 10% of women of reproductive age have PCOS
* Once diagnosed, in most patients PCOS can be managed effectively
* New evidence suggests that using medications that lower insulin levels in the blood may be effective in restoring menstruation and reducing some of the health risks associated with PCOS
* Many PCOS symptoms are the result of high levels of androgens
* About one-third of women with PCOS who are overweight have insulin resistance
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You can support us a number of ways.....
Volunteer.....
Send us an e-mail and let us know you would like to help out to info@projectpcos.org with volutneer in the subject line
Project PCOS is one step away from being a true-blue 501c3, nonprofit organization. As fellow cysters, loved ones and family members of cysters, or just someone who supports the PCOS cause, please consider making a donation through the Project PCOS ChipIn. We need close to
$1,000 to file for nonprofit status through the IRS.
So where do you come in? Look for this widget (ON MY PROFILE)throughout the Project PCOS Web site. You can also find it on our partner pages, such as PCOS Today Magazine. Click on the ChipIn widget and voila! you will be able to
make a donation to Project PCOS instantly.
If you would like to help support Project PCOS not only by making a donation, but by placing the widget on your Web site or blog
contact Linda Harvey at lmharvey@projectpcos.org
You can also check out the Project PCOS ChipIn page at http://projectpcos.chipin.com/project-pcos, where
you can get the code to place the widget on your site or can make a donation directly to Project PCOS
Get up close and personal with women, their families and supporters living with PCOS.
Often the best way to understand a condition or what someone is going through, is to see it through their eyes. Therefore, Project PCOS has unveiled a new interactive section of our website to help people visualize life with PCOS entitled Up Close with PCOS
Have a Heart for PCOS Awareness for Valentine's Day and get a special gift!
Project PCOS is asking you to Have A Heart for Valentine's day by supporting PCOS Awareness by displaying the Project PCOS Heart in your e-mails, on your blogs, on your website, in your message boards!!!
Author: Suhail Abdul Rahman Doi - Division of Endocrinology and metabolic medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
Click here to download the results of this recently released study.
Community Members join in to spread PCOS Awareness
Since Project PCOS unveiled its new website on February 1, there has been an unprecedented amount of support from our community.
With the help of numerous community members turned moderators, our Project PCOS Forums have become a central hub for women and girls with PCOS to share information, news and support. Patient advocates have also been contributing to Project PCOS by becoming individual partners and sharing their talents, stories and tips to make life with PCOS better for all. Sarah Templeton recently shared her creativity by creating The Project PCOS Blinkie, which is a fun way for websites and individuals to show their support for Project PCOS and PCOS Awareness. You can get your Project PCOS Blinkie or one of our logos today by visiting our logo page.
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New PCOS Support Group in Orlando FL area. We are welcoming new members(local only please)needing support and wishing to attend monthly meetings to discuss issues we face on a daily basis. THIS IS NOT AN ONLINE ONLY SUPPORT GROUP http://pcos. meetup. com/235/
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