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

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 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. This book provides the practical, user-friendly guide that women desperately need to be successful in getting help for this devastating disorder.Vliet, Elizabeth Lee is the author of 'Savvy Woman's Guide to PCOS The Many Faces Of A 21st Century Epidemic... And What You Can Do About It.', published 2006 under ISBN 9781933213019 and ISBN 1933213019.