Revised edition of PCOS and Your Fertility
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Your guide to Self-Care, Emotional wellbeing and Medical support
One in ten UK women have PCOS – but might never find out until they struggle to conceive. Symptoms such as acne, excess face and body hair, emotional ups and downs and weight gain can all be put down to genes or lifestyle, so many women don’t get diagnosed until they’re finding it tough to get pregnant. PCOS Awareness Week on November 3rd coincides with the Fertility Show at London Olympia because in the UK, because PCOS is one of the leading causes of fertility problems.
Whether you’re trying to get pregnant, wondering about your chances of having a child in the future, or worrying about what on earth to do next, the newly revised and updated PCOS and Your Fertility (Hay House, £12.99) can help. Written by two women with PCOS at different stages of their fertility journeys, this book is packed with the latest scientific insights, useful, up-to-date practical advice on everything from IVF on the NHS to complementary therapies, expert research and stories from other women dealing with PCOS and fertility issues.
The book also contains self-help action plans, including:
• Your 7 step fertility-boosting action plan, with nutrition, detox, stress and fitness programmes to increase your chances of conception
• How to have a healthy PCOS Pregnancy
• How to stay sane happy and positive through the emotional rollercoaster
Colette Harris is a leading health writer who was diagnosed with PCOS in 1996. She has written numerous pioneering articles on PCOS for the media and has campaigned to raise awareness of this condition. Theresa Cheung is a freelance writer, health consultant and mum who as diagnosed with PCOS in 1997 when she was trying to conceive. With the help of fertility treatment she is now a mother of two.
NOTES:
(1) PCOS Awareness Week 2012 kicks off on November 3rd, with events all week, including a conference in York on November 10th, held by UK PCOS charity Verity.
(2) Celebrities with PCOS include Natalie Cassidy, Kym Marsh, Victoria Beckham, Jools Oliver and Emma Thompson.
For further details, extract permission, review copies or author contact please email joburgess@hayhouse.co.uk or call Jo Burgess on 020 89621230
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