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EW GURU
Latest post on 02 September 2013 - 15:11

Well didn't know I had this and now I do.
Anyone with any tips, or I site would be greatly appreciated.
Apparently diet helps so Im going to start googling.

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 02 September 2013 - 23:12
I take it you mean PCOS? Diet is very very important. Your lady hormones are affected by the fact that your body is producing high levels of insulin because you're insulin receptors are not too good (ie insulin resistance). As far as I am aware you can control it, at least in part, with a low GI diet, exercise and getting rid of any excess weight. Sometimes just dropping 10% of your body weight if you're overweight can really help (I was told this by my doc). Sometimes the doc will prescribe Metformin (Glucophage) to help your insulin levels get back to normal too. Doing all this will hopefully in turn help to sort your LH:FSH levels. I did all this and my LH:FSH was pretty much back to normal within 5 months or so. Getting your hormone levels sorted out before getting pregnant reduces chances of miscarriage too which was my motivation for it all. There's a book by Toni Weschler that's very useful and I believe there is a website forum called soulcysters but I've not really looked it so not sure how good that is.
 
 

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