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My name is Dr Rebecca Harwin.

My mission is to help PCOS sufferers (from those recently diagnosed, to those diagnosed a long time ago) who are looking for answers, to the loved ones of sufferers, and to educate health care professionals about this syndrome.

Let me tell you how my interest in this syndrome began, and why I know what you are searching for!

I was diagnosed with PCOS at the age of 17.  I was in Year 12.  My family and I were away on holidays, when I had such an extraordinary pain in my lower abdomen.  I couldn't move, it hurt to lay and sitting didn't ease the pain either.  All I could do was cry in pain.  After going home, my GP sent me straight up to casualty...  where I stayed for many hours, was assessed incompletely, felt ignored, and was sent home.  Back to my GP, and I was sent for an abdominal and pelvic  ultrasound.  From memory, I had a ruptured ovarian cyst.  This was when the radiologist came in and told me I had polycystic ovarian syndrome.  

I wasn't given any information about the condition, what it meant, what my body may experience, what future health risks it posed to me, what I could do about it, and most doctors hadn't heard of it when I mentioned it on my history.  I went to see an endocrinologist more than 10 years ago. 

I was a uni student, and had put on about 20kg in my first year of uni.  Devastating! 

I had no self confidence, hated my body, my pimples, my excess hair growth, and the fact I had only had three natural periods in my life. 

I spent less than 10minutes with the specialist, was charged, from memory, about $150 for the privilege, and was told 'just eat less and exercise more, your intake can't exceed your output'.  Mind you, he didn't even ask me about my dietary habits or how much exercise I did.  I told him I didn't eat much, ate healthily and exercised quite alot in the course of my explanation.  He simply didn't believe me, and didn't ask for clarification.  But I wanted answers!  So I started to research...

The only thing that has changed in the time since is that most doctors have now heard of it.

The medical treatments haven't really improved though, and neither has the information given to PCOS patients.  There are ways to improve your symptoms, lose weight, improve your fertility, restore your period, decrease your excess hair growth, and feel feminine again! 

To confirm my thoughts and motivation, I had a patient come in recently who has PCOS and is trying to conceive.  She had seen a fertility specialist.  The advice she was given involved drugs, and IVF.  There was no mention of a low GI (glycaemic diet), necessary nutrients, no insulin resistance testing, or exercise advice.  This is not an abnormal scenario.  Quite the opposite, as you may have found in your own experience.  

Oh, by the way, I now weigh 69kg.  Don't have the skin troubles I used to, feel feminine again...

It is possible!

I am currently writing a book and manual to help YOU CONQUER YOUR PCOS!

I have been asking if there are any questions you are dying to know...  and I have been SWAMPED!
 

I'm afraid currently I just don't have time to get back to everyone.  I am spending more time trying to answer individual questions that I am spending on writing this book.  And, as I know how much you need this book, I am going to be forced to pull back.  Let me know your PCOS questions - in a general manner - and know I will let you know as soon as my book is ready.

I am writing this book and manual to help PCOS sufferers like you!  

And if you are a health care professional who is needing answers to help the many PCOS women sitting across from you in practice (that you currently feel ill equipped to help), stay tuned.

 The more I know what you'd like to know (in general), the more I can tailor this book to help you!  Remember, this book and manual is for you!

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